NYT Crossword Answers for October 19, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Monday, October 19, 2026

15×15By Michele GovierEdited by Will ShortzEasiest of the week

Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

18A FAWNINGOVER35A STREETWEAR41A THATSRIGHT57A SHADOWBOXES

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 2; here are their numbers and answers.

29AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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TREE
48AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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PERMED

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 340 puzzles since November 2025:

ARE ×17TSAR ×14ERASE ×10OKS ×8AKA ×7ANI ×7BET ×7HAD ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1S2U3N4W5A6N7D8A9I10M11P12ARE13AWNIN14G15ROO16M17IGA18FAWNIN19GOVER20DEP21UTY22ARNETT23OKS24A25M26STEL27B28ALE29TREE30EA31P32O33E34ASIS35STRE36ETWEAR37HAT38OAF39TAS40AKA41THA42TSRI43GHT44ACES45SINEW46LEES47RENE48PE49RMED50COM51C52A53NIGO54CANA55D56A57SHADOW58B59O60XES61ROM62TELL63SERENE64CHI65MAY66TORTS67HAD

All 38 Across answers

1A SUN4A WANDA9A IMP12A ARE13A AWNING15A ROOM17A IGA18A FAWNINGOVER20A DEPUTY22A ARNETT23A OKS24A AMSTEL27A BALE29A TREE30A EAPOE34A ASIS35A STREETWEAR37A HAT38A OAF39A TAS40A AKA41A THATSRIGHT44A ACES45A SINEW46A LEES47A RENE48A PERMED50A COM51A CANIGO54A CANADA57A SHADOWBOXES61A ROM62A TELL63A SERENE64A CHI65A MAY66A TORTS67A HAD

All 40 Down answers

1D SAID2D URGE3D NEAPOLITAN4D WAFTS5D AWAY6D NNW7D DIN8D ANI9D IRONLAW10D MOVE11D POET14D GNAT16D MRT19D GREETS21D UKES24D ARTFILM25D MER26D SEETHED27D BAHTS28D ASAHI29D TSAR31D PEACEMARCH32D OAKEN33D ERASE36D EATS38D OSWEGO42D TEPIDLY43D GEE44D ARON49D ROWS50D CASES51D CST52D AHEM53D NALA54D CENT55D DOHA56D AMID58D BET59D ORO60D XER

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Monday, October 19, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Michele Govier, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 41 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (77.0). 2 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 19: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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