NYT Crossword Answers for October 26, 2026

OCT26

NYT Crossword

Monday, October 26, 2026

15×15By Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla MichaelsEdited by Will ShortzEasiest of the week

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

Reveal the 3 longest answers (usually the theme)

16A SQUASHCOURT39A JUSTTHISONETIME61A SCATTERSHOT

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 3; here are their numbers and answers.

1DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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ARSON
11DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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IDIOT
40DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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HOLE

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 347 puzzles since November 2025:

ERA ×31ALE ×19ARE ×18OAR ×16OUR ×10INS ×9NEED ×9TIA ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1A2P3I4N5G6R7E8F9I10L11I12L13RINSE14SHAUN15IDO16SQUAS17HCOURT18TIA19OUR20TOAD21I22MHOT23NEE24D25SMA26S27HMOUTH28I29NS30HYENA31P32O33ESY34D35OOM36SN37A38P39JUSTT40HISON41ETIME42SISI43ONEK44REACT45AN46GLE47OAR48P49SYCHED50O51UT52S53A54L55E56LOTTO57PLO58T59SOX60ARE61S62C63ATTER64SHOT65ITS66TALIA67EIEIO68NAT69SPEC70EASEL

All 37 Across answers

1A APING6A REFI10A LIL13A RINSE14A SHAUN15A IDO16A SQUASHCOURT18A TIA19A OUR20A TOAD21A IMHOT23A NEED25A SMASHMOUTH28A INS30A HYENA31A POESY34A DOOM36A SNAP39A JUSTTHISONETIME42A SISI43A ONEK44A REACT45A ANGLE47A OAR48A PSYCHEDOUT52A SALE56A LOTTO57A PLOT59A SOX60A ARE61A SCATTERSHOT65A ITS66A TALIA67A EIEIO68A NAT69A SPEC70A EASEL

All 41 Down answers

1D ARSON2D PIQUE3D INURE4D NSA5D GEST6D RHODA7D EAU8D FUR9D INTIME10D LITHUANIA11D IDIOT12D LOATH14D SCAM17D HOSS22D MONSTERS24D DISTINCT26D SHOOK27D HYMN29D NYT31D PJS32D OUI33D ESSAYTEST34D DINED35D OSE37D AMC38D PET40D HOLE41D ERA46D GHOSTS47D OTOE48D PLAIN49D SORTA50D OPTIC51D ULTA53D ASHES54D LOOIE55D EXTOL58D TREE62D CAP63D ALE64D SIA

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Monday, October 26, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (77.0). 3 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 26: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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