Crossword Answers for October 26, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Monday, October 26, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

37 Across · 41 Down


Across
1A M Crossword Clue
APING
6A Altered mortgage, for Crossword Clue
REFI
10A “___ Abner” of old Crossword Clue
LIL
13A Washer cycle after “wash” Crossword Clue
RINSE
14A ___ White, three-time Olympic gold medalist in Crossword Clue
SHAUN
15A Wedding Crossword Clue
IDO
16A Walled area for a racket Crossword Clue
SQUASHCOURT
18A Aunt, in Crossword Clue
TIA
19A “___ Lips Are Sealed” (1981 Go-Go’s hit) Crossword Clue
OUR
20A Little Crossword Clue
TOAD
21A “It’s boiling in here!” Crossword Clue
IMHOT
23A Food, water or Crossword Clue
NEED
25A Band with the 1999 triple-platinum hit “All Star” Crossword Clue
SMASHMOUTH
28A Political Crossword Clue
INS
30A “Laughing” Crossword Clue
HYENA
31A Sonnets and Crossword Clue
POESY
34A Partner of Crossword Clue
DOOM
36A Break off Crossword Clue
SNAP
39A “Pretty please? I won’t ask again” Crossword Clue
JUSTTHISONETIME
42A “Absolutely, amigo!” Crossword Clue
SISI
43A Kids’ fun run length, for Crossword Clue
ONEK
44A Have a knee-jerk response, Crossword Clue
REACT
45A Something acute or Crossword Clue
ANGLE
47A Dinghy Crossword Clue
OAR
48A Played mind games Crossword Clue
PSYCHEDOUT
52A Post-Christmas Crossword Clue
SALE
56A Game with numbered Crossword Clue
LOTTO
57A “The ___ thickens” Crossword Clue
PLOT
59A Beantown home team, Crossword Clue
SOX
60A “I am the eggman. They ___ the eggmen ?” (Beatles lyric) Crossword Clue
ARE
61A All over the place ? or a hint to the circled letters in 16-, 25-, 39- and 48- Crossword Clue
SCATTERSHOT
65A Word before “a bird,” “a plane” and “Superman!” Crossword Clue
ITS
66A Actress Shire of the “Godfather” Crossword Clue
TALIA
67A “Old MacDonald” Crossword Clue
EIEIO
68A ___ King Crossword Clue
NAT
69A Contract detail, Crossword Clue
SPEC
70A Painter’s Crossword Clue
EASEL
Down
1D Firing offense? Crossword Clue
ARSON
2D Arouse, as Crossword Clue
PIQUE
3D Make accustomed (to) Crossword Clue
INURE
4D Hush-hush D.C. org. Crossword Clue
NSA
5D Bit of derring- Crossword Clue
GEST
6D “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” Crossword Clue
RHODA
7D All-vowel French 101 Crossword Clue
EAU
8D Sable or Crossword Clue
FUR
9D Before the Crossword Clue
INTIME
10D Vilnius is its Crossword Clue
LITHUANIA
11D No-brainer? Crossword Clue
IDIOT
12D Reluctant (to) Crossword Clue
LOATH
14D Phishing scheme, e.g. Crossword Clue
SCAM
17D Brother on TV’s “Bonanza” Crossword Clue
HOSS
22D B Crossword Clue
MONSTERS
24D Having a sharp Crossword Clue
DISTINCT
26D “All ___ Up” (Elvis #1 hit) Crossword Clue
SHOOK
27D It’s sung in Crossword Clue
HYMN
29D Manhattan-based media org. Crossword Clue
NYT
31D Bedwear, in Crossword Clue
PJS
32D All-vowel French 101 Crossword Clue
OUI
33D Blue-book Crossword Clue
ESSAYTEST
34D Partner of Crossword Clue
DINED
35D Suffix for some Crossword Clue
OSE
37D “Better Call Saul” Crossword Clue
AMC
38D ___ Crossword Clue
PET
40D Reason to give a darn? Crossword Clue
HOLE
41D 1970s feminist cause, for Crossword Clue
ERA
46D Ends a relationship with by suddenly cutting off Crossword Clue
GHOSTS
47D Central Plains Crossword Clue
OTOE
48D Without any Crossword Clue
PLAIN
49D To a degree, Crossword Clue
SORTA
50D Of the Crossword Clue
OPTIC
51D Big name in Crossword Clue
ULTA
53D Grill Crossword Clue
ASHES
54D Sergeant’s superior, Crossword Clue
LOOIE
55D Praise to the Crossword Clue
EXTOL
58D Word with family or Crossword Clue
TREE
62D One may be twist- Crossword Clue
CAP
63D Pub pint, Crossword Clue
ALE
64D One-named “Chandelier” Crossword Clue
SIA

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October 26, 2026

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