NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 20, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 76 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A WEENIEROAST38A ALLKIDDINGASIDE58A SPACENEEDLE
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.
- 30AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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ODE - 42AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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SATAN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 341 puzzles since November 2025:
ATE ×24ERR ×20SPA ×20ODE ×18ORA ×14ASIA ×13LEE ×13USE ×13
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 37 Across answers
1A PALMAS7A ECIG11A SOW14A ATEASE15A MOTO16A UGH17A WEENIEROAST19A SLY20A LAMOTTA21A AHEM22A FLAY25A SLEIGHRIDE27A LAX28A TBA29A OAT30A ODE31A RAITA34A VENAL38A ALLKIDDINGASIDE41A TESLA42A SATAN43A NOD44A ELL46A ORA47A JUG48A BRUISEDRIB53A HATE54A EARN55A GRANARY57A GIG58A SPACENEEDLE62A USE63A PACE64A ZANIER65A NED66A ADOS67A ORATOR
All 39 Down answers
1D PAW2D ATE3D LEE4D MANLY5D ASIA6D SEEMSBAD7D EMOTE8D COATI9D ITSAGO10D GOT11D SUSHI12D OGLED13D WHYME18D ROLAIDS21D ARTES22D FLOAT23D LADLE24D AXELS26D HAVANA28D TRIALS32D TIA33D ANTOINE35D NINJA36D ADOUT37D LEDGE39D KLEIN40D GARBANZO45D LEGPAD48D BEGUN49D RAISE50D URGED51D DRACO52D RACES53D HYENA56D REAR58D SPA59D DIT60D LEO61D ERR
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by David Falkowski, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday. 2 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Oct 20: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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