NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 18. October, 2026
The Crossword #24532 for Sunday, October 18, 2026 is a 21x21 grid with 136 clues (61 Across, 75 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Beneficiary of early capital”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
8 Across: Bless, in a way
14 Across: Close female friend … in relative terms
20 Across: Less than satisfactory, slangily
21 Across: Like some cyborg parts
22 Across: Extended play?
23 Across: Heyhowareyou
25 Across: Journalist Michele with two Peabody Awards
26 Across: Walkers, informally
27 Across: Send
28 Across: Softens with sudden sympathy or affection
30 Across: "Behold," in Latin
31 Across: Bob ___, alter ego of Mr. Incredible
32 Across: "What"
35 Across: Mythical figure whose name means "murmuring rock"
38 Across: Justice ___ Coney Barrett
39 Across: Summer setting in S.F.
40 Across: Party takeaway
41 Across: N.F.L. accolade
44 Across: View spoiler
49 Across: All--can-eat buffet
51 Across: Fiber-rich substance
53 Across: Exam for future docs
54 Across: Fenway squad
55 Across: "Since brass, ___ stone, ___ earth, ___ boundless sea …": Shak.
56 Across: ___-mo
57 Across: Steamy
59 Across: Zip
61 Across: It follows a coin toss
64 Across: Zip
65 Across: This
70 Across: Large volume
71 Across: They can make a pronounced difference
72 Across: Bond
73 Across: Historic figure targeted in Stephen King's time-travel novel "11/22/63"
75 Across: Small + or –
76 Across: Apt name for a thief
78 Across: Tree that can be a source of water for thirsty elephants
83 Across: Nibble
84 Across: Brand represented by Happy the Oil Drop
86 Across: See 88-Across
88 Across: Here
90 Across: Admits
92 Across: Follow-up to "Sit!"
93 Across: Off work, for short
94 Across: Figure, informally
95 Across: Making a strong effort
97 Across: Non, ni, 'a'ole
103 Across: Nickname for Ellen or Helen
104 Across: [Beep!]
105 Across: One of the Three Musketeers
106 Across: "S.N.L." alum Gardner
108 Across: Artist who kept a pet ocelot
112 Across: In
114 Across: Taib? Tbia?
117 Across: It's cold in Italy
118 Across: Shifts gears, say
119 Across: Nation bordering the Black Sea
120 Across: Analogue of a delete key
121 Across: In
122 Across: "That ship has sailed"
Down
1 Down: Short cut
2 Down: Beep, e.g.
3 Down: Undercover?
4 Down: Has regrets about
5 Down: ___ Allen, host of "Chopped"
6 Down: Make public, as secret documents
7 Down: Novel form of summer escapism?
8 Down: Connive with, maybe
9 Down: Second-generation Japanese American
10 Down: Alley ___
11 Down: How a boss might communicate new policy
12 Down: With courtesy
13 Down: Immune system agent
14 Down: Toothpaste brand since 1961
15 Down: Italian diminutive suffix
16 Down: It turns when driven
17 Down: Logo of the W.N.B.A.'s New York Liberty
18 Down: Name found in "Americana"
19 Down: Go back to square one
24 Down: Sex symbol of the 1950s-'60s, familiarly
29 Down: Hypercompetitive and driven, say
31 Down: Staff
33 Down: Street application
34 Down: Indigenous people of the Salt Lake Valley
35 Down: Weak, as an excuse
36 Down: "Ibis" poet
37 Down: Bob who painted "Cabin at Sunset," which sold for over $1 million to benefit public media
40 Down: Fragrant holiday purchase
42 Down: Gawker
43 Down: Goody-goody sort
45 Down: Young salmon
46 Down: Eight-related
47 Down: Like Amazon forests, typically
48 Down: Series finale?
50 Down: Maze's goal
51 Down: Comes into one's own
52 Down: [So-o-o funny!]
56 Down: Reason to head for the hills
58 Down: Drill
60 Down: "Geaux Tigers!" sch.
62 Down: John M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked"
63 Down: Showing signs of working out, say
65 Down: "Let's do this!"
66 Down: Use a divining rod
67 Down: Midwest birthplace of Marlon Brando
68 Down: Buddies, in Bayonne
69 Down: Wisecrack
73 Down: Musical Yoko
74 Down: Big bang source
77 Down: Like London's Kew Gardens
79 Down: Surprised greeting
80 Down: Word with black or coffee
81 Down: Covenant keepers
82 Down: Something in which you might stand for a spell
85 Down: "Lay it on me"
87 Down: Ousted, democratically
89 Down: Sushi topper
90 Down: Boutonniere counterpart
91 Down: Eccentric
94 Down: Many a modern-day septuagenarian
96 Down: Pricing game on "The Price Is Right"
97 Down: Avatar, e.g.
98 Down: Smash hit
99 Down: Teresa of ___
100 Down: Sacred Sanskrit texts
101 Down: Card game played in Dickens's "The Pickwick Papers"
102 Down: Drew back
107 Down: Website with a "Star Seller" program
108 Down: Binary
109 Down: Setting for most of the TV series "Pachinko"
110 Down: Time for a social media break, maybe
111 Down: ___ fixe
113 Down: Office address abbr.
115 Down: Cupcake, in Ireland
116 Down: Not to
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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24532, 2026-10-18) has 136 clues — 61 Across and 75 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 21x21 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
19 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.