NYT Crossword October 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Beneficiary of early capital 7 8A Bless, in a way 6 14A Close female friend … in relative terms 6 20A Less than satisfactory, slangily 7 21A Like some cyborg parts 6 22A Extended play? 6 23A Heyhowareyou 14 25A Journalist Michele with two Peabody Awards 6 26A Walkers, informally 4 27A Send 5 28A Softens with sudden sympathy or affection 5 30A "Behold," in Latin 4 31A Bob ___, alter ego of Mr. Incredible 4 32A "What" 12 35A Mythical figure whose name means "murmuring rock" 7 38A Justice ___ Coney Barrett 3 39A Summer setting in S.F. 3 40A Party takeaway 5 41A N.F.L. accolade 6 44A View spoiler 7 49A All--can-eat buffet 10 51A Fiber-rich substance 4 53A Exam for future docs 4 54A Fenway squad 6 55A "Since brass, ___ stone, ___ earth, ___ boundless sea …": Shak. 3 56A ___-mo 3 57A Steamy 6 59A Zip 3 61A It follows a coin toss 7 64A Zip 4 65A This 19 70A Large volume 4 71A They can make a pronounced difference 7 72A Bond 3 73A Historic figure targeted in Stephen King's time-travel novel "11/22/63" 6 75A Small + or – 3 76A Apt name for a thief 3 78A Tree that can be a source of water for thirsty elephants 6 83A Nibble 4 84A Brand represented by Happy the Oil Drop 4 86A See 88-Across 10 88A Here 7 90A Admits 6 92A Follow-up to "Sit!" 5 93A Off work, for short 3 94A Figure, informally 3 95A Making a strong effort 7 97A Non, ni, 'a'ole 12 103A Nickname for Ellen or Helen 4 104A [Beep!] 4 105A One of the Three Musketeers 5 106A "S.N.L." alum Gardner 5 108A Artist who kept a pet ocelot 4 112A In 6 114A Taib? Tbia? 14 117A It's cold in Italy 6 118A Shifts gears, say 6 119A Nation bordering the Black Sea 7 120A Analogue of a delete key 6 121A In 6 122A "That ship has sailed" 7

Down

1D Short cut 4 2D Beep, e.g. 4 3D Undercover? 4 4D Has regrets about 4 5D ___ Allen, host of "Chopped" 3 6D Make public, as secret documents 6 7D Novel form of summer escapism? 8 8D Connive with, maybe 4 9D Second-generation Japanese American 5 10D Alley ___ 3 11D How a boss might communicate new policy 7 12D With courtesy 6 13D Immune system agent 5 14D Toothpaste brand since 1961 9 15D Italian diminutive suffix 3 16D It turns when driven 5 17D Logo of the W.N.B.A.'s New York Liberty 5 18D Name found in "Americana" 5 19D Go back to square one 5 24D Sex symbol of the 1950s-'60s, familiarly 7 29D Hypercompetitive and driven, say 5 31D Staff 9 33D Street application 3 34D Indigenous people of the Salt Lake Valley 3 35D Weak, as an excuse 4 36D "Ibis" poet 4 37D Bob who painted "Cabin at Sunset," which sold for over $1 million to benefit public media 4 40D Fragrant holiday purchase 3 42D Gawker 8 43D Goody-goody sort 7 45D Young salmon 5 46D Eight-related 5 47D Like Amazon forests, typically 5 48D Series finale? 3 50D Maze's goal 4 51D Comes into one's own 8 52D [So-o-o funny!] 4 56D Reason to head for the hills 7 58D Drill 9 60D "Geaux Tigers!" sch. 3 62D John M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked" 3 63D Showing signs of working out, say 3 65D "Let's do this!" 5 66D Use a divining rod 5 67D Midwest birthplace of Marlon Brando 5 68D Buddies, in Bayonne 4 69D Wisecrack 4 73D Musical Yoko 3 74D Big bang source 9 77D Like London's Kew Gardens 7 79D Surprised greeting 4 80D Word with black or coffee 4 81D Covenant keepers 4 82D Something in which you might stand for a spell 3 85D "Lay it on me" 5 87D Ousted, democratically 8 89D Sushi topper 3 90D Boutonniere counterpart 7 91D Eccentric 3 94D Many a modern-day septuagenarian 6 96D Pricing game on "The Price Is Right" 6 97D Avatar, e.g. 5 98D Smash hit 5 99D Teresa of ___ 5 100D Sacred Sanskrit texts 5 101D Card game played in Dickens's "The Pickwick Papers" 5 102D Drew back 5 107D Website with a "Star Seller" program 4 108D Binary 4 109D Setting for most of the TV series "Pachinko" 4 110D Time for a social media break, maybe 4 111D ___ fixe 4 113D Office address abbr. 3 115D Cupcake, in Ireland 3 116D Not to 3