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
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.
- Full-Size Grid A standard 15x15 weekday grid, expanding to a significantly larger grid on Sundays.
- Daily Difficulty Curve Monday starts easy and each day gets progressively harder through Saturday, the toughest of the week.
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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.