NYT Crossword October 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Doves 9 10A The practice of growing plants without soil 11 12A Dive 13 14A Noted surname in punk rock 6 15A Add to a chorus of criticism 6 17A What might get filled up around dinnertime 4 18A Speak recklessly, with "off" 5 22A Tip of Baja? 4 23A Sourdough starter component 5 25A Bunk 3 26A Tree that can clone itself 5 27A Basic logic gate 3 28A Tombstone setting 7 31A Connection letters 3 32A Display option, in brief 3 33A Get up and down, maybe, in golf 7 34A N.F.L. tight end Stowers 3 35A Attribution word 3 36A Playful banter 7 37A Crossword clue type 3 38A Singer who had us at "Hello"? 5 40A Familia member 3 41A Ball game in which you call your shots 5 43A "Following that ..." 4 44A International intelligence community? 5 46A What might get filled up around dinnertime 4 47A Ovid's "our" 6 49A Exemption 6 51A Barrier to entry at a top-secret facility 13 55A Easily moved, maybe 11 56A Descriptor of a sleek kitchen material 9

Down

1D Bridge supporters 6 2D Perfect place to be 4 3D Butter up? 5 4D Sting 3 5D Opposite of 7-Down, humorously 3 6D Cousin of kabuki 3 7D Like Inspector Clouseau, despite all of his successes 5 8D Nickname for the New Zealand dollar 4 9D Ubiquitous head coverings 6 10D Mail destinations 13 11D Like many new parents 13 12D Require 11 13D Becomes less interesting over time 11 14D Major annoyance 9 16D Not following a straight path 9 19D Low rank 7 20D Enters through the cracks 7 21D Perfect places to be 7 24D Likes and dislikes, collectively 5 26D "So frustrating!" 5 29D Norma who gave Sally Field her first Oscar 3 30D Photographer Goldin 3 39D Drawings of various states? 6 42D Weighs in 6 44D ___ ray 5 45D Witting 5 48D Falling-out 4 50D Subjects of Pixar's second movie 4 52D Meat in a sushi taco 3 53D Cent : U.S. :: ___ : Japan 3 54D West Coast univ. holding the record for most chemical elements discovered (16) 3