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NYT Crossword Answers Oct 22, 2026

Complete answer list for the October 22, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By David J. KahnEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1574 clues

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Across 38

  1. 1Her breast milk created the Milky Way, in Greek myth ↗HERA
  2. 5Something passed at a charity event ↗HAT
  3. 8Bratty ↗IMPISH
  4. 14Some supermarkets, in brief ↗IGAS
  5. 15What makes her hear? ↗ANA
  6. 16Island capital that's an anagram for a word meaning "steamy baths" ↗NASSAU
  7. 17*It may precede or follow "a million" ↗TOMHANKS
  8. 19*Line used in plotting points ↗AXIOMS
  9. 20Dawn hrs. ↗AMS
  10. 21Succeeds without really trying ↗COASTS
  11. 23Small grouse ↗NIT
  12. 24Nursery cry ↗WAH
  13. 25ZipRecruiter client ↗HIRER
  14. 26Like some flaws ↗FATAL
  15. 28By ___ (barely) ↗ANOSE
  16. 30*Trendy ↗ALAMODOME
  17. 32Pre-euro money ↗LIRA
  18. 33Confection whose name is a contraction ↗SMORE
  19. 34*Weapon in "Ivanhoe" ↗LANCOME
  20. 38*Second letter addendum, for short ↗POMPOMS
  21. 42"Oz the Great and Powerful" director, 2013 ↗RAIMI
  22. 44Display, with "out" ↗TROT
  23. 45*Subs ↗HOMEROOMS
  24. 49The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows," to "Wouldn't It Be Nice" ↗BSIDE
  25. 50Tablets that can't be swallowed ↗IPADS
  26. 51Volkswagen compact ↗JETTA
  27. 53"Who knew?!" ↗GEE
  28. 54Richard Branson, for one ↗SIR
  29. 55Tops of palaces? ↗TIARAS
  30. 56Unhealthy ↗ILL
  31. 57*Inventory clearance option ↗SALOME
  32. 60"Forget it!" ... or a phonetic hint to aligning seven answers in this puzzle with their starred clues ↗NOCHANCE
  33. 62Like Alban Berg's opera "Lulu" ↗ATONAL
  34. 63When said five times, an Abba song ↗IDO
  35. 64Region that produces Riesling wine ↗SAAR
  36. 65Core beliefs ↗TENETS
  37. 66French possessive ↗TES
  38. 6735mm options ↗SLRS

Down 36

  1. 1Was unable to go further ↗HITAWALL
  2. 2Extreme boastfulness ↗EGOMANIA
  3. 3Instrument heard at Rosh Hashana services ↗RAMSHORN
  4. 4Wood used in making guitar bodies ↗ASH
  5. 5World capital known as the "City for Peace" ↗HANOI
  6. 6World capital that's home to the Kocatepe Mosque ↗ANKARA
  7. 7Attachments to mortarboards ↗TASSELS
  8. 8Lead-in to much ↗INAS
  9. 9Late psychedelic artist Peter ↗MAX
  10. 10Fraternity letter ↗PSI
  11. 11Understands, despite efforts at concealment ↗ISONTO
  12. 12Dr. Seuss character in a red hat ↗SAMIAM
  13. 13Step on it ↗HUSTLE
  14. 18Post-marathon problem ↗ACHE
  15. 22Disney street-smart mutt ↗TRAMP
  16. 26Bit of red tape ↗FORM
  17. 27Old pros ↗ADEPTS
  18. 29Hallowed ↗SACRED
  19. 31___ shu pork ↗MOO
  20. 35Dinghy gear ↗OARS
  21. 36"O ____ babbino caro" (Puccini aria) ↗MIO
  22. 37Thumbs Up or Thinking Face ↗EMOJI
  23. 39First out ↗ORIGINAL
  24. 40Item in a miniature collector's collection ↗MODELCAR
  25. 41Team with the most Super Bowl wins in the 1970s ↗STEELERS
  26. 43"Seriously!" ↗IMEANIT
  27. 45Alternative to boo ↗HISSAT
  28. 46Analgesic agent ↗OPIATE
  29. 47Brando with two Oscars ↗MARLON
  30. 48Took big steps ↗STRODE
  31. 49Big blowout ↗BASH
  32. 52___ de asador (Mexican meal) ↗TACOS
  33. 55Some info on bus. cards ↗TELS
  34. 58Apt letters missing from j_i_ _d ↗ONE
  35. 59Tumbler's surface ↗MAT
  36. 61Ding-dong ↗ASS