NYT Crossword Answers for October 22, 2026

OCT22

NYT Crossword

Thursday, October 22, 2026

15×15By David J. KahnEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 74 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A TOMHANKS30A ALAMODOME45A HOMEROOMS60A NOCHANCE

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.

15AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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ANA
55AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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TIARAS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 343 puzzles since November 2025:

ASH ×18ONE ×18ASS ×17ANA ×14SIR ×11PSI ×10ILL ×9HAT ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1H2E3R4A5H6A7T8I9M10P11I12S13H14IGAS15ANA16NASSAU17TOMH18ANKS19AXIOMS20AMS21COAS22TS23NIT24WAH25HIRER26F27ATAL28ANO29SE30ALA31MODOME32LIRA33SMORE34LANC35O36M37E38POMP39O40M41S42RAIM43I44TROT45H46O47MEROOM48S49BSIDE50IPADS51JET52TA53GEE54SIR55TIARAS56ILL57SAL58O59ME60NOCH61ANCE62ATONAL63IDO64SAAR65TENETS66TES67SLRS

All 38 Across answers

1A HERA5A HAT8A IMPISH14A IGAS15A ANA16A NASSAU17A TOMHANKS19A AXIOMS20A AMS21A COASTS23A NIT24A WAH25A HIRER26A FATAL28A ANOSE30A ALAMODOME32A LIRA33A SMORE34A LANCOME38A POMPOMS42A RAIMI44A TROT45A HOMEROOMS49A BSIDE50A IPADS51A JETTA53A GEE54A SIR55A TIARAS56A ILL57A SALOME60A NOCHANCE62A ATONAL63A IDO64A SAAR65A TENETS66A TES67A SLRS

All 36 Down answers

1D HITAWALL2D EGOMANIA3D RAMSHORN4D ASH5D HANOI6D ANKARA7D TASSELS8D INAS9D MAX10D PSI11D ISONTO12D SAMIAM13D HUSTLE18D ACHE22D TRAMP26D FORM27D ADEPTS29D SACRED31D MOO35D OARS36D MIO37D EMOJI39D ORIGINAL40D MODELCAR41D STEELERS43D IMEANIT45D HISSAT46D OPIATE47D MARLON48D STRODE49D BASH52D TACOS55D TELS58D ONE59D MAT61D ASS

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, October 22, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by David J. Kahn, edited by Will Shortz. It had 74 answers and 35 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Thursday before it (76.4). 2 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 22: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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