New Yorker Crossword October 21 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the New Yorker Crossword published on October 21 2026.

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Clues Across (37 total)

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Tear (apart)
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How many it takes to tango, it’s said
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Hunk of concrete
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Previously owned
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“Enough already!”
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Richard of “Pretty Woman”
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2000 mockumentary starring Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy as dog handlers
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Puts back at zero, say
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Golfing pegs
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Tailless primate
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2024 film for which Mikey Madison and Sean Baker earned Oscars
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Target of a disinfectant
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Middle East ruler
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Unit equivalent to two thousand pounds
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The “T” in L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+, briefly
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Utter rubbish
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“Nicely done!”
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Enjoys a book
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Bird that can symbolize a heavy burden
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Variations of color or sound
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“Blazing Saddles” or “Lonesome Dove,” for example
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They go between feet and sneakers
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Less risky
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“Someone’s in {/trouble!/}”
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Chooses
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Moral misdeeds
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Forty-fourth U.S. President
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“Eureka!”
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Editing mark meaning “never mind”
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“Yes, captain!”
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Book you just can’t put down
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Sicilian volcano
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Strapped for cash and then some
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Charges
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Welcome forecast for a ski resort
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Gobbled up
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___ Moines, Iowa
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Clues Down (35 total)

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Little tyke
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“Oh, gotcha!”
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Public image
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Word often ignored when alphabetizing
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Frugal person’s maxim
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Aquatic mammals known to hold each other as they float
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William and Harry, to Charles III
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“___ Misérables”
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Feeling guilty
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Movies portraying life stories
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Graceful woodland creatures
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“Impractical Jokers” network
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Latin word after carpe or per
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Do a booty-shaking dance
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Snitches (on)
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Lady ___ (“Abracadabra” singer)
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Wipe clean
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Steals from
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Completely ruin
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Tugs
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Flower often given on Valentine’s Day
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Soccer officials, informally
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Tall headwear for formal occasions
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Stop sign, for one
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Honored by making fun of
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Political party’s candidate
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Decorative items in some fancy bathrooms
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___ Mist (soda brand name that was a play on Mountain Dew)
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More than just bother
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Remnant from an old concert ticket
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Meat in a hamburger
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Seethe (over)
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“___ you sure?”
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Musician Brian who produced the Talking Heads song “Life During Wartime”
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