NYT Crossword October 18 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on October 18 2026.

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Clues Across (61 total)

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Beneficiary of early capital
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Bless, in a way
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Close female friend … in relative terms
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Less than satisfactory, slangily
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Like some cyborg parts
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Extended play?
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Heyhowareyou
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Journalist Michele with two Peabody Awards
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Walkers, informally
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Send
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Softens with sudden sympathy or affection
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"Behold," in Latin
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Bob ___, alter ego of Mr. Incredible
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"What"
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Mythical figure whose name means "murmuring rock"
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Justice ___ Coney Barrett
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Summer setting in S.F.
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Party takeaway
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N.F.L. accolade
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View spoiler
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All--can-eat buffet
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Fiber-rich substance
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Exam for future docs
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Fenway squad
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"Since brass, ___ stone, ___ earth, ___ boundless sea …": Shak.
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___-mo
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Steamy
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Zip
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It follows a coin toss
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Zip
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This
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Large volume
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They can make a pronounced difference
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Bond
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Historic figure targeted in Stephen King's time-travel novel "11/22/63"
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Small + or –
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Apt name for a thief
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Tree that can be a source of water for thirsty elephants
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Nibble
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Brand represented by Happy the Oil Drop
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See 88-Across
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Here
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Admits
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Follow-up to "Sit!"
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Off work, for short
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Figure, informally
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Making a strong effort
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Non, ni, 'a'ole
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Nickname for Ellen or Helen
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[Beep!]
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One of the Three Musketeers
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"S.N.L." alum Gardner
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Artist who kept a pet ocelot
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In
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Taib? Tbia?
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It's cold in Italy
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Shifts gears, say
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Nation bordering the Black Sea
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Analogue of a delete key
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In
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"That ship has sailed"
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Clues Down (75 total)

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Short cut
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Beep, e.g.
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Undercover?
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Has regrets about
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___ Allen, host of "Chopped"
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Make public, as secret documents
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Novel form of summer escapism?
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Connive with, maybe
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Second-generation Japanese American
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Alley ___
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How a boss might communicate new policy
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With courtesy
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Immune system agent
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Toothpaste brand since 1961
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Italian diminutive suffix
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It turns when driven
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Logo of the W.N.B.A.'s New York Liberty
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Name found in "Americana"
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Go back to square one
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Sex symbol of the 1950s-'60s, familiarly
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Hypercompetitive and driven, say
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Staff
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Street application
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Indigenous people of the Salt Lake Valley
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Weak, as an excuse
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"Ibis" poet
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Bob who painted "Cabin at Sunset," which sold for over $1 million to benefit public media
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Fragrant holiday purchase
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Gawker
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Goody-goody sort
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Young salmon
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Eight-related
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Like Amazon forests, typically
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Series finale?
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Maze's goal
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Comes into one's own
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[So-o-o funny!]
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Reason to head for the hills
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Drill
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"Geaux Tigers!" sch.
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John M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked"
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Showing signs of working out, say
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"Let's do this!"
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Use a divining rod
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Midwest birthplace of Marlon Brando
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Buddies, in Bayonne
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Wisecrack
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Musical Yoko
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Big bang source
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Like London's Kew Gardens
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Surprised greeting
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Word with black or coffee
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Covenant keepers
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Something in which you might stand for a spell
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"Lay it on me"
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Ousted, democratically
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Sushi topper
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Boutonniere counterpart
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Eccentric
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Many a modern-day septuagenarian
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Pricing game on "The Price Is Right"
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Avatar, e.g.
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Smash hit
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Teresa of ___
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Sacred Sanskrit texts
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Card game played in Dickens's "The Pickwick Papers"
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Drew back
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Website with a "Star Seller" program
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Binary
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Setting for most of the TV series "Pachinko"
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Time for a social media break, maybe
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___ fixe
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Office address abbr.
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Cupcake, in Ireland
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Not to
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