NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 28. October, 2026
The Crossword #24590 for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 is a 16x16 grid with 86 clues (38 Across, 48 Down), starting with 1-Across: “"Futurama" robot”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
7 Across: Stadium shouts (4 letters)
11 Across: Like some vaccines (4 letters)
15 Across: Colored part of an eye (6 letters)
16 Across: Fish whose name is a synonym for "complain" (4 letters)
17 Across: Gullible sort (4 letters)
18 Across: Jack Torrance, in "The Shining" (11 letters)
20 Across: Machu Picchu constructor (4 letters)
21 Across: Not remain silent, maybe (3 letters)
22 Across: Top choices? (4 letters)
23 Across: Customary behaviors (5 letters)
24 Across: Dr. Frankenstein, in 1931's "Frankenstein" (16 letters)
29 Across: First in a line of 14 popes (4 letters)
30 Across: Draft cattle (4 letters)
31 Across: Not in financial trouble (6 letters)
34 Across: ___ riser (5 letters)
37 Across: Dollop (3 letters)
40 Across: With 44-Across, Veronica Quaife, in "The Fly" (10 letters)
42 Across: Prefix with presence or science (4 letters)
43 Across: Light hit at the plate (4 letters)
44 Across: See 40-Across (10 letters)
47 Across: Combine (3 letters)
48 Across: Megastar's venue (5 letters)
50 Across: Slopes to the side (6 letters)
51 Across: Isolate, in corporate-speak (4 letters)
53 Across: "Stop," as said to someone filling a cup (4 letters)
54 Across: Jigsaw, in "Saw" (16 letters)
62 Across: Silently acknowledge (5 letters)
63 Across: Wallop (4 letters)
64 Across: Matcha or Darjeeling (3 letters)
65 Across: Affectedly cute (4 letters)
66 Across: Indicators of irony … or a way to describe the answers to 18-, 24-, 40-/44- and 54-Across? (11 letters)
70 Across: United Arab Emirates neighbor (4 letters)
71 Across: Visibility impediment (4 letters)
72 Across: Boxing match result, maybe (6 letters)
73 Across: Join securely (4 letters)
74 Across: Historian's segments (4 letters)
75 Across: Cut up (6 letters)
Down
1 Down: Religion with the key text Kitáb-i-Aqdas (5 letters)
2 Down: Build, as a building (5 letters)
3 Down: Old-timey "Darn!" (5 letters)
4 Down: One chasing the big bucks? (3 letters)
5 Down: Aboveground transports (3 letters)
6 Down: Colonial rule in India (3 letters)
7 Down: Brownish-yellow shade (5 letters)
8 Down: Hawaii's sixth-largest island (5 letters)
9 Down: German artist Max (5 letters)
10 Down: Profession in many Hitchcock films (3 letters)
11 Down: M.L.B. player whose cap has an orange visor (6 letters)
12 Down: Shuffling dance move popular in the 1990s (10 letters)
13 Down: "Abbott Elementary" airer (5 letters)
14 Down: One might be month-to-month (5 letters)
19 Down: "It's so clear," in slang (4 letters)
23 Down: Like some seals (4 letters)
25 Down: In the air (5 letters)
26 Down: King who disowns Cordelia (4 letters)
27 Down: Speck (4 letters)
28 Down: San José sun (3 letters)
31 Down: Popular band that had a 40-year gap (1981-2021) between its last two studio albums (4 letters)
32 Down: Fight à la the Capulets and Montagues (4 letters)
33 Down: Finalizes the business agreement, say (10 letters)
34 Down: Site of a tempting offer (4 letters)
35 Down: Pokémon critter with a yellow snout and short, pointed ears (4 letters)
36 Down: Jedi of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (3 letters)
38 Down: "Consider this taken care of" (4 letters)
39 Down: Actions at auctions (4 letters)
41 Down: "___ got bad news" (3 letters)
42 Down: Member of the genus Pongo, informally (5 letters)
45 Down: Like a used grill (4 letters)
46 Down: Pet pest (4 letters)
48 Down: Etta James, vocally (4 letters)
49 Down: Cause a stink? (3 letters)
52 Down: Plan (to) (6 letters)
53 Down: Word with freeze or hike (4 letters)
54 Down: Being dragged along (5 letters)
55 Down: "Knock my socks off!" (5 letters)
56 Down: ___ Isaac, Dr. Frankenstein portrayer in Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" (5 letters)
57 Down: City square (5 letters)
58 Down: They might be shaped like minnows or flies (5 letters)
59 Down: Top-level storage space (5 letters)
60 Down: Group of antlered deer, humorously (5 letters)
61 Down: Made less severe (5 letters)
66 Down: The Beatles' "___ Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (3 letters)
67 Down: Jalen Hurts and Joe Montana, for two, informally (3 letters)
68 Down: Something to click (3 letters)
69 Down: Sí, across the Pyrenees (3 letters)
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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24590, 2026-10-28) has 86 clues — 38 Across and 48 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 16x16 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
16 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.