New York Times Crossword Answers

Tuesday, October 27 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

76 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for October 27 2026. In total there are 76 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Alphabetically first month5 letters 6Affliction in "The Hurt Locker," in brief4 letters 10"That so?"4 letters 14Large safari sight5 letters 15Island with Waikiki Beach4 letters 16A goose egg4 letters 17Staged fighting10 letters 19Confirm with confidence4 letters 20Beat, as cream4 letters 21"I'll pay"7 letters 23Tennis great Huber4 letters 26Part of Lincoln's cabin3 letters 28Convenient excuses4 letters 29Extinct cousin of an elephant13 letters 33Garlicky dip5 letters 34Homer Simpson's watering hole4 letters 35Angsty music genre3 letters 38Repulsed cry3 letters 39Longtime N.F.L. all-star game7 letters 42J.F.K. or Obama, in brief3 letters 43Cupful for a cold3 letters 44Sitar maestro Shankar4 letters 45Catherine of "The Last of Us"5 letters 47Unethical marketing tactic13 letters 51Olivia of "The Newsroom"4 letters 52Feedbox bit3 letters 53"Star Wars" twin sister4 letters 54Deviate from the herd7 letters 57What someone behind bars may need4 letters 59Greiner of "Shark Tank"4 letters 60Like an untrustworthy business ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 29-, 39- and 47-Across10 letters 65Pep4 letters 66Instrument to which an orchestra tunes4 letters 67Biology class?5 letters 68Which way the Great Sphinx of Giza faces4 letters 69It trickles down an hourglass4 letters 70Island off the coast of Venezuela5 letters

Down

1One of the four in "all fours"3 letters 2Vietnamese soup3 letters 3Rocker Ocasek of the Cars3 letters 4Bygone writing accessory7 letters 5Nessie's body of water4 letters 6Cheerleader's accessory6 letters 7Can opener3 letters 8False front4 letters 9Responsibility4 letters 10Stagnant6 letters 11Words said with reservation?11 letters 12Brainchilds5 letters 13Small pie4 letters 18Overly smooth4 letters 22It might follow "Up top" and "down low" in a high-five trick7 letters 23Stand by for5 letters 24Neat, at a bar5 letters 25"Laughing" birds from Down Under11 letters 27Notorious Mafia family name7 letters 30Bit of facial jewelry7 letters 31Cry before being milked, maybe3 letters 32Cry for milk, maybe3 letters 36"Thank you, Madame"5 letters 37Midwest city where Malcolm X was born5 letters 40Snitch (on)3 letters 41I.V.F. extractions3 letters 46Tougher, in a way, as a bike course7 letters 48Officially designate6 letters 49Applied gently6 letters 50"Don't go!"4 letters 51Cold, hard cash5 letters 54Great delight4 letters 55Crafts seen around the world?4 letters 56Idris of "A House of Dynamite"4 letters 58"Young Frankenstein" woman4 letters 61Over there, to a poet3 letters 62White-bearded animal in the Serengeti3 letters 63Center of operations3 letters 64They wave their wands so you can fly, for short3 letters

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