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NYT Crossword Answers Oct 20, 2026

Complete answer list for the October 20, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By David FalkowskiEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Las ___, Canary Islands ↗PALMAS
  2. 7Device with an addictive aerosol, for short ↗ECIG
  3. 11Plant, as seeds ↗SOW
  4. 14Laid back ↗ATEASE
  5. 15"Hello ___" (smartphone tagline) ↗MOTO
  6. 16"That's terrible!" ↗UGH
  7. 17Campfire cookout, informally ↗WEENIEROAST
  8. 19Crafty ↗SLY
  9. 20Jake ___, 1980 Oscar-winning role for Robert De Niro ↗LAMOTTA
  10. 21[Hey, I can hear you, you know] ↗AHEM
  11. 22Criticize very harshly ↗FLAY
  12. 25Old-time winter excursion ↗SLEIGHRIDE
  13. 27Loosey-goosey ↗LAX
  14. 28Not yet posted, in brief ↗TBA
  15. 29Bit in a nutrition bar ↗OAT
  16. 30Flattering lines? ↗ODE
  17. 31Indian yogurt dish ↗RAITA
  18. 34Susceptible to bribery ↗VENAL
  19. 38"Seriously, though ..." or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across ↗ALLKIDDINGASIDE
  20. 41Unit of magnetic flux density ↗TESLA
  21. 42One who says "Hell if I know!"? ↗SATAN
  22. 43Subtle greeting ↗NOD
  23. 44Letter-shaped part of a blueprint ↗ELL
  24. 46Part of every day, in Italy ↗ORA
  25. 47Improvised instrument in folk music ↗JUG
  26. 48Pugilist's pain point, perhaps ↗BRUISEDRIB
  27. 53Serious aversion ↗HATE
  28. 54Make ↗EARN
  29. 55Farm storage building ↗GRANARY
  30. 57Short-term job ↗GIG
  31. 58Seattle landmark from which Mount Rainier can be seen ↗SPACENEEDLE
  32. 62Exploit ↗USE
  33. 63What a dawdler may need to pick up, with "the" ↗PACE
  34. 64Further out there ↗ZANIER
  35. 65Flanders of "The Simpsons" ↗NED
  36. 66Dust-ups ↗ADOS
  37. 67Loud speaker, maybe ↗ORATOR

Down 39

  1. 1What's shaken in the order to "Shake!" ↗PAW
  2. 2Filled up on ↗ATE
  3. 3Gymnast Suni ↗LEE
  4. 4Virile ↗MANLY
  5. 5It's west of the Bering Strait ↗ASIA
  6. 6Appears to be going down the drain ↗SEEMSBAD
  7. 7Overact ↗EMOTE
  8. 8Mammal with a long ringed tail ↗COATI
  9. 9"We're on!" ↗ITSAGO
  10. 10Tricked ↗GOT
  11. 11Dish with vinegared rice ↗SUSHI
  12. 12Eyed lustfully ↗OGLED
  13. 13Question exclaimed after misfortune ↗WHYME
  14. 18One way to spell relief, per ads ↗ROLAIDS
  15. 21Crafts, in Córdoba ↗ARTES
  16. 22Part of a homecoming parade ↗FLOAT
  17. 23Big scoop ↗LADLE
  18. 24Leaps for Michelle Kwan ↗AXELS
  19. 26Fine cigar ↗HAVANA
  20. 28Hardships ↗TRIALS
  21. 32Madre's hermana ↗TIA
  22. 33French author ___ de Saint-Exupéry ↗ANTOINE
  23. 35Stealthy spy with a blowgun ↗NINJA
  24. 36It may follow deuce ↗ADOUT
  25. 37Overlook ↗LEDGE
  26. 39Designer Calvin ↗KLEIN
  27. 40Hummus bean ↗GARBANZO
  28. 45Piece of goalie gear ↗LEGPAD
  29. 48Started ↗BEGUN
  30. 49Not leave a bet as is ↗RAISE
  31. 50Gave a push ↗URGED
  32. 51"Fire-breather" in the night sky ↗DRACO
  33. 52Relays and rallies ↗RACES
  34. 53Shenzi in "The Lion King," e.g. ↗HYENA
  35. 56Bottom ↗REAR
  36. 58Luxury resort amenity ↗SPA
  37. 59Relatively short Morse code bit ↗DIT
  38. 60Sign of summer ↗LEO
  39. 61Blunder ↗ERR