NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 29. October, 2026
The Crossword #24576 for Thursday, October 29, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 70 clues (33 Across, 37 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Fortune 500 listing: Abbr.”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
5 Across: Snap (5 letters)
10 Across: One initiating a Zoom meeting (4 letters)
14 Across: First to die in the Bible (4 letters)
15 Across: Word has it (5 letters)
16 Across: "You're ___ something!" (4 letters)
17 Across: Um, two bases for paint (15 letters)
20 Across: Ape-man's introduction (8 letters)
21 Across: Number that Jerry Rice wore for his entire N.F.L. career (6 letters)
22 Across: Any of four of the six Nobel Prize categories: Abbr. (3 letters)
23 Across: Nickname for golfer Palmer (5 letters)
24 Across: An, uh, expensive air passenger class (13 letters)
29 Across: Make out, in England (4 letters)
30 Across: "Wow, that can't be right!" (6 letters)
31 Across: Menial worker in a big company, metaphorically (3 letters)
33 Across: Some saxes (5 letters)
35 Across: Situated (3 letters)
36 Across: Puppy (5 letters)
38 Across: Cry of frustration (3 letters)
39 Across: Modern-day aid for a data job, maybe (6 letters)
42 Across: Tackling work (4 letters)
43 Across: Another way to say, er, "online" (13 letters)
46 Across: Non-sushi option at some sushi bars (5 letters)
47 Across: The present (3 letters)
48 Across: Paper you can trip on? (6 letters)
50 Across: Ways of getting to the top (8 letters)
55 Across: It's ... (what am I trying to say?) ... it's what my dentist uses (15 letters)
57 Across: Causes of dog bites (4 letters)
58 Across: Like flickers and flamingos (5 letters)
59 Across: Many a politician with a legal background, for short (4 letters)
60 Across: C.F.L. team in Edmonton (4 letters)
61 Across: Drunk, in modern slang (5 letters)
62 Across: Neighbor of a Montenegrin (4 letters)
Down
1 Down: Tranquil (4 letters)
2 Down: Award won by a young Meryl Streep for her role in "Alice in Concert" (1981) (4 letters)
3 Down: Totally destroyed, in gamer-speak (4 letters)
4 Down: "I think you should leave" (8 letters)
5 Down: Holding in high esteem (7 letters)
6 Down: ___ skirt (4 letters)
7 Down: Easternmost member of the Arab League (4 letters)
8 Down: Truckload (3 letters)
9 Down: Get delivery, say (7 letters)
10 Down: Hero of Philly? (6 letters)
11 Down: Where things are happening (10 letters)
12 Down: Leave in a text, say (4 letters)
13 Down: Labourite's opponent (4 letters)
18 Down: It's all black and white (4 letters)
19 Down: Separate (out) (6 letters)
23 Down: Kutcher on "Two and a Half Men" (6 letters)
24 Down: Acquisition through marriage (5 letters)
25 Down: She has a lot of young followers (10 letters)
26 Down: Classic card game with a geographical name (6 letters)
27 Down: Hit with, as a pickup line (5 letters)
28 Down: Cube, e.g. (5 letters)
29 Down: What an old roof might start to do (3 letters)
32 Down: Chat follower (3 letters)
34 Down: Author Rushdie (6 letters)
37 Down: Gets started the wrong way? (8 letters)
40 Down: Arctic craft (7 letters)
41 Down: Lax (7 letters)
44 Down: Fried bites for the Festival of Lights (6 letters)
45 Down: Robitussin target (4 letters)
48 Down: Crocodile in a classic children's book (4 letters)
49 Down: Tarnish, as a reputation (4 letters)
50 Down: Ruckus (4 letters)
51 Down: Central Asian chieftain (4 letters)
52 Down: Prix ___ (4 letters)
53 Down: "In summary ...," in internet shorthand (4 letters)
54 Down: Big hunk (4 letters)
56 Down: Mountaineers' sch. (3 letters)
How NYT Crossword Works
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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24576, 2026-10-29) 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.