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Crossword #24604 | 2026-10-30

NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 30. October, 2026

The Crossword #24604 for Friday, October 30, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 70 clues (35 Across, 35 Down), starting with 1-Across: “2019 film co-starring Taylor Swift as Bombalurina”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.

Across

1 Across: 2019 film co-starring Taylor Swift as Bombalurina (4 letters)

5 Across: Like many fringe festival acts (4 letters)

9 Across: Logic components in electric circuits (5 letters)

14 Across: Travel lead-in to "méxico" (4 letters)

15 Across: Aching (4 letters)

16 Across: Aches (5 letters)

17 Across: Invented something, say (4 letters)

18 Across: Aid in evaluating some calls (10 letters)

20 Across: It's been a long time (3 letters)

21 Across: "Didn't we just say goodbye?" (10 letters)

22 Across: Trees whose nuts and leaves are toxic to humans (8 letters)

24 Across: Unrestricted, in a way, in brief (3 letters)

25 Across: ___ teeth (proverbial rarity) (4 letters)

26 Across: Running things (7 letters)

30 Across: Like the ingredients in a French chef's mirepoix (5 letters)

32 Across: Classic potluck dish (9 letters)

34 Across: Take on (5 letters)

35 Across: Tony-winning actress Stroker (3 letters)

36 Across: Unmanned NASA craft (5 letters)

37 Across: Places for intertidal ecosystems (9 letters)

39 Across: Bass drum attachment (5 letters)

40 Across: Result of keeping a lid on too long? (7 letters)

41 Across: Push-up targets, informally (4 letters)

42 Across: Sites with clamps and curettes, for short (3 letters)

43 Across: Screens that stream (8 letters)

47 Across: "Hole-sale" outlets? (10 letters)

50 Across: "___ Short Day" ("Wicked" song) (3 letters)

51 Across: Lodging option for a trip with extended family (10 letters)

52 Across: Eye part whose name shares the same etymological root as a throat part (4 letters)

53 Across: Liqueur herb (5 letters)

54 Across: "Happier Than ___" (Billie Eilish hit) (4 letters)

55 Across: They've split (4 letters)

56 Across: Targets of some Audubon cameras (5 letters)

57 Across: Freshness (4 letters)

58 Across: Poses (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: First name that contains four of the first five letters of the alphabet (5 letters)

2 Down: Macronutrient group? (5 letters)

3 Down: Cover-up in an old detective film? (10 letters)

4 Down: Ground cover (3 letters)

5 Down: Pieces of writing from the French for "try" (6 letters)

6 Down: Opposite of agitato, in music (5 letters)

7 Down: Grasps, informally (5 letters)

8 Down: Some hedge shrubs (4 letters)

9 Down: They're at least 170 times hotter than Tabasco sauce (12 letters)

10 Down: Common fix for a prolbem? (11 letters)

11 Down: Alvin and the Chipmunks, e.g. (4 letters)

12 Down: The Kynge's College of Our Ladye of ___ besyde Windesore (4 letters)

13 Down: Grp. of nine, divided in three? (3 letters)

19 Down: Juliet, Ophelia and Desdemona, to an astronomer (5 letters)

21 Down: Take some liberties (12 letters)

23 Down: Monitors for accuracy, just because (11 letters)

26 Down: Goddess referenced in "Aida" (4 letters)

27 Down: Cordless heaters that you might order cords for? (10 letters)

28 Down: Third-largest of Italy's islands, after Sicily and Sardinia (4 letters)

29 Down: It might wind up near a tackle box (4 letters)

30 Down: Colon replacement (4 letters)

31 Down: "Any ___?" (4 letters)

32 Down: Part of a hand (4 letters)

33 Down: Brewer's barrelful (3 letters)

38 Down: Ovens for hops (5 letters)

41 Down: Pentagon ___ (subject of a 1971 Supreme Court ruling) (6 letters)

43 Down: Hindu god with three eyes (5 letters)

44 Down: Specks of dust (5 letters)

45 Down: Kind of sweater (5 letters)

46 Down: Parking spots? (5 letters)

47 Down: Finish line? (4 letters)

48 Down: Eponym of the company that marketed the first escalator (4 letters)

49 Down: Doesn't settle, say (4 letters)

51 Down: World's largest ethnic group (3 letters)

52 Down: Land that goes from coast to coast, in brief (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 (#24604, 2026-10-30) has 70 clues — 35 Across and 35 Down.

What size is today's Crossword grid?

A 15x15 grid.

What's the longest answer today?

12 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.

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