New York Times Crossword Answers

Saturday, October 17 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

66 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for October 17 2026. In total there are 66 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1It has its limits, in brief4 letters 5Award-winning culinary documentary series10 letters 15High number, perhaps4 letters 16Where some family secrets may be written10 letters 17Displaying finesse4 letters 18Actress who plays Trudy on "Mad Men" and Annie on "Community"10 letters 19Mothers in cotes4 letters 20Bedtime attire10 letters 21Silicon Valley V.I.P.7 letters 23Oslo Accords grp.3 letters 24Gold medalist in women's soccer and women's team foil (fencing) at 2024's Olympics, in brief5 letters 25Part of many home improvement projects8 letters 30Fissile rock5 letters 31Party leader?4 letters 32Something seized, for short4 letters 33Outdoor accommodations with flies5 letters 34"One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")3 letters 35Skin care brand from Japan5 letters 36Drive4 letters 37Give credit to4 letters 38Suitable for a game of 20 Questions, in a way5 letters 39Establishments selling craft products?8 letters 41Appears less impressive5 letters 42It's meant to be believed3 letters 43Rich7 letters 45Meet an unmet need10 letters 50___ bowl4 letters 51Queue words10 letters 52Discover alternative4 letters 53Author of the story collections "The Little Disturbances of Man" (1959) and "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute" (1974)10 letters 54___ mess (British dessert)4 letters 55Traditional Passover dish10 letters 56Scot's word meaning "past"4 letters

Down

1Academy figure5 letters 2Line of passengers?10 letters 3Relocating to a different country, e.g.10 letters 4Destination for many a rescue10 letters 5Birds whose wings might be folded?6 letters 6Prefix with -trope5 letters 7Modern pen, of a sort4 letters 8Seafood-based ingredient in Eastern cuisines9 letters 9Like someone performing a monologue, maybe7 letters 10Part of the hamstring6 letters 11Fem. or masc.4 letters 12Tunnel (into)4 letters 13Lane in Superman movies4 letters 14Just gets (by)4 letters 22"Psst" and "Go!"4 letters 25Things that ships, computers and wine retailers all have5 letters 26Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows10 letters 27Urban locale that looks out on Ellis Island10 letters 28When anything goes10 letters 29Tie with string4 letters 30One getting ripped off at a venue4 letters 31Poison classification9 letters 35Relative of turquoise4 letters 37Competitor of Venmo7 letters 40Like the herbs on a 55-Across6 letters 41Wimpy friend?6 letters 43"The Duck Variations" playwright5 letters 44Lane in Superman movies5 letters 45States of confusion4 letters 46About4 letters 47Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use4 letters 48Berate, with "into"4 letters 49___ monster4 letters

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