NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 26, 2025

Complete answer list for the October 26, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 66

  1. 1Leftover piece of fabric ↗SCRAP
  2. 6___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold" ↗PASTA
  3. 11"Spartacus" or "Gladiator" ↗EPIC
  4. 15Comic Kaplan ↗GABE
  5. 19Like harem pants ↗LOOSE
  6. 20Large spread ↗ARRAY
  7. 21Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles" ↗PARR
  8. 22George Orwell's alma mater ↗ETON
  9. 23"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer) ↗RIGHTONTIME
  10. 25Drag performer? ↗STREETROD
  11. 27Stinging plants ↗NETTLES
  12. 28Vaudeville offering ↗SKIT
  13. 30Call at home ↗STRIKE
  14. 31Banned body builders, slangily ↗ROIDS
  15. 32Relax on a plane? (Gen X) ↗CHILLINTHEAIR
  16. 35___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend ↗NED
  17. 36Dynamic opening? ↗THERMO
  18. 37One side of the Bering Strait ↗ASIA
  19. 38QB stat: Abbr. ↗ATT
  20. 41Device in a high-tech farm ↗SERVER
  21. 43Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally ↗NOM
  22. 45"Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs" ↗OLAF
  23. 48Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial) ↗GHOSTBUSTERS
  24. 52Hit the horn ↗BEEP
  25. 54Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed ↗MIB
  26. 56Trade show ↗EXPO
  27. 57Holiday celebrated with banh chung ↗TET
  28. 58"Superfood" berry ↗ACAI
  29. 60Small bite ↗NIBBLE
  30. 62N.F.C. South player ↗BUC
  31. 64Beatles nickname ↗FABFOUR
  32. 67Greed ↗AVARICE
  33. 68Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z) ↗STANLAUREL
  34. 71Awesome after dark? (Gen X) ↗FLYBYNIGHT
  35. 73Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions ↗KENDOLL
  36. 74Fare at many a shoreline eatery ↗SEAFOOD
  37. 76Disco guy on "The Simpsons" ↗STU
  38. 77Moonshiners' needs ↗YEASTS
  39. 78Temporary halt, legally ↗STAY
  40. 79Difficulty, to Hamlet ↗RUB
  41. 81Aromatherapy liquids ↗OILS
  42. 84Symbol for fair weather in a forecast ↗SUN
  43. 85Green opening ↗HOLE
  44. 87One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z) ↗SNACKCOUNTER
  45. 91Tempo ↗PACE
  46. 93Antonym and rhyme for "nay" ↗YEA
  47. 95Ancient Greek tunic ↗CHITON
  48. 96"Absolutely!" ↗YES
  49. 97Province bordering Turin ↗ASTI
  50. 99___-weenie ↗TEENIE
  51. 102Grp. that investigates cases? ↗TSA
  52. 104Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial) ↗SHIPPINGLANES
  53. 108Pagan religion ↗WICCA
  54. 110"The Merchant of Venice" heroine ↗PORTIA
  55. 111Garb for an Indian bridesmaid ↗SARI
  56. 112Men's accessory organizer ↗TIERACK
  57. 114Labor leaders ↗UNIONREPS
  58. 116Leave just after the first person? (Boomer) ↗SPLITSECOND
  59. 120Olympus ___ (Martian volcano) ↗MONS
  60. 121Shaving gel additive ↗ALOE
  61. 122Vaulted ↗LEAPT
  62. 123Like some undercover detectives ↗WIRED
  63. 124Historic periods ↗ERAS
  64. 125Takes a load off ↗SITS
  65. 126Wee ↗EENSY
  66. 127Less off-the-wall ↗SANER

Down 74

  1. 1Pro's camera type ↗SLR
  2. 2Numismatist's acquisition ↗COIN
  3. 3"Got it," on a radio ↗ROGER
  4. 4Kutcher of "That ’70s Show" ↗ASHTON
  5. 5Like the most pedantic pedant ↗PETTIEST
  6. 6Windows upgrades, perhaps ↗PANES
  7. 7The "A" in STEAM ↗ARTS
  8. 8Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific ↗SRI
  9. 9Laddie's cap ↗TAM
  10. 10"Yes, captain!" ↗AYESIR
  11. 11Letter before zeta ↗EPSILON
  12. 12Singer Page or LaBelle ↗PATTI
  13. 13Bargain bin abbr. ↗IRR
  14. 14Tops of waves ↗CRESTS
  15. 15"Come off it now!" ↗GETREAL
  16. 16Courtyards ↗ATRIA
  17. 17First section of the "Iliad" ↗BOOKI
  18. 182013 title role for Asa Butterfield ↗ENDER
  19. 24Collector's item? ↗OLDDEBT
  20. 26Addis Ababa residents ↗ETHIOPIANS
  21. 29Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine ↗KLM
  22. 32Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool" ↗CHET
  23. 33"Catch!" ↗HERE
  24. 34Handle ↗NAME
  25. 36Oprah or Ellen ↗TVSTAR
  26. 38Industrial ___ ↗AGE
  27. 39"Much obliged," in a text ↗THX
  28. 40Head honcho ↗TOPBANANA
  29. 42Shamefaced ↗RUEFUL
  30. 44Kimono closer ↗OBI
  31. 46The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g. ↗AMBIGUITY
  32. 47Run off with ↗FILCH
  33. 49Source of onomatopoeic words ↗SOUNDS
  34. 501990s Indian P.M. ↗RAO
  35. 51Mark on a freshly polished shoe ↗SCUFF
  36. 53Coveter's sin ↗ENVY
  37. 55Source of some natural dyes and sugars ↗BEET
  38. 59The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur" ↗ARLO
  39. 61Liverpudlian, e.g. ↗BRITON
  40. 63It holds the line ↗CLOTHESPIN
  41. 65Most exceptional ↗BEST
  42. 66Pests that bug pups ↗FLEAS
  43. 67Kidnap ↗ABDUCT
  44. 68"The ___ the limit!" ↗SKYS
  45. 69Prepare to drive ↗TEEUP
  46. 70"Not to mention …" ↗ALSO
  47. 72Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly ↗YORKIE
  48. 75Objectivist author Rand ↗AYN
  49. 78Go out with ↗SEE
  50. 80Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps ↗BOOTIES
  51. 82Sheltered side ↗LEE
  52. 83Typical univ. applicants ↗SRS
  53. 86"___ Eyes" (Eagles tune) ↗LYIN
  54. 88Undesirable marks in high school ↗ACNE
  55. 89X's, to Aphrodite ↗CHIS
  56. 90Uses "lefty-loosey" on ↗UNSCREWS
  57. 92Commencement ritual ↗CAPTOSS
  58. 94Books with legends ↗ATLASES
  59. 98Small crowns ↗TIARAS
  60. 100Location of the malleus, incus and stapes ↗EAR
  61. 101Maroon, in a way ↗ENISLE
  62. 103Its leaves are eaten by giraffes ↗ACACIA
  63. 104Froth ↗SPUME
  64. 105Pay tribute to ↗HONOR
  65. 106One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" ↗IRINA
  66. 107Sexology subject ↗GSPOT
  67. 108Pun-filled, say ↗WITTY
  68. 109___ squash ↗ACORN
  69. 112Tax code issues ↗TIPS
  70. 113Often-skinned body part ↗KNEE
  71. 115Country music's ___ Young Band ↗ELI
  72. 117Head of production? ↗PEE
  73. 118PC connection ↗LAN
  74. 119Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly ↗DDR