Crossword Answers for October 18, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Sunday, October 18, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

61 Across · 75 Down


Across
1A Beneficiary of early Crossword Clue
STARTUP
8A Bless, in a Crossword Clue
ANOINT
14A Close female friend ? in relative Crossword Clue
SISTER
20A Less than satisfactory, Crossword Clue
NOBUENO
21A Like some cyborg Crossword Clue
BIONIC
22A Extended play? Crossword Clue
ENCORE
23A H Crossword Clue
INEEDSOMESPACE
25A Journalist Michele with two Peabody Crossword Clue
NORRIS
26A Walkers, Crossword Clue
PEDS
27A S Crossword Clue
ELATE
28A Softens with sudden sympathy or Crossword Clue
MELTS
30A “Behold,” in Crossword Clue
ECCE
31A Bob ___, alter ego of Mr. Crossword Clue
PARR
32A “What” Crossword Clue
ITELLYOUWHAT
35A Mythical figure whose name means “murmuring rock” Crossword Clue
LORELEI
38A Justice ___ Coney Crossword Clue
AMY
39A Summer setting in S.F. Crossword Clue
PDT
40A Party Crossword Clue
FAVOR
41A N.F.L. Crossword Clue
ALLPRO
44A View Crossword Clue
EYESORE
49A All–can-eat Crossword Clue
IMISSEDYOU
51A Fiber-rich Crossword Clue
BRAN
53A Exam for future Crossword Clue
MCAT
54A Fenway Crossword Clue
REDSOX
55A “Since brass, ___ stone, ___ earth, ___ boundless sea ?”: Shak. Crossword Clue
NOR
56A ___- Crossword Clue
SLO
57A S Crossword Clue
EROTIC
59A Z Crossword Clue
NIL
61A It follows a coin Crossword Clue
KICKOFF
64A Z Crossword Clue
ELAN
65A T Crossword Clue
IDONTSAYTHISLIGHTLY
70A Large Crossword Clue
TOME
71A They can make a pronounced Crossword Clue
UMLAUTS
72A B Crossword Clue
TIE
73A Historic figure targeted in Stephen King’s time-travel novel “11/22/63” Crossword Clue
OSWALD
75A Small + or ? Crossword Clue
ION
76A Apt name for a Crossword Clue
ROB
78A Tree that can be a source of water for thirsty Crossword Clue
BAOBAB
83A N Crossword Clue
NOSH
84A Brand represented by Happy the Oil Crossword Clue
ESSO
86A See 88- Crossword Clue
IMOVERHERE
88A H Crossword Clue
ONEARTH
90A A Crossword Clue
COPSTO
92A Follow-up to “Sit!” Crossword Clue
SHAKE
93A Off work, for Crossword Clue
OOO
94A Figure, Crossword Clue
BOD
95A Making a strong Crossword Clue
ATPAINS
97A Non, ni, ‘a’ Crossword Clue
IHAVENOWORDS
103A Nickname for Ellen or Crossword Clue
NELL
104A [Beep!] Crossword Clue
MOVE
105A One of the Three Crossword Clue
ATHOS
106A “S.N.L.” alum Crossword Clue
HEIDI
108A Artist who kept a pet Crossword Clue
DALI
112A I Crossword Clue
AMIDST
114A Taib? Tbia? Crossword Clue
IMABITCONFUSED
117A It’s cold in Crossword Clue
GELATO
118A Shifts gears, Crossword Clue
SEGUES
119A Nation bordering the Black Crossword Clue
UKRAINE
120A Analogue of a delete Crossword Clue
ERASER
121A I Crossword Clue
TRENDY
122A “That ship has sailed” Crossword Clue
TOOLATE
Down
1D Short Crossword Clue
SNIP
2D Beep, e.g. Crossword Clue
TONE
3D Undercover? Crossword Clue
ABED
4D Has regrets Crossword Clue
RUES
5D ___ Allen, host of “Chopped” Crossword Clue
TED
6D Make public, as secret Crossword Clue
UNSEAL
7D Novel form of summer escapism? Crossword Clue
