Crossword Answers for October 11, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Sunday, October 11, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

65 Across · 75 Down


Across
1A Easy Crossword Clue
TAPIN
6A C Crossword Clue
SMART
11A Exam for a future atty. Crossword Clue
LSAT
15A Boulderer’s safety Crossword Clue
PAD
18A Muffin Crossword Clue
SCONE
19A Sea surrounding Crossword Clue
AEGEAN
21A Flour in Indian Crossword Clue
ATTA
22A “Mr. Blue Sky” band, in Crossword Clue
ELO
23A Some “Star Trek” slang? Crossword Clue
KLINGONLINGO
25A Infamous Russian Crossword Clue
RASPUTIN
27A Glow up? Crossword Clue
SUN
28A One might be liquid or Crossword Clue
ASSET
29A Street that might run all the way through Crossword Clue
MAIN
31A Like most Crossword Clue
INPEN
32A French filmmaker Crossword Clue
TATI
34A Secrets known only to E.N.T.s? Crossword Clue
EARCANALARCANA
38A Depression formed by a volcano’s Crossword Clue
CALDERA
41A Did a taxing job? Crossword Clue
AUDITED
42A C.I.A. Crossword Clue
OSS
43A Listened to “Rigoletto” way too many times? Crossword Clue
OVERDIDVERDI
46A Mideast Crossword Clue
EMIRS
48A Member of the South Asian Crossword Clue
DESI
49A Ocho menos Crossword Clue
SIETE
50A Berkeley university, Crossword Clue
CAL
53A Rubber stamp go- Crossword Clue
INKPAD
56A Many a David Foster Wallace Crossword Clue
ESSAY
58A Not Crossword Clue
NET
59A Wild Crossword Clue
BOARS
61A “___ y plata” (Montana’s motto) Crossword Clue
ORO
62A Sleuth, Crossword Clue
TEC
64A “A sharp edge recalls a splinter’s bite” or “The forest’s final revenge is whisper-thin,” e.g.? Crossword Clue
PAPERCUTAPERCU
69A N.K. ___, “Broken Earth” trilogy Crossword Clue
JEMISIN
73A Summer in Crossword Clue
ETE
74A Person discussed in Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Crossword Clue
ELECTOR
75A Spark joy? Crossword Clue
ELICITFELICITY
80A Educational inst. Crossword Clue
SCH
81A “Feast,” in Crossword Clue
EID
82A Count (up) Crossword Clue
TALLY
83A Slippery Crossword Clue
EEL
85A Daniel ___ (children’s TV character) Crossword Clue
TIGER
89A “The heart of the internet,” per its Crossword Clue
REDDIT
91A H Crossword Clue
FEW
93A Those Crossword Clue
ANTIS
95A Animated Crossword Clue
DORA
96A Cornea-reshaping Crossword Clue
LASIK
98A Diwali or Holi? Crossword Clue
HINDISHINDIG
101A Queen ___ (pop nickname) Crossword Clue
BEY
102A B Crossword Clue
OUSTING
105A Some hair Crossword Clue
POMADES
106A Like the world’s worst demolition company? Crossword Clue
LASTINBLASTING
110A Rose bowl? Crossword Clue
VASE
111A Status after a leadoff Crossword Clue
ONEON
112A D Crossword Clue
ROUT
113A Wibbly- Crossword Clue
AREEL
115A Hot stone massage Crossword Clue
SPA
118A Take a Crossword Clue
CHANCEIT
120A A whole bunch of ocean detritus? Crossword Clue
LOTSAFLOTSAM
124A Tsp. or tbsp. Crossword Clue
AMT
125A Triumphal monument Crossword Clue
ARCH
126A Off- Crossword Clue
ERRANT
127A Family Crossword Clue
NIECE
128A Fleur-de-___ Crossword Clue
LIS
129A Luxury goods retailer since 1867 Crossword Clue
SAKS
130A Needlessly adorns, in an Crossword Clue
GILDS
