New York Times Crossword October 21 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 21 2026, constructed by Rebecca Goldstein. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ATeacher's pet, say, in slang›
- 7ACumming who won a Tony for "Cabaret"›
- 11AWhite lie›
- 14ANot well known›
- 15ADriving range?›
- 16AN.H.L.'s Mammoth, on scoreboards›
- 17ADriver's Ed: B›
- 19AAlt tab?›
- 20ASporty vehicles, in brief›
- 21AReunion attendee, for short›
- 22ABlunts›
- 24ACrop whose trade contributed to the Opium Wars›
- 25AParisian permission›
- 26ATender bend-er›
- 28AGym: B+›
- 31A___ faire (festival with jousting)›
- 32ALife phase, informally›
- 33AIn the thick of›
- 34AHad dinner at home›
- 37AGreat sorrow›
- 38ANutrition sources›
- 39A___ saltado (Peruvian stir-fry dish)›
- 40ATavern›
- 41ABaby boy›
- 42AWood shop: A›
- 46AHave the same opinion about›
- 47AChemical suffix that indicates a double bond›
- 48A"A Nightmare on ___ Street"›
- 51AScene that may begin "Follow that car!"›
- 52ALike a tennis player who didn't even swing, maybe›
- 54ASneaker brand›
- 55AProvince with Niagara Falls: Abbr.›
- 56AHistory: A+›
- 59ALook back on with regret›
- 60AAt any point›
- 61AStephen King's telekinetic teen of horror›
- 62AFigures in some rumored landings, for short›
- 63AShort Instagram posting›
- 64ADifficult, as a problem›
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- 1DWrecked›
- 2DLike a passionate solver discovering a filled-in airline magazine crossword, say›
- 3DEdvard Munch painting, with "The"›
- 4DFifth Avenue retailer›
- 5DMono-›
- 6DBird that gives pebbles as a courtship gesture›
- 7DBravo preceder›
- 8DMade public›
- 9DActress Dowd of "The Handmaid's Tale"›
- 10D"Can I help?"›
- 11DFirst and last, say›
- 12D"That checks out"›
- 13DRotten apples›
- 18DSly look, say›
- 23DKyiv's country›
- 25DBake-off need›
- 27DSch. that's home to Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village›
- 29DBirds with a Baltimore species›
- 30DPhysicist Ohm›
- 34DWhite tuna›
- 35DOne that's hard to crack›
- 36DAirline headquartered in Dubai›
- 37D"Are you ready for this?"›
- 38DFabulous, in slang›
- 40DInfo that might include "Originally from ..."›
- 41DOpen-air part of a cruise ship›
- 43DMore profound›
- 44DSoak slowly›
- 45DBackslide›
- 49DAllowed›
- 50DFellow crew member›
- 53DShortcut key›
- 54DMusical lead-in to beat›
- 57DBlvd. crosser›
- 58DTried for office›
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