NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 10. October, 2026
The Crossword #24522 for Saturday, October 10, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 70 clues (33 Across, 37 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Artist whose first two initials stand for "Maurits Cornelis"”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
7 Across: Get to know a little better, say
15 Across: Kind
16 Across: "Not today, Satan!"
17 Across: Like Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear
18 Across: Place where it's a hoot to raise a family?
19 Across: Part of a swearing-in ceremony
20 Across: Peak overlooking the Grindelwald Valley
22 Across: Do a bad job of helping?
23 Across: Frito ___ (Tex-Mex dish)
24 Across: "Float like a butterfly" and "sting like a bee"
26 Across: Office building abbr.
27 Across: It's a lot for one person to take
30 Across: Was hot (for)
31 Across: Likely gonna
35 Across: Natives call it Muncibeddu, meaning "mountain of mountains"
36 Across: Seattle's W.N.B.A. team
39 Across: Be boastful
40 Across: Member of the winning 2025 Super Bowl team
42 Across: Some 1980s Jane Fonda performances
44 Across: Round and round and round?
47 Across: Este día
50 Across: Determine the going price?
51 Across: London's ___ Gardens
53 Across: "That makes sense now"
55 Across: Patches up, in a way
56 Across: ___ Dee, lead role on HBO's "Insecure"
57 Across: Played by oneself
59 Across: Animated character with a signature quiff hairstyle
61 Across: Croupier's query
62 Across: Hide, in a way, as a communication
63 Across: State revenue source
64 Across: Became the beneficiary of
Down
1 Down: Legally prohibit
2 Down: Kind of student
3 Down: In free fall
4 Down: Word with grade or school
5 Down: Prefix with dermis
6 Down: Gate
7 Down: Hip-hop's birthplace, colloquially
8 Down: "What a pity"
9 Down: Sports figure who traditionally wears an orange armband, in brief
10 Down: Some Caltech grads: Abbr.
11 Down: It's seen near a wrist
12 Down: Commoners
13 Down: Start
14 Down: "Buona ___" (bedtime words in Roma)
21 Down: "No more for me, thanks"
24 Down: Like a sketchy person
25 Down: One-named singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills"
28 Down: Flossing brand
29 Down: Walt Disney initially designed it as a utopian city
30 Down: Bit of concert merch
32 Down: Refueling spot
33 Down: Where a wallflower often stands
34 Down: Sounds of pain
37 Down: Podcaster Joe
38 Down: 1980s chart-topping band with a semi-duplicative name
41 Down: Camera brand named after a goddess
43 Down: Actor Penn
45 Down: Struck
46 Down: Neighbor of Francia
47 Down: Contents of a laugh track
48 Down: John who wrote "BUtterfield 8"
49 Down: Certain snack cake
52 Down: Abated
54 Down: Danny who was UNICEF's's first goodwill ambassador
56 Down: Peruvian ___ Orchid (dog breed)
58 Down: Title of a #1 Rihanna song and #1 SZA album
60 Down: Suffix with morph-
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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24522, 2026-10-10) has 70 clues — 33 Across and 37 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 15x15 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
15 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.