New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 10/20/2026. The October 20 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Las ___, Canary IslandsPALMAS
- 7a Device with an addictive aerosol, for shortECIG
- 11a Plant, as seedsSOW
- 14a Laid backATEASE
- 15a “Hello ___” (smartphone tagline)MOTO
- 16a “That’s terrible!”UGH
- 17a Campfire cookout, informallyWEENIEROAST
- 19a CraftySLY
- 20a Jake ___, 1980 Oscar-winning role for Robert De NiroLAMOTTA
- 21a [Hey, I can hear you, you know]AHEM
- 22a Criticize very harshlyFLAY
- 25a Old-time winter excursionSLEIGHRIDE
- 27a Loosey-gooseyLAX
- 28a Not yet posted, in briefTBA
- 29a Bit in a nutrition barOAT
- 30a Flattering lines?ODE
- 31a Indian yogurt dishRAITA
- 34a Susceptible to briberyVENAL
- 38a “Seriously, though …” or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-AcrossALLKIDDINGASIDE
- 41a Unit of magnetic flux densityTESLA
- 42a One who says “Hell if I know!”?SATAN
- 43a Subtle greetingNOD
- 44a Letter-shaped part of a blueprintELL
- 46a Part of every day, in ItalyORA
- 47a Improvised instrument in folk musicJUG
- 48a Pugilist’s pain point, perhapsBRUISEDRIB
- 53a Serious aversionHATE
- 54a MakeEARN
- 55a Farm storage buildingGRANARY
- 57a Short-term jobGIG
- 58a Seattle landmark from which Mount Rainier can be seenSPACENEEDLE
- 62a ExploitUSE
- 63a What a dawdler may need to pick up, with “the”PACE
- 64a Further out thereZANIER
- 65a Flanders of “The Simpsons”NED
- 66a Dust-upsADOS
- 67a Loud speaker, maybeORATOR
- Down
- 1d What’s shaken in the order to “Shake!”PAW
- 2d Filled up onATE
- 3d Gymnast SuniLEE
- 4d VirileMANLY
- 5d It’s west of the Bering StraitASIA
- 6d Appears to be going down the drainSEEMSBAD
- 7d OveractEMOTE
- 8d Mammal with a long ringed tailCOATI
- 9d “We’re on!”ITSAGO
- 10d TrickedGOT
- 11d Dish with vinegared riceSUSHI
- 12d Eyed lustfullyOGLED
- 13d Question exclaimed after misfortuneWHYME
- 18d One way to spell relief, per adsROLAIDS
- 21d Crafts, in CórdobaARTES
- 22d Part of a homecoming paradeFLOAT
- 23d Big scoopLADLE
- 24d Leaps for Michelle KwanAXELS
- 26d Fine cigarHAVANA
- 28d HardshipsTRIALS
- 32d Madre’s hermanaTIA
- 33d French author ___ de Saint-ExupéryANTOINE
- 35d Stealthy spy with a blowgunNINJA
- 36d It may follow deuceADOUT
- 37d OverlookLEDGE
- 39d Designer CalvinKLEIN
- 40d Hummus beanGARBANZO
- 45d Piece of goalie gearLEGPAD
- 48d StartedBEGUN
- 49d Not leave a bet as isRAISE
- 50d Gave a pushURGED
- 51d “Fire-breather” in the night skyDRACO
- 52d Relays and ralliesRACES
- 53d Shenzi in “The Lion King,” e.g.HYENA
- 56d BottomREAR
- 58d Luxury resort amenitySPA
- 59d Relatively short Morse code bitDIT
- 60d Sign of summerLEO
- 61d BlunderERR