New York Times Crossword Answers

Saturday, October 24 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

62 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for October 24 2026. In total there are 62 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Doves9 letters 10The practice of growing plants without soil11 letters 12Dive13 letters 14Noted surname in punk rock6 letters 15Add to a chorus of criticism6 letters 17What might get filled up around dinnertime4 letters 18Speak recklessly, with "off"5 letters 22Tip of Baja?4 letters 23Sourdough starter component5 letters 25Bunk3 letters 26Tree that can clone itself5 letters 27Basic logic gate3 letters 28Tombstone setting7 letters 31Connection letters3 letters 32Display option, in brief3 letters 33Get up and down, maybe, in golf7 letters 34N.F.L. tight end Stowers3 letters 35Attribution word3 letters 36Playful banter7 letters 37Crossword clue type3 letters 38Singer who had us at "Hello"?5 letters 40Familia member3 letters 41Ball game in which you call your shots5 letters 43"Following that ..."4 letters 44International intelligence community?5 letters 46What might get filled up around dinnertime4 letters 47Ovid's "our"6 letters 49Exemption6 letters 51Barrier to entry at a top-secret facility13 letters 55Easily moved, maybe11 letters 56Descriptor of a sleek kitchen material9 letters

Down

1Bridge supporters6 letters 2Perfect place to be4 letters 3Butter up?5 letters 4Sting3 letters 5Opposite of 7-Down, humorously3 letters 6Cousin of kabuki3 letters 7Like Inspector Clouseau, despite all of his successes5 letters 8Nickname for the New Zealand dollar4 letters 9Ubiquitous head coverings6 letters 10Mail destinations13 letters 11Like many new parents13 letters 12Require11 letters 13Becomes less interesting over time11 letters 14Major annoyance9 letters 16Not following a straight path9 letters 19Low rank7 letters 20Enters through the cracks7 letters 21Perfect places to be7 letters 24Likes and dislikes, collectively5 letters 26"So frustrating!"5 letters 29Norma who gave Sally Field her first Oscar3 letters 30Photographer Goldin3 letters 39Drawings of various states?6 letters 42Weighs in6 letters 44___ ray5 letters 45Witting5 letters 48Falling-out4 letters 50Subjects of Pixar's second movie4 letters 52Meat in a sushi taco3 letters 53Cent : U.S. :: ___ : Japan3 letters 54West Coast univ. holding the record for most chemical elements discovered (16)3 letters

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