New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 10/12/2026. The October 12 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a “Let’s not forget …”ALSO
- 5a Singer/actress BareillesSARA
- 9a First part of a musicalACTI
- 13a Close byNEAR
- 14a Post-bath wrapTOWEL
- 15a Vegetable on a cobCORN
- 16a Electric vehicle from JapanNISSANLEAF
- 18a God with a bow and arrowEROS
- 19a BriefSHORT
- 20a Investment option for old age, in briefIRA
- 22a Mail carrier’s assignment: Abbr.RTE
- 23a Signaling, as a performerCUING
- 24a Total messMARESNEST
- 27a Contents of a sleeveARM
- 28a Birthstones for some LibrasOPALS
- 30a Quick kissPECK
- 31a Movie princess with “space buns”LEIA
- 33a Rapper ___ KimLIL
- 34a Mercury, Venus or MarsDEITY
- 35a Unpredictable emotional shiftMOODSWING
- 38a Striped kittyTABBY
- 40a Main element in pewterTIN
- 41a “No ___, no foul”HARM
- 45a Olympic sword with a guarded tipEPEE
- 46a Thick heads of hairMANES
- 48a FuriousMAD
- 49a Celtics legend nicknamed “The Hick from French Lick”LARRYBIRD
- 51a Kicks off, as a concertOPENS
- 53a Singer Grande, informallyARI
- 54a Part of the Holy TrinitySON
- 55a Tony winner MenzelIDINA
- 56a ___-ColaCOCA
- 58a Positioned precariously ? or where the ends of 16-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across can all be foundOUTONALIMB
- 62a Those, in SpanishESOS
- 63a Lollipop holderSTICK
- 64a Great Plains tribeOTOE
- 65a “Late Night” host MeyersSETH
- 66a ___ off (miffed)TEED
- 67a Little kidTYKE
- Down
- 1d “Tom Lake” novelist PatchettANN
- 2d It isn’t workingLEISURE
- 3d Raw fish dish at a Japanese restaurantSASHIMI
- 4d “Citizen Kane” director WellesORSON
- 5d Sun, in SpanishSOL
- 6d Astounded stateAWE
- 7d Shows again, as a broadcastREAIRS
- 8d “Clemency” actress WoodardALFRE
- 9d Card that may be hidden “up one’s sleeve”ACE
- 10d “You’re right!”CORRECT
- 11d Russian revolutionary LeonTROTSKY
- 12d City map next to a state map, e.g.INSET
- 14d Explosive block in MinecraftTNT
- 17d Mythical Greek shipARGO
- 21d Tree with “quaking” leavesASPEN
- 23d Baseball great RipkenCAL
- 24d ___ Marian, Robin Hood’s belovedMAID
- 25d Outstanding athleteALLSTAR
- 26d Sound from the horse’s mouthNEIGH
- 29d Cunning tacticPLOY
- 32d “Jurassic Park” insect casingAMBER
- 34d Eat by candlelight, sayDINE
- 36d Follows an orderOBEYS
- 37d Sailboat propellerWIND
- 38d Hybrid flower named after a drinkTEAROSE
- 39d Kind of jam in a Sacher torteAPRICOT
- 42d In-room safe or a chocolate on the pillow, sayAMENITY
- 43d Went hog wildRANAMOK
- 44d Some E.R. workersMDS
- 46d Time piece?MINUTE
- 47d Sweet, fizzy drinkSODA
- 49d Roller skate stringsLACES
- 50d Give a leg upBOOST
- 52d Amelia Earhart, for onePILOT
- 55d Squid’s defensive outputINK
- 57d Residue on a grillASH
- 59d Reason for overtimeTIE
- 60d Anxious condition, in briefOCD
- 61d Hive occupantBEE