NYT Crossword October 12, 2026 Answers

Across

1A "Let's not forget ..." 4 5A Singer/actress Bareilles 4 9A First part of a musical 4 13A Close by 4 14A Post-bath wrap 5 15A Vegetable on a cob 4 16A Electric vehicle from Japan 10 18A God with a bow and arrow 4 19A Brief 5 20A Investment option for old age, in brief 3 22A Mail carrier's assignment: Abbr. 3 23A Signaling, as a performer 5 24A Total mess 9 27A Contents of a sleeve 3 28A Birthstones for some Libras 5 30A Quick kiss 4 31A Movie princess with "space buns" 4 33A Rapper ___ Kim 3 34A Mercury, Venus or Mars 5 35A Unpredictable emotional shift 9 38A Striped kitty 5 40A Main element in pewter 3 41A "No ___, no foul" 4 45A Olympic sword with a guarded tip 4 46A Thick heads of hair 5 48A Furious 3 49A Celtics legend nicknamed "The Hick from French Lick" 9 51A Kicks off, as a concert 5 53A Singer Grande, informally 3 54A Part of the Holy Trinity 3 55A Tony winner Menzel 5 56A ___-Cola 4 58A Positioned precariously … or where the ends of 16-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across can all be found 10 62A Those, in Spanish 4 63A Lollipop holder 5 64A Great Plains tribe 4 65A "Late Night" host Meyers 4 66A ___ off (miffed) 4 67A Little kid 4

Down

1D "Tom Lake" novelist Patchett 3 2D It isn't working 7 3D Raw fish dish at a Japanese restaurant 7 4D "Citizen Kane" director Welles 5 5D Sun, in Spanish 3 6D Astounded state 3 7D Shows again, as a broadcast 6 8D "Clemency" actress Woodard 5 9D Card that may be hidden "up one's sleeve" 3 10D "You're right!" 7 11D Russian revolutionary Leon 7 12D City map next to a state map, e.g. 5 14D Explosive block in Minecraft 3 17D Mythical Greek ship 4 21D Tree with "quaking" leaves 5 23D Baseball great Ripken 3 24D ___ Marian, Robin Hood's beloved 4 25D Outstanding athlete 7 26D Sound from the horse's mouth 5 29D Cunning tactic 4 32D "Jurassic Park" insect casing 5 34D Eat by candlelight, say 4 36D Follows an order 5 37D Sailboat propeller 4 38D Hybrid flower named after a drink 7 39D Kind of jam in a Sacher torte 7 42D In-room safe or a chocolate on the pillow, say 7 43D Went hog wild 7 44D Some E.R. workers 3 46D Time piece? 6 47D Sweet, fizzy drink 4 49D Roller skate strings 5 50D Give a leg up 5 52D Amelia Earhart, for one 5 55D Squid's defensive output 3 57D Residue on a grill 3 59D Reason for overtime 3 60D Anxious condition, in brief 3 61D Hive occupant 3