NYT Crossword Answers for October 24, 2026

OCT24

NYT Crossword

Saturday, October 24, 2026

15×15By Robert LoganEdited by Will ShortzHardest (themeless)

Saturday puzzle · 62 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

1A PEACENIKS10A HYDROPONICS12A HOLEINTHEWALL51A RETINASCANNER55A SOFTHEARTED56A STAINLESS

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 “?” (4)
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PESO
38AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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ADELE
44AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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MENSA
3DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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ARIES
39DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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LOTTOS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 345 puzzles since November 2025:

ELI ×19EDEN ×13ANTS ×11LED ×11AND ×9RAE ×9AHI ×8ADELE ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1P2E3A4C5E6N7I8K9S10HYDROPONIC11S12HOLEINTHEWAL13L14RAMONE15PILEO16N17OVEN18S19P20O21UT22PESO23YEAS24T25ROT26ASPEN27AND28A29RIZO30NA31DSL32LED33SAVEPAR34ELI35PER36TEASING37PUN38ADE39LE40TIA41H42ORSE43IFSO44MENS45A46PITA47NOST48RA49W50AIVER51RETIN52A53S54CANNER55SOFTHEARTED56STAINLESS

All 31 Across answers

1A PEACENIKS10A HYDROPONICS12A HOLEINTHEWALL14A RAMONE15A PILEON17A OVEN18A SPOUT22A PESO23A YEAST25A ROT26A ASPEN27A AND28A ARIZONA31A DSL32A LED33A SAVEPAR34A ELI35A PER36A TEASING37A PUN38A ADELE40A TIA41A HORSE43A IFSO44A MENSA46A PITA47A NOSTRA49A WAIVER51A RETINASCANNER55A SOFTHEARTED56A STAINLESS

All 31 Down answers

1D PYLONS2D EDEN3D ARIES4D CON5D EPT6D NOH7D INEPT8D KIWI9D SCALPS10D HOMEADDRESSES11D SLEEPDEPRIVED12D HAVENEEDFOR13D LOSESLUSTER14D ROYALPAIN16D NONLINEAR19D PRIVATE20D OOZESIN21D UTOPIAS24D TASTE26D AARGH29D RAE30D NAN39D LOTTOS42D OPINES44D MANTA45D AWARE48D RIFT50D ANTS52D AHI53D SEN54D CAL

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Saturday, October 24, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Robert Logan, edited by Will Shortz. It had 62 answers and 44 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 6 fewer than the average Saturday before it (67.7). 5 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 24: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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