POOLREAD
8D Connive with, Crossword Clue
ABET
9D Second-generation Japanese Crossword Clue
NISEI
10D Alley ___ Crossword Clue
OOP
11D How a boss might communicate new Crossword Clue
INAMEMO
12D With Crossword Clue
NICELY
13D Immune system Crossword Clue
TCELL
14D Toothpaste brand since 1961 Crossword Clue
SENSODYNE
15D Italian diminutive Crossword Clue
INO
16D It turns when Crossword Clue
SCREW
17D Logo of the W.N.B.A.’s New York Crossword Clue
TORCH
18D Name found in “Americana” Crossword Clue
ERICA
19D Go back to square Crossword Clue
RESET
24D Sex symbol of the 1950s-’60s, Crossword Clue
MARILYN
29D Hypercompetitive and driven, Crossword Clue
TYPEA
31D S Crossword Clue
PERSONNEL
33D Street Crossword Clue
TAR
34D Indigenous people of the Salt Lake Crossword Clue
UTE
35D Weak, as an Crossword Clue
LAME
36D “Ibis” Crossword Clue
OVID
37D Bob who painted “Cabin at Sunset,” which sold for over $1 million to benefit public Crossword Clue
ROSS
40D Fragrant holiday Crossword Clue
FIR
42D G Crossword Clue
LOOKYLOO
43D Goody-goody Crossword Clue
PURITAN
45D Young Crossword Clue
SMOLT
46D Eight- Crossword Clue
OCTAL
47D Like Amazon forests, Crossword Clue
RAINY
48D Series finale? Crossword Clue
ETC
50D Maze’s Crossword Clue
EXIT
51D Comes into one’s Crossword Clue
BLOSSOMS
52D [So-o-o funny!] Crossword Clue
ROFL
56D Reason to head for the Crossword Clue
SKITRIP
58D D Crossword Clue
REHEARSAL
60D “Geaux Tigers!” sch. Crossword Clue
LSU
62D John M. ___, director of 2024’s “Wicked” Crossword Clue
CHU
63D Showing signs of working out, Crossword Clue
FIT
65D “Let’s do this!” Crossword Clue
ITSON
66D Use a divining Crossword Clue
DOWSE
67D Midwest birthplace of Marlon Crossword Clue
OMAHA
68D Buddies, in Crossword Clue
AMIS
69D W Crossword Clue
GIBE
73D Musical Crossword Clue
ONO
74D Big bang Crossword Clue
DETONATOR
77D Like London’s Kew Crossword Clue
BOTANIC
79D Surprised Crossword Clue
OHHI
80D Word with black or Crossword Clue
BEAN
81D Covenant Crossword Clue
ARKS
82D Something in which you might stand for a Crossword Clue
BEE
85D “Lay it on me” Crossword Clue
SHOOT
87D Ousted, Crossword Clue
VOTEDOUT
89D Sushi Crossword Clue
ROE
90D Boutonniere Crossword Clue
CORSAGE
91D E Crossword Clue
ODD
94D Many a modern-day Crossword Clue
BOOMER
96D Pricing game on “The Price Is Right” Crossword Clue
PLINKO
97D Avatar, e.g. Crossword Clue
IMAGE
98D Smash Crossword Clue
HOMER
99D Teresa of ___ Crossword Clue
AVILA
100D Sacred Sanskrit Crossword Clue
VEDAS
101D Card game played in Dickens’s “The Pickwick Papers” Crossword Clue
WHIST
102D Drew Crossword Clue
SHIED
107D Website with a “Star Seller” Crossword Clue
ETSY
108D B Crossword Clue
DUAL
109D Setting for most of the TV series “Pachinko” Crossword Clue
ASIA
110D Time for a social media break, Crossword Clue
LENT
111D ___ Crossword Clue
IDEE
113D Office address abbr. Crossword Clue
STE
115D Cupcake, in Crossword Clue
BUN
116D Not Crossword Clue
FRO

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October 18, 2026

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