NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 18, 2026

Complete answer list for the October 18, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 61

  1. 1Beneficiary of early capital ↗STARTUP
  2. 8Bless, in a way ↗ANOINT
  3. 14Close female friend … in relative terms ↗SISTER
  4. 20Less than satisfactory, slangily ↗NOBUENO
  5. 21Like some cyborg parts ↗BIONIC
  6. 22Extended play? ↗ENCORE
  7. 23Heyhowareyou ↗INEEDSOMESPACE
  8. 25Journalist Michele with two Peabody Awards ↗NORRIS
  9. 26Walkers, informally ↗PEDS
  10. 27Send ↗ELATE
  11. 28Softens with sudden sympathy or affection ↗MELTS
  12. 30"Behold," in Latin ↗ECCE
  13. 31Bob ___, alter ego of Mr. Incredible ↗PARR
  14. 32"What" ↗ITELLYOUWHAT
  15. 35Mythical figure whose name means "murmuring rock" ↗LORELEI
  16. 38Justice ___ Coney Barrett ↗AMY
  17. 39Summer setting in S.F. ↗PDT
  18. 40Party takeaway ↗FAVOR
  19. 41N.F.L. accolade ↗ALLPRO
  20. 44View spoiler ↗EYESORE
  21. 49All--can-eat buffet ↗IMISSEDYOU
  22. 51Fiber-rich substance ↗BRAN
  23. 53Exam for future docs ↗MCAT
  24. 54Fenway squad ↗REDSOX
  25. 55"Since brass, ___ stone, ___ earth, ___ boundless sea …": Shak. ↗NOR
  26. 56___-mo ↗SLO
  27. 57Steamy ↗EROTIC
  28. 59Zip ↗NIL
  29. 61It follows a coin toss ↗KICKOFF
  30. 64Zip ↗ELAN
  31. 65This ↗IDONTSAYTHISLIGHTLY
  32. 70Large volume ↗TOME
  33. 71They can make a pronounced difference ↗UMLAUTS
  34. 72Bond ↗TIE
  35. 73Historic figure targeted in Stephen King's time-travel novel "11/22/63" ↗OSWALD
  36. 75Small + or – ↗ION
  37. 76Apt name for a thief ↗ROB
  38. 78Tree that can be a source of water for thirsty elephants ↗BAOBAB
  39. 83Nibble ↗NOSH
  40. 84Brand represented by Happy the Oil Drop ↗ESSO
  41. 86See 88-Across ↗IMOVERHERE
  42. 88Here ↗ONEARTH
  43. 90Admits ↗COPSTO
  44. 92Follow-up to "Sit!" ↗SHAKE
  45. 93Off work, for short ↗OOO
  46. 94Figure, informally ↗BOD
  47. 95Making a strong effort ↗ATPAINS
  48. 97Non, ni, 'a'ole ↗IHAVENOWORDS
  49. 103Nickname for Ellen or Helen ↗NELL
  50. 104[Beep!] ↗MOVE
  51. 105One of the Three Musketeers ↗ATHOS
  52. 106"S.N.L." alum Gardner ↗HEIDI
  53. 108Artist who kept a pet ocelot ↗DALI
  54. 112In ↗AMIDST
  55. 114Taib? Tbia? ↗IMABITCONFUSED
  56. 117It's cold in Italy ↗GELATO
  57. 118Shifts gears, say ↗SEGUES
  58. 119Nation bordering the Black Sea ↗UKRAINE
  59. 120Analogue of a delete key ↗ERASER
  60. 121In ↗TRENDY
  61. 122"That ship has sailed" ↗TOOLATE

