New York Times Crossword Answers

Monday, October 12 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

78 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for October 12 2026. In total there are 78 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1"Let's not forget ..."4 letters 5Singer/actress Bareilles4 letters 9First part of a musical4 letters 13Close by4 letters 14Post-bath wrap5 letters 15Vegetable on a cob4 letters 16Electric vehicle from Japan10 letters 18God with a bow and arrow4 letters 19Brief5 letters 20Investment option for old age, in brief3 letters 22Mail carrier's assignment: Abbr.3 letters 23Signaling, as a performer5 letters 24Total mess9 letters 27Contents of a sleeve3 letters 28Birthstones for some Libras5 letters 30Quick kiss4 letters 31Movie princess with "space buns"4 letters 33Rapper ___ Kim3 letters 34Mercury, Venus or Mars5 letters 35Unpredictable emotional shift9 letters 38Striped kitty5 letters 40Main element in pewter3 letters 41"No ___, no foul"4 letters 45Olympic sword with a guarded tip4 letters 46Thick heads of hair5 letters 48Furious3 letters 49Celtics legend nicknamed "The Hick from French Lick"9 letters 51Kicks off, as a concert5 letters 53Singer Grande, informally3 letters 54Part of the Holy Trinity3 letters 55Tony winner Menzel5 letters 56___-Cola4 letters 58Positioned precariously … or where the ends of 16-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across can all be found10 letters 62Those, in Spanish4 letters 63Lollipop holder5 letters 64Great Plains tribe4 letters 65"Late Night" host Meyers4 letters 66___ off (miffed)4 letters 67Little kid4 letters

Down

1"Tom Lake" novelist Patchett3 letters 2It isn't working7 letters 3Raw fish dish at a Japanese restaurant7 letters 4"Citizen Kane" director Welles5 letters 5Sun, in Spanish3 letters 6Astounded state3 letters 7Shows again, as a broadcast6 letters 8"Clemency" actress Woodard5 letters 9Card that may be hidden "up one's sleeve"3 letters 10"You're right!"7 letters 11Russian revolutionary Leon7 letters 12City map next to a state map, e.g.5 letters 14Explosive block in Minecraft3 letters 17Mythical Greek ship4 letters 21Tree with "quaking" leaves5 letters 23Baseball great Ripken3 letters 24___ Marian, Robin Hood's beloved4 letters 25Outstanding athlete7 letters 26Sound from the horse's mouth5 letters 29Cunning tactic4 letters 32"Jurassic Park" insect casing5 letters 34Eat by candlelight, say4 letters 36Follows an order5 letters 37Sailboat propeller4 letters 38Hybrid flower named after a drink7 letters 39Kind of jam in a Sacher torte7 letters 42In-room safe or a chocolate on the pillow, say7 letters 43Went hog wild7 letters 44Some E.R. workers3 letters 46Time piece?6 letters 47Sweet, fizzy drink4 letters 49Roller skate strings5 letters 50Give a leg up5 letters 52Amelia Earhart, for one5 letters 55Squid's defensive output3 letters 57Residue on a grill3 letters 59Reason for overtime3 letters 60Anxious condition, in brief3 letters 61Hive occupant3 letters

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