NYT Crossword Answers for October 18, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, October 18, 2026

21×21“Tell Me About Yourself!”By Peter GormanEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 136 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 1 longest answers (usually the theme)

65A IDONTSAYTHISLIGHTLY

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 5; here are their numbers and answers.

22AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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ENCORE
114AAcross clue ending in “?” (14)
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IMABITCONFUSED
3DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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ABED
7DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
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POOLREAD
48DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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ETC

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 339 puzzles since November 2025:

ONO ×16ASIA ×12ESSO ×12NOR ×12ETSY ×10LENT ×10ROE ×10ELAN ×9

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1S2T3A4R5T6U7P8A9N10O11I12N13T14S15I16S17T18E19R20NOBUENO21BIONIC22ENCORE23INEEDSO24MESPACE25NORRIS26PEDS27ELATE28MEL29TS30ECCE31PARR32I33TELLYO34UWHAT35L36O37RELEI38AMY39PDT40FAVOR41AL42L43PRO44EYE45S46O47R48E49IMISS50EDYOU51B52RAN53MCAT54REDSOX55NOR56SLO57E58ROTIC59NI60L61KI62CKOF63F64ELAN65I66D67ONTS68AYTHISLI69GHTLY70TOME71UMLAUTS72TIE73OSWAL74D75ION76RO77B78BA79O80B81A82B83NOSH84E85SSO86IMO87VERHERE88ONEA89RTH90C91OPSTO92SHAKE93OOO94BOD95AT96PAINS97I98H99A100VENO101WORD102S103NELL104MOVE105ATHOS106H107EIDI108D109A110L111I112AMID113ST114IMA115BITCON116FUSED117GELATO118SEGUES119UKRAINE120ERASER121TRENDY122TOOLATE

All 61 Across answers

1A STARTUP8A ANOINT14A SISTER20A NOBUENO21A BIONIC22A ENCORE23A INEEDSOMESPACE25A NORRIS26A PEDS27A ELATE28A MELTS30A ECCE31A PARR32A ITELLYOUWHAT35A LORELEI38A AMY39A PDT40A FAVOR41A ALLPRO44A EYESORE49A IMISSEDYOU51A BRAN53A MCAT54A REDSOX55A NOR56A SLO57A EROTIC59A NIL61A KICKOFF64A ELAN65A IDONTSAYTHISLIGHTLY70A TOME71A UMLAUTS72A TIE73A OSWALD75A ION76A ROB78A BAOBAB83A NOSH84A ESSO86A IMOVERHERE88A ONEARTH90A COPSTO92A SHAKE93A OOO94A BOD95A ATPAINS97A IHAVENOWORDS103A NELL104A MOVE105A ATHOS106A HEIDI108A DALI112A AMIDST114A IMABITCONFUSED117A GELATO118A SEGUES119A UKRAINE120A ERASER121A TRENDY122A TOOLATE

All 75 Down answers

1D SNIP2D TONE3D ABED4D RUES5D TED6D UNSEAL7D POOLREAD8D ABET9D NISEI10D OOP11D INAMEMO12D NICELY13D TCELL14D SENSODYNE15D INO16D SCREW17D TORCH18D ERICA19D RESET24D MARILYN29D TYPEA31D PERSONNEL33D TAR34D UTE35D LAME36D OVID37D ROSS40D FIR42D LOOKYLOO43D PURITAN45D SMOLT46D OCTAL47D RAINY48D ETC50D EXIT51D BLOSSOMS52D ROFL56D SKITRIP58D REHEARSAL60D LSU62D CHU63D FIT65D ITSON66D DOWSE67D OMAHA68D AMIS69D GIBE73D ONO74D DETONATOR77D BOTANIC79D OHHI80D BEAN81D ARKS82D BEE85D SHOOT87D VOTEDOUT89D ROE90D CORSAGE91D ODD94D BOOMER96D PLINKO97D IMAGE98D HOMER99D AVILA100D VEDAS101D WHIST102D SHIED107D ETSY108D DUAL109D ASIA110D LENT111D IDEE113D STE115D BUN116D FRO

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, October 18, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Peter Gorman, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Tell Me About Yourself!”. It had 136 answers and 76 black squares; the longest answer ran 19 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Sunday before it (139.5). 5 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 18: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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