What is the answer to "Up to the task" in the NYT Midi Crossword?

The answer to the NYT Midi Crossword clue "Up to the task" is ABLE (4 letters).

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Up to the task NYT Midi Crossword Clue

Across clue · from the October 20, 2026 puzzle

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ABLE

4 letters · Across · last seen October 20, 2026

1AAftermath of a scrape4 5ABody part targeted by bench presses5 10APunxsutawney ___4 11AParty with a piñata, perhaps6 12AWorker associated with a red truck11 14AWord before a maiden name, from the French3 15ADiscord or Dropbox3 16A"Nonsense!"10 22APuppy's bark3 23AWith 25-Across, shelters from the sun ... or what some squares in 12- and 16-Across do?5 25ASee 23-Across5