NYT Crossword Answers Today: Clues & Hints — October 22, 2026

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NYT Crossword clues and answers for October 22, 2026

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The Thursday puzzle has 74 clues: 38 Across and 36 Down. Thursday crosswords often introduce trickier wordplay or an unusual solving device, so answers may not behave exactly as expected.

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Across clues and answers

  1. 1. Her breast milk created the Milky Way, in Greek myth
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: HERA

  2. 5. Something passed at a charity event
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: HAT

  3. 8. Bratty
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: IMPISH

  4. 14. Some supermarkets, in brief
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: IGAS

  5. 15. What makes her hear?
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ANA

  6. 16. Island capital that's an anagram for a word meaning "steamy baths"
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: NASSAU

  7. 17. *It may precede or follow "a million"
    Reveal 8-letter answer

    Answer: TOMHANKS

  8. 19. *Line used in plotting points
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: AXIOMS

  9. 20. Dawn hrs.
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: AMS

  10. 21. Succeeds without really trying
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: COASTS

  11. 23. Small grouse
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: NIT

  12. 24. Nursery cry
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: WAH

  13. 25. ZipRecruiter client
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: HIRER

  14. 26. Like some flaws
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: FATAL

  15. 28. By ___ (barely)
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: ANOSE

  16. 30. *Trendy
    Reveal 9-letter answer

    Answer: ALAMODOME

  17. 32. Pre-euro money
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: LIRA

  18. 33. Confection whose name is a contraction
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: SMORE

  19. 34. *Weapon in "Ivanhoe"
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: LANCOME

  20. 38. *Second letter addendum, for short
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: POMPOMS

  21. 42. "Oz the Great and Powerful" director, 2013
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: RAIMI

  22. 44. Display, with "out"
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: TROT

  23. 45. *Subs
    Reveal 9-letter answer

    Answer: HOMEROOMS

  24. 49. The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows," to "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: BSIDE

  25. 50. Tablets that can't be swallowed
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: IPADS

  26. 51. Volkswagen compact
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: JETTA

  27. 53. "Who knew?!"
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: GEE

  28. 54. Richard Branson, for one
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: SIR

  29. 55. Tops of palaces?
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: TIARAS

  30. 56. Unhealthy
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ILL

  31. 57. *Inventory clearance option
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: SALOME

  32. 60. "Forget it!" ... or a phonetic hint to aligning seven answers in this puzzle with their starred clues
    Reveal 8-letter answer

    Answer: NOCHANCE

  33. 62. Like Alban Berg's opera "Lulu"
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: ATONAL

  34. 63. When said five times, an Abba song
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: IDO

  35. 64. Region that produces Riesling wine
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: SAAR

  36. 65. Core beliefs
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: TENETS

  37. 66. French possessive
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: TES

  38. 67. 35mm options
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: SLRS

Down clues and answers

  1. 1. Was unable to go further
    Reveal 8-letter answer

    Answer: HITAWALL

  2. 2. Extreme boastfulness
    Reveal 8-letter answer

    Answer: EGOMANIA

  3. 3. Instrument heard at Rosh Hashana services
    Reveal 8-letter answer

    Answer: RAMSHORN

  4. 4. Wood used in making guitar bodies
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ASH

  5. 5. World capital known as the "City for Peace"
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: HANOI

  6. 6. World capital that's home to the Kocatepe Mosque
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: ANKARA

  7. 7. Attachments to mortarboards
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: TASSELS

  8. 8. Lead-in to much
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: INAS

  9. 9. Late psychedelic artist Peter
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: MAX

  10. 10. Fraternity letter
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: PSI

  11. 11. Understands, despite efforts at concealment
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: ISONTO

  12. 12. Dr. Seuss character in a red hat
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: SAMIAM

  13. 13. Step on it
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: HUSTLE

  14. 18. Post-marathon problem
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: ACHE

  15. 22. Disney street-smart mutt
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: TRAMP

  16. 26. Bit of red tape
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: FORM

  17. 27. Old pros
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: ADEPTS

  18. 29. Hallowed
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: SACRED

  19. 31. ___ shu pork
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: MOO

  20. 35. Dinghy gear
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: OARS

  21. 36. "O ____ babbino caro" (Puccini aria)
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: MIO

  22. 37. Thumbs Up or Thinking Face
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: EMOJI

  23. 39. First out
    Reveal 8-letter answer

    Answer: ORIGINAL

  24. 40. Item in a miniature collector's collection
    Reveal 8-letter answer

    Answer: MODELCAR

  25. 41. Team with the most Super Bowl wins in the 1970s
    Reveal 8-letter answer

    Answer: STEELERS

  26. 43. "Seriously!"
    Reveal 7-letter answer

    Answer: IMEANIT

  27. 45. Alternative to boo
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: HISSAT

  28. 46. Analgesic agent
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: OPIATE

  29. 47. Brando with two Oscars
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: MARLON

  30. 48. Took big steps
    Reveal 6-letter answer

    Answer: STRODE

  31. 49. Big blowout
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: BASH

  32. 52. ___ de asador (Mexican meal)
    Reveal 5-letter answer

    Answer: TACOS

  33. 55. Some info on bus. cards
    Reveal 4-letter answer

    Answer: TELS

  34. 58. Apt letters missing from j_i_ _d
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ONE

  35. 59. Tumbler's surface
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: MAT

  36. 61. Ding-dong
    Reveal 3-letter answer

    Answer: ASS

NYT Crossword FAQ for October 22, 2026

What date is this NYT Crossword for?
This verified puzzle is for October 22, 2026.
Who constructed today's puzzle?
David J. Kahn constructed this puzzle, edited by Will Shortz.
How many clues are in today's puzzle?
There are 74 clues across the Across and Down lists.
Where can I find today's NYT Crossword clues and answers?
All 74 clues are listed on this page in numbered Across and Down order. Every answer is hidden in its own spoiler control.
Are these NYT Crossword answers current?
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