NYT Crossword October 19 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on October 19 2026.
- 78
- Total Clues
- 38
- Total Across
- 40
- Total Down
Clues Across (38 total)
(1)
Center of the solar system, with "the"
The answer is: sun
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"A Fish Called ___"
The answer is: wanda
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Tiny terror
The answer is: imp
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"Where the Wild Things ___"
The answer is: are
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Cafe overhang
The answer is: awning
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Hotel booking
The answer is: room
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Supermarket franchise inits.
The answer is: iga
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Giving excessive praise and flattery
The answer is: fawningover
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Second-in-command
The answer is: deputy
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Will of "Arrested Development"
The answer is: arnett
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Gives the nod
The answer is: oks
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(24)
Dutch beer brand
The answer is: amstel
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Bundle of hay
The answer is: bale
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Branch plant?
The answer is: tree
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(30)
"The Raven" writer, in footnotes
The answer is: eapoe
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(34)
Used goods disclaimer
The answer is: asis
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(35)
Urban casual fashion
The answer is: streetwear
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Sombrero or fedora
The answer is: hat
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Lout
The answer is: oaf
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U.K. thank-yous
The answer is: tas
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Alias letters
The answer is: aka
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"You are correct"
The answer is: thatsright
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(44)
Perfect tennis serves
The answer is: aces
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(45)
Muscle-bone connector
The answer is: sinew
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(46)
Some jeans that aren't Wranglers or Levi's
The answer is: lees
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(47)
Philosopher Descartes
The answer is: rene
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(48)
Made some waves?
The answer is: permed
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(50)
See 61-Across
The answer is: com
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(51)
"Is it OK for me to leave?"
The answer is: canigo
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Home country of Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling
The answer is: canada
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Punches the air … or a hint to what 1-Across creates in this puzzle
The answer is: shadowboxes
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With 50-Across, many a feel-good flick
The answer is: rom
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(62)
Giveaway, in poker
The answer is: tell
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(63)
Like a meditation retreat
The answer is: serene
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Letter between phi and psi
The answer is: chi
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(65)
Month with Mother's Day
The answer is: may
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Law school class
The answer is: torts
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"You ___ to be there!"
The answer is: had
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Clues Down (40 total)
(1)
Uttered
The answer is: said
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(2)
Strong desire
The answer is: urge
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(3)
Tricolored ice cream flavor
The answer is: neapolitan
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(4)
Floats in the breeze
The answer is: wafts
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Not home
The answer is: away
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180° from SSE
The answer is: nnw
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Cacophony
The answer is: din
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(8)
Darth Vader's childhood nickname
The answer is: ani
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Rule with no exceptions
The answer is: ironlaw
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(10)
Change places
The answer is: move
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What everyone becomes at the touch of love, per Plato's "Symposium"
The answer is: poet
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Little annoyance you might swat at
The answer is: gnat
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"Rocky III" actor with a mohawk
The answer is: mrt
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(19)
Waves to, e.g.
The answer is: greets
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(21)
Luau strings, informally
The answer is: ukes
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Work likely to be shown at an independent cinema
The answer is: artfilm
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(25)
Debussy's "La ___"
The answer is: mer
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Was fuming mad
The answer is: seethed
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(27)
Thai currency units
The answer is: bahts
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(28)
Sapporo rival
The answer is: asahi
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(29)
Pre-1917 Russian autocrat
The answer is: tsar
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Antiwar protest
The answer is: peacemarch
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(32)
Like some wine casks
The answer is: oaken
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(33)
Clear, as a chalkboard
The answer is: erase
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(36)
Uber ___
The answer is: eats
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(38)
New York city, county or river
The answer is: oswego
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Without enthusiasm
The answer is: tepidly
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(43)
"Golly!"
The answer is: gee
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(44)
Elvis Presley's middle name
The answer is: aron
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(49)
Uses oars
The answer is: rows
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(50)
Assignments for lawyers and judges
The answer is: cases
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(51)
Winter hrs. in Wichita
The answer is: cst
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(52)
Attention-getting sound
The answer is: ahem
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(53)
Simba's mate in "The Lion King"
The answer is: nala
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(54)
Penny
The answer is: cent
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Capital of Qatar
The answer is: doha
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In amongst
The answer is: amid
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Wager
The answer is: bet
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(59)
Gold, in Granada
The answer is: oro
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Gen ___ (Zoomer's parent)
The answer is: xer
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