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Crossword #24590 | 2026-10-28

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

1 Across: "Futurama" robot (6 letters)

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)

How NYT Crossword Works

The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.

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.

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