NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 24, 2026

Complete answer list for the October 24, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Robert LoganEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1562 clues

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Across 31

  1. 1Doves ↗PEACENIKS
  2. 10The practice of growing plants without soil ↗HYDROPONICS
  3. 12Dive ↗HOLEINTHEWALL
  4. 14Noted surname in punk rock ↗RAMONE
  5. 15Add to a chorus of criticism ↗PILEON
  6. 17What might get filled up around dinnertime ↗OVEN
  7. 18Speak recklessly, with "off" ↗SPOUT
  8. 22Tip of Baja? ↗PESO
  9. 23Sourdough starter component ↗YEAST
  10. 25Bunk ↗ROT
  11. 26Tree that can clone itself ↗ASPEN
  12. 27Basic logic gate ↗AND
  13. 28Tombstone setting ↗ARIZONA
  14. 31Connection letters ↗DSL
  15. 32Display option, in brief ↗LED
  16. 33Get up and down, maybe, in golf ↗SAVEPAR
  17. 34N.F.L. tight end Stowers ↗ELI
  18. 35Attribution word ↗PER
  19. 36Playful banter ↗TEASING
  20. 37Crossword clue type ↗PUN
  21. 38Singer who had us at "Hello"? ↗ADELE
  22. 40Familia member ↗TIA
  23. 41Ball game in which you call your shots ↗HORSE
  24. 43"Following that ..." ↗IFSO
  25. 44International intelligence community? ↗MENSA
  26. 46What might get filled up around dinnertime ↗PITA
  27. 47Ovid's "our" ↗NOSTRA
  28. 49Exemption ↗WAIVER
  29. 51Barrier to entry at a top-secret facility ↗RETINASCANNER
  30. 55Easily moved, maybe ↗SOFTHEARTED
  31. 56Descriptor of a sleek kitchen material ↗STAINLESS

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  1. 1Bridge supporters ↗PYLONS
  2. 2Perfect place to be ↗EDEN
  3. 3Butter up? ↗ARIES
  4. 4Sting ↗CON
  5. 5Opposite of 7-Down, humorously ↗EPT
  6. 6Cousin of kabuki ↗NOH
  7. 7Like Inspector Clouseau, despite all of his successes ↗INEPT
  8. 8Nickname for the New Zealand dollar ↗KIWI
  9. 9Ubiquitous head coverings ↗SCALPS
  10. 10Mail destinations ↗HOMEADDRESSES
  11. 11Like many new parents ↗SLEEPDEPRIVED
  12. 12Require ↗HAVENEEDFOR
  13. 13Becomes less interesting over time ↗LOSESLUSTER
  14. 14Major annoyance ↗ROYALPAIN
  15. 16Not following a straight path ↗NONLINEAR
  16. 19Low rank ↗PRIVATE
  17. 20Enters through the cracks ↗OOZESIN
  18. 21Perfect places to be ↗UTOPIAS
  19. 24Likes and dislikes, collectively ↗TASTE
  20. 26"So frustrating!" ↗AARGH
  21. 29Norma who gave Sally Field her first Oscar ↗RAE
  22. 30Photographer Goldin ↗NAN
  23. 39Drawings of various states? ↗LOTTOS
  24. 42Weighs in ↗OPINES
  25. 44___ ray ↗MANTA
  26. 45Witting ↗AWARE
  27. 48Falling-out ↗RIFT
  28. 50Subjects of Pixar's second movie ↗ANTS
  29. 52Meat in a sushi taco ↗AHI
  30. 53Cent : U.S. :: ___ : Japan ↗SEN
  31. 54West Coast univ. holding the record for most chemical elements discovered (16) ↗CAL