NYT Crossword October 20, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Las ___, Canary Islands 6 7A Device with an addictive aerosol, for short 4 11A Plant, as seeds 3 14A Laid back 6 15A "Hello ___" (smartphone tagline) 4 16A "That's terrible!" 3 17A Campfire cookout, informally 11 19A Crafty 3 20A Jake ___, 1980 Oscar-winning role for Robert De Niro 7 21A [Hey, I can hear you, you know] 4 22A Criticize very harshly 4 25A Old-time winter excursion 10 27A Loosey-goosey 3 28A Not yet posted, in brief 3 29A Bit in a nutrition bar 3 30A Flattering lines? 3 31A Indian yogurt dish 5 34A Susceptible to bribery 5 38A "Seriously, though ..." or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across 15 41A Unit of magnetic flux density 5 42A One who says "Hell if I know!"? 5 43A Subtle greeting 3 44A Letter-shaped part of a blueprint 3 46A Part of every day, in Italy 3 47A Improvised instrument in folk music 3 48A Pugilist's pain point, perhaps 10 53A Serious aversion 4 54A Make 4 55A Farm storage building 7 57A Short-term job 3 58A Seattle landmark from which Mount Rainier can be seen 11 62A Exploit 3 63A What a dawdler may need to pick up, with "the" 4 64A Further out there 6 65A Flanders of "The Simpsons" 3 66A Dust-ups 4 67A Loud speaker, maybe 6

Down

1D What's shaken in the order to "Shake!" 3 2D Filled up on 3 3D Gymnast Suni 3 4D Virile 5 5D It's west of the Bering Strait 4 6D Appears to be going down the drain 8 7D Overact 5 8D Mammal with a long ringed tail 5 9D "We're on!" 6 10D Tricked 3 11D Dish with vinegared rice 5 12D Eyed lustfully 5 13D Question exclaimed after misfortune 5 18D One way to spell relief, per ads 7 21D Crafts, in Córdoba 5 22D Part of a homecoming parade 5 23D Big scoop 5 24D Leaps for Michelle Kwan 5 26D Fine cigar 6 28D Hardships 6 32D Madre's hermana 3 33D French author ___ de Saint-Exupéry 7 35D Stealthy spy with a blowgun 5 36D It may follow deuce 5 37D Overlook 5 39D Designer Calvin 5 40D Hummus bean 8 45D Piece of goalie gear 6 48D Started 5 49D Not leave a bet as is 5 50D Gave a push 5 51D "Fire-breather" in the night sky 5 52D Relays and rallies 5 53D Shenzi in "The Lion King," e.g. 5 56D Bottom 4 58D Luxury resort amenity 3 59D Relatively short Morse code bit 3 60D Sign of summer 3 61D Blunder 3