NYT Crossword October 20 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on October 20 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 37
- Total Across
- 39
- Total Down
Clues Across (37 total)
(1)
Las ___, Canary Islands
The answer is: palmas
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Device with an addictive aerosol, for short
The answer is: ecig
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Plant, as seeds
The answer is: sow
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Laid back
The answer is: atease
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"Hello ___" (smartphone tagline)
The answer is: moto
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"That's terrible!"
The answer is: ugh
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(17)
Campfire cookout, informally
The answer is: weenieroast
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Crafty
The answer is: sly
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Jake ___, 1980 Oscar-winning role for Robert De Niro
The answer is: lamotta
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(21)
[Hey, I can hear you, you know]
The answer is: ahem
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(22)
Criticize very harshly
The answer is: flay
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(25)
Old-time winter excursion
The answer is: sleighride
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(27)
Loosey-goosey
The answer is: lax
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(28)
Not yet posted, in brief
The answer is: tba
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(29)
Bit in a nutrition bar
The answer is: oat
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(30)
Flattering lines?
The answer is: ode
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(31)
Indian yogurt dish
The answer is: raita
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(34)
Susceptible to bribery
The answer is: venal
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(38)
"Seriously, though ..." or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across
The answer is: allkiddingaside
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(41)
Unit of magnetic flux density
The answer is: tesla
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(42)
One who says "Hell if I know!"?
The answer is: satan
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(43)
Subtle greeting
The answer is: nod
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(44)
Letter-shaped part of a blueprint
The answer is: ell
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(46)
Part of every day, in Italy
The answer is: ora
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(47)
Improvised instrument in folk music
The answer is: jug
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(48)
Pugilist's pain point, perhaps
The answer is: bruisedrib
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(53)
Serious aversion
The answer is: hate
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(54)
Make
The answer is: earn
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(55)
Farm storage building
The answer is: granary
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(57)
Short-term job
The answer is: gig
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(58)
Seattle landmark from which Mount Rainier can be seen
The answer is: spaceneedle
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(62)
Exploit
The answer is: use
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(63)
What a dawdler may need to pick up, with "the"
The answer is: pace
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(64)
Further out there
The answer is: zanier
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(65)
Flanders of "The Simpsons"
The answer is: ned
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(66)
Dust-ups
The answer is: ados
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Loud speaker, maybe
The answer is: orator
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Clues Down (39 total)
(1)
What's shaken in the order to "Shake!"
The answer is: paw
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(2)
Filled up on
The answer is: ate
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(3)
Gymnast Suni
The answer is: lee
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Virile
The answer is: manly
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(5)
It's west of the Bering Strait
The answer is: asia
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Appears to be going down the drain
The answer is: seemsbad
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(7)
Overact
The answer is: emote
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(8)
Mammal with a long ringed tail
The answer is: coati
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"We're on!"
The answer is: itsago
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(10)
Tricked
The answer is: got
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Dish with vinegared rice
The answer is: sushi
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(12)
Eyed lustfully
The answer is: ogled
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Question exclaimed after misfortune
The answer is: whyme
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One way to spell relief, per ads
The answer is: rolaids
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(21)
Crafts, in Córdoba
The answer is: artes
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(22)
Part of a homecoming parade
The answer is: float
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(23)
Big scoop
The answer is: ladle
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(24)
Leaps for Michelle Kwan
The answer is: axels
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(26)
Fine cigar
The answer is: havana
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(28)
Hardships
The answer is: trials
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(32)
Madre's hermana
The answer is: tia
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(33)
French author ___ de Saint-Exupéry
The answer is: antoine
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(35)
Stealthy spy with a blowgun
The answer is: ninja
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(36)
It may follow deuce
The answer is: adout
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(37)
Overlook
The answer is: ledge
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(39)
Designer Calvin
The answer is: klein
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(40)
Hummus bean
The answer is: garbanzo
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(45)
Piece of goalie gear
The answer is: legpad
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(48)
Started
The answer is: begun
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(49)
Not leave a bet as is
The answer is: raise
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(50)
Gave a push
The answer is: urged
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(51)
"Fire-breather" in the night sky
The answer is: draco
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(52)
Relays and rallies
The answer is: races
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(53)
Shenzi in "The Lion King," e.g.
The answer is: hyena
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Bottom
The answer is: rear
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(58)
Luxury resort amenity
The answer is: spa
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(59)
Relatively short Morse code bit
The answer is: dit
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(60)
Sign of summer
The answer is: leo
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(61)
Blunder
The answer is: err
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