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  1. 1Short cut ↗SNIP
  2. 2Beep, e.g. ↗TONE
  3. 3Undercover? ↗ABED
  4. 4Has regrets about ↗RUES
  5. 5___ Allen, host of "Chopped" ↗TED
  6. 6Make public, as secret documents ↗UNSEAL
  7. 7Novel form of summer escapism? ↗POOLREAD
  8. 8Connive with, maybe ↗ABET
  9. 9Second-generation Japanese American ↗NISEI
  10. 10Alley ___ ↗OOP
  11. 11How a boss might communicate new policy ↗INAMEMO
  12. 12With courtesy ↗NICELY
  13. 13Immune system agent ↗TCELL
  14. 14Toothpaste brand since 1961 ↗SENSODYNE
  15. 15Italian diminutive suffix ↗INO
  16. 16It turns when driven ↗SCREW
  17. 17Logo of the W.N.B.A.'s New York Liberty ↗TORCH
  18. 18Name found in "Americana" ↗ERICA
  19. 19Go back to square one ↗RESET
  20. 24Sex symbol of the 1950s-'60s, familiarly ↗MARILYN
  21. 29Hypercompetitive and driven, say ↗TYPEA
  22. 31Staff ↗PERSONNEL
  23. 33Street application ↗TAR
  24. 34Indigenous people of the Salt Lake Valley ↗UTE
  25. 35Weak, as an excuse ↗LAME
  26. 36"Ibis" poet ↗OVID
  27. 37Bob who painted "Cabin at Sunset," which sold for over $1 million to benefit public media ↗ROSS
  28. 40Fragrant holiday purchase ↗FIR
  29. 42Gawker ↗LOOKYLOO
  30. 43Goody-goody sort ↗PURITAN
  31. 45Young salmon ↗SMOLT
  32. 46Eight-related ↗OCTAL
  33. 47Like Amazon forests, typically ↗RAINY
  34. 48Series finale? ↗ETC
  35. 50Maze's goal ↗EXIT
  36. 51Comes into one's own ↗BLOSSOMS
  37. 52[So-o-o funny!] ↗ROFL
  38. 56Reason to head for the hills ↗SKITRIP
  39. 58Drill ↗REHEARSAL
  40. 60"Geaux Tigers!" sch. ↗LSU
  41. 62John M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked" ↗CHU
  42. 63Showing signs of working out, say ↗FIT
  43. 65"Let's do this!" ↗ITSON
  44. 66Use a divining rod ↗DOWSE
  45. 67Midwest birthplace of Marlon Brando ↗OMAHA
  46. 68Buddies, in Bayonne ↗AMIS
  47. 69Wisecrack ↗GIBE
  48. 73Musical Yoko ↗ONO
  49. 74Big bang source ↗DETONATOR
  50. 77Like London's Kew Gardens ↗BOTANIC
  51. 79Surprised greeting ↗OHHI
  52. 80Word with black or coffee ↗BEAN
  53. 81Covenant keepers ↗ARKS
  54. 82Something in which you might stand for a spell ↗BEE
  55. 85"Lay it on me" ↗SHOOT
  56. 87Ousted, democratically ↗VOTEDOUT
  57. 89Sushi topper ↗ROE
  58. 90Boutonniere counterpart ↗CORSAGE
  59. 91Eccentric ↗ODD
  60. 94Many a modern-day septuagenarian ↗BOOMER
  61. 96Pricing game on "The Price Is Right" ↗PLINKO
  62. 97Avatar, e.g. ↗IMAGE
  63. 98Smash hit ↗HOMER
  64. 99Teresa of ___ ↗AVILA
  65. 100Sacred Sanskrit texts ↗VEDAS
  66. 101Card game played in Dickens's "The Pickwick Papers" ↗WHIST
  67. 102Drew back ↗SHIED
  68. 107Website with a "Star Seller" program ↗ETSY
  69. 108Binary ↗DUAL
  70. 109Setting for most of the TV series "Pachinko" ↗ASIA
  71. 110Time for a social media break, maybe ↗LENT
  72. 111___ fixe ↗IDEE
  73. 113Office address abbr. ↗STE
  74. 115Cupcake, in Ireland ↗BUN
  75. 116Not to ↗FRO