New York Times Crossword October 23 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 23 2026, constructed by Katie Hoody. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AHave serious plans›
- 9AOne of the fam›
- 14AAnnual appraisal statement›
- 15APositioned to win›
- 16ATrack event won by the fastest four legs›
- 17AMarvel Comics villain with an explosive superpower›
- 18AAmerican court org.›
- 19AEnsemble piece›
- 21ASome sous-chef scraps›
- 23AThree-time Olympic figure skating champion›
- 24AA.M. cupfuls›
- 26ABand at a Jimmy Buffett concert?›
- 28A"America's Largest Classroom"›
- 29ACinch›
- 30AWith whom one pools pounds for quarters›
- 33ACopy›
- 34ACount to 10, perhaps›
- 35AOpposite of proud›
- 37AGet past a paywall, say›
- 38ABoundaries between areas with different amounts of coverage›
- 40AHealing agent›
- 41AHardly worth mentioning›
- 42ACounterpoint segue›
- 43AOne who's left at the polls, informally?›
- 44ABobby ___, first recipient of the Best New Artist Grammy Award (1960)›
- 46APlague that precedes lice in Exodus›
- 50A"Let go of unrealistic expectations," e.g.›
- 53AFabled example of poor competition strategy›
- 54AActress Amanda of "Easy A"›
- 55APenalty for exceeding a payroll threshold, in sports lingo›
- 57ACartoonish bouncing sound›
- 58A"Hang on a sec"›
- 59AThey can help one get a leg up, informally›
- 60AWhat all the buzz is about?›
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- 1D___ days (times past)›
- 2DEmma ___, protagonist of "A Woman of Substance"›
- 3D"Don't believe one word of that!"›
- 4D"I'm afraid not, laddie"›
- 5DActress Sedgwick›
- 6DWord with comb or towel›
- 7D"Your offer is too good to refuse"›
- 8DMinestrone morsel›
- 9DDwelling for clergy›
- 10D"The most beautiful river on earth," per Thomas Jefferson›
- 11DOne may sit near a bench marking time›
- 12DStrap-and-buckle shoes named for a comic strip character who wore them›
- 13DBother›
- 14DBeat but good›
- 20DDaughter of one's 9-Across›
- 22DFirmly committed to›
- 25DBeat a map app's arrival time estimate, say›
- 27DGlobal fiscal policy org.›
- 29DPoetic device with inexact sound-alikes›
- 30D"Ha! Betcha didn't see that coming!"›
- 31DAbnormal talkativeness›
- 32DLingering aura of success›
- 33DMost important›
- 34D"Thou art fairer than the evening air ___ in the beauty of a thousand stars": Marlowe›
- 36DSaid with a wink, say›
- 39DReddish fish sometimes served tartare›
- 41D"Dang!"›
- 44DPieces in the game Othello›
- 45DScraps›
- 47DWriter of the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"›
- 48DFunds for research›
- 49DCellphone hot line?›
- 51DCare for›
- 52DRemedy for deflation›
- 54DKind of joint associated with smoking, informally›
- 56DPulitzer-winning biographer Chernow›
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