Crossword Answers for October 12, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Monday, October 12, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

39 Across · 39 Down


Across
1A “Let’s not forget …” Crossword Clue
ALSO
5A Singer/actress Crossword Clue
SARA
9A First part of a Crossword Clue
ACTI
13A Close Crossword Clue
NEAR
14A Post-bath Crossword Clue
TOWEL
15A Vegetable on a Crossword Clue
CORN
16A Electric vehicle from Crossword Clue
NISSANLEAF
18A God with a bow and Crossword Clue
EROS
19A B Crossword Clue
SHORT
20A Investment option for old age, in Crossword Clue
IRA
22A Mail carrier’s assignment: Abbr. Crossword Clue
RTE
23A Signaling, as a Crossword Clue
CUING
24A Total Crossword Clue
MARESNEST
27A Contents of a Crossword Clue
ARM
28A Birthstones for some Crossword Clue
OPALS
30A Quick Crossword Clue
PECK
31A Movie princess with “space buns” Crossword Clue
LEIA
33A Rapper ___ Crossword Clue
LIL
34A Mercury, Venus or Crossword Clue
DEITY
35A Unpredictable emotional Crossword Clue
MOODSWING
38A Striped Crossword Clue
TABBY
40A Main element in Crossword Clue
TIN
41A “No ___, no foul” Crossword Clue
HARM
45A Olympic sword with a guarded Crossword Clue
EPEE
46A Thick heads of Crossword Clue
MANES
48A F Crossword Clue
MAD
49A Celtics legend nicknamed “The Hick from French Lick” Crossword Clue
LARRYBIRD
51A Kicks off, as a Crossword Clue
OPENS
53A Singer Grande, Crossword Clue
ARI
54A Part of the Holy Crossword Clue
SON
55A Tony winner Crossword Clue
IDINA
56A ___- Crossword Clue
COCA
58A Positioned precariously ? or where the ends of 16-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across can all be Crossword Clue
OUTONALIMB
62A Those, in Crossword Clue
ESOS
63A Lollipop Crossword Clue
STICK
64A Great Plains Crossword Clue
OTOE
65A “Late Night” host Crossword Clue
SETH
66A ___ off (miffed) Crossword Clue
TEED
67A Little Crossword Clue
TYKE
Down
1D “Tom Lake” novelist Crossword Clue
ANN
2D It isn’t Crossword Clue
LEISURE
3D Raw fish dish at a Japanese Crossword Clue
SASHIMI
4D “Citizen Kane” director Crossword Clue
ORSON
5D Sun, in Crossword Clue
SOL
6D Astounded Crossword Clue
AWE
7D Shows again, as a Crossword Clue
REAIRS
8D “Clemency” actress Crossword Clue
ALFRE
9D Card that may be hidden “up one’s sleeve” Crossword Clue
ACE
10D “You’re right!” Crossword Clue
CORRECT
11D Russian revolutionary Crossword Clue
TROTSKY
12D City map next to a state map, e.g. Crossword Clue
INSET
14D Explosive block in Crossword Clue
TNT
17D Mythical Greek Crossword Clue
ARGO
21D Tree with “quaking” Crossword Clue
ASPEN
23D Baseball great Crossword Clue
CAL
24D ___ Marian, Robin Hood’s Crossword Clue
MAID
25D Outstanding Crossword Clue
ALLSTAR
26D Sound from the horse’s Crossword Clue
NEIGH
29D Cunning Crossword Clue
PLOY
32D “Jurassic Park” insect Crossword Clue
AMBER
34D Eat by candlelight, Crossword Clue
DINE
36D Follows an Crossword Clue
OBEYS
37D Sailboat Crossword Clue
WIND
38D Hybrid flower named after a Crossword Clue
TEAROSE
39D Kind of jam in a Sacher Crossword Clue
APRICOT
42D In-room safe or a chocolate on the pillow, Crossword Clue
AMENITY
43D Went hog Crossword Clue
RANAMOK
44D Some E.R. Crossword Clue
MDS
46D Time piece? Crossword Clue
MINUTE
47D Sweet, fizzy Crossword Clue
SODA
49D Roller skate Crossword Clue
LACES
50D Give a leg Crossword Clue
BOOST
52D Amelia Earhart, for Crossword Clue
PILOT
55D Squid’s defensive Crossword Clue
INK
57D Residue on a Crossword Clue
ASH
59D Reason for Crossword Clue
TIE
60D Anxious condition, in Crossword Clue
OCD
61D Hive Crossword Clue
BEE

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October 12, 2026

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