Crossword Answers for October 19, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Monday, October 19, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

38 Across · 40 Down


Across
1A Center of the solar system, with “the” Crossword Clue
SUN
4A “A Fish Called ___” Crossword Clue
WANDA
9A Tiny Crossword Clue
IMP
12A “Where the Wild Things ___” Crossword Clue
ARE
13A Cafe Crossword Clue
AWNING
15A Hotel Crossword Clue
ROOM
17A Supermarket franchise inits. Crossword Clue
IGA
18A Giving excessive praise and Crossword Clue
FAWNINGOVER
20A Second-in- Crossword Clue
DEPUTY
22A Will of “Arrested Development” Crossword Clue
ARNETT
23A Gives the Crossword Clue
OKS
24A Dutch beer Crossword Clue
AMSTEL
27A Bundle of Crossword Clue
BALE
29A Branch plant? Crossword Clue
TREE
30A “The Raven” writer, in Crossword Clue
EAPOE
34A Used goods Crossword Clue
ASIS
35A Urban casual Crossword Clue
STREETWEAR
37A Sombrero or Crossword Clue
HAT
38A L Crossword Clue
OAF
39A U.K. thank- Crossword Clue
TAS
40A Alias Crossword Clue
AKA
41A “You are correct” Crossword Clue
THATSRIGHT
44A Perfect tennis Crossword Clue
ACES
45A Muscle-bone Crossword Clue
SINEW
46A Some jeans that aren’t Wranglers or Levi’ Crossword Clue
LEES
47A Philosopher Crossword Clue
RENE
48A Made some waves? Crossword Clue
PERMED
50A See 61- Crossword Clue
COM
51A “Is it OK for me to leave?” Crossword Clue
CANIGO
54A Home country of Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Crossword Clue
CANADA
57A Punches the air ? or a hint to what 1-Across creates in this Crossword Clue
SHADOWBOXES
61A With 50-Across, many a feel-good Crossword Clue
ROM
62A Giveaway, in Crossword Clue
TELL
63A Like a meditation Crossword Clue
SERENE
64A Letter between phi and Crossword Clue
CHI
65A Month with Mother’s Crossword Clue
MAY
66A Law school Crossword Clue
TORTS
67A “You ___ to be there!” Crossword Clue
HAD
Down
1D U Crossword Clue
SAID
2D Strong Crossword Clue
URGE
3D Tricolored ice cream Crossword Clue
NEAPOLITAN
4D Floats in the Crossword Clue
WAFTS
5D Not Crossword Clue
AWAY
6D 180° from Crossword Clue
NNW
7D C Crossword Clue
DIN
8D Darth Vader’s childhood Crossword Clue
ANI
9D Rule with no Crossword Clue
IRONLAW
10D Change Crossword Clue
MOVE
11D What everyone becomes at the touch of love, per Plato’s “Symposium” Crossword Clue
POET
14D Little annoyance you might swat Crossword Clue
GNAT
16D “Rocky III” actor with a Crossword Clue
MRT
19D Waves to, e.g. Crossword Clue
GREETS
21D Luau strings, Crossword Clue
UKES
24D Work likely to be shown at an independent Crossword Clue
ARTFILM
25D Debussy’s “La ___” Crossword Clue
MER
26D Was fuming Crossword Clue
SEETHED
27D Thai currency Crossword Clue
BAHTS
28D Sapporo Crossword Clue
ASAHI
29D Pre-1917 Russian Crossword Clue
TSAR
31D Antiwar Crossword Clue
PEACEMARCH
32D Like some wine Crossword Clue
OAKEN
33D Clear, as a Crossword Clue
ERASE
36D Uber ___ Crossword Clue
EATS
38D New York city, county or Crossword Clue
OSWEGO
42D Without Crossword Clue
TEPIDLY
43D “Golly!” Crossword Clue
GEE
44D Elvis Presley’s middle Crossword Clue
ARON
49D Uses Crossword Clue
ROWS
50D Assignments for lawyers and Crossword Clue
CASES
51D Winter hrs. in Crossword Clue
CST
52D Attention-getting Crossword Clue
AHEM
53D Simba’s mate in “The Lion King” Crossword Clue
NALA
54D P Crossword Clue
CENT
55D Capital of Crossword Clue
DOHA
56D In Crossword Clue
AMID
58D W Crossword Clue
BET
59D Gold, in Crossword Clue
ORO
60D Gen ___ (Zoomer’s parent) Crossword Clue
XER

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October 19, 2026

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