131A Massachusetts county in which the term “gerrymandering” was first Crossword Clue
ESSEX
Down
1D Disapproving Crossword Clue
TSKS
2D “Dissent is patriotic” grp. Crossword Clue
ACLU
3D Anti-matter? Crossword Clue
POINTLESS
4D Overnight Crossword Clue
INN
5D Made Crossword Clue
NEGATED
6D ___ Crossword Clue
SANS
7D Free-for- Crossword Clue
MELEE
8D Stress-induced Crossword Clue
AGITA
9D Stimpy’s TV Crossword Clue
REN
10D Make it? Crossword Clue
TAG
11D Roundup Crossword Clue
LARIAT
12D Comics legend behind the Fantastic Crossword Clue
STANLEE
13D Calls out on social media, Crossword Clue
ATS
14D Odd-toed Crossword Clue
TAPIR
15D Document used for a travel companion who might sit under a Crossword Clue
PETPASSPORT
16D Many characters in Pixar’s “Elio” Crossword Clue
ALIENS
17D “The Bear” matriarch played by Jamie Lee Crossword Clue
DONNA
20D R Crossword Clue
NOMADIC
24D Green Egyptian Crossword Clue
OSIRIS
26D Get into, as a cab, Crossword Clue
UNCORK
30D DiFranco who made her Broadway debut in “Hadestown” Crossword Clue
ANI
33D Northernmost arm of the Crossword Clue
ADRIATIC
35D Like a blue moon or blue Crossword Clue
RARE
36D Something to chew Crossword Clue
CUD
37D Ship Crossword Clue
ADMIRALS
38D Work with Python, Crossword Clue
CODE
39D Park and Fifth, e.g.: Abbr. Crossword Clue
AVES
40D Tennis score following Crossword Clue
ADIN
44D Second-in- Crossword Clue
VEEP
45D ___ Place, female companion of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Crossword Clue
ETTA
47D Closely Crossword Clue
INSPECT
51D “Dancing With the Stars” Crossword Clue
ABC
52D Cardinals legend Crossword Clue
LOU
54D With the bow, in Crossword Clue
ARCO
55D S Crossword Clue
DOUR
57D “Indeed!” Crossword Clue
YESITIS
60D Performed exceptionally, in Crossword Clue
ATE
63D Bibliography Crossword Clue
CITATION
65D Louvre Pyramid Crossword Clue
PEI
66D Mail Boxes ___ Crossword Clue
ETC
67D Chain that sells climbing Crossword Clue
REI
68D Only egg-laying mammals besides Crossword Clue
ECHIDNAS
69D Mocking Crossword Clue
JEER
70D “Night” memoirist Crossword Clue
ELIE
71D They might be the last to be booked on an Crossword Clue
MIDDLESEATS
72D Grp. for Commanders and Crossword Clue
NFL
76D Holiday classic starring Will Crossword Clue
ELF
77D Soapmaker’s Crossword Clue
LYE
78D Be Crossword Clue
TEND
79D Cryptid with a Tibetan Crossword Clue
YETI
84D Speech therapist’s Crossword Clue
LISP
86D Frigg and Freyja, e.g. Crossword Clue
GODDESSES
87D One of the Great Crossword Clue
ERIE
88D Cleaning Crossword Clue
RAGS
90D Home of the N.C.A.A.’s Crossword Clue
DAYTON
92D Train Crossword Clue
WHISTLE
93D Home services Crossword Clue
ANGI
94D Dig up dirt, Crossword Clue
SHOVEL
97D “Barry Lyndon” Crossword Clue
KUBRICK
99D QB’s worry: Abbr. Crossword Clue
INT
100D Statement by someone who’s out of date? Crossword Clue
IMALONE
101D Vietnamese Crossword Clue
BANHMI
103D Animals known for their slow Crossword Clue
SLOTHS
104D Capital of ancient Troy? Crossword Clue
TAU
106D Alternative to Crossword Clue
LOCAL
107D Ancient Crossword Clue
INCAS
108D Like some allergy Crossword Clue
NASAL
109D S Crossword Clue
GRAND
114D Young Crossword Clue
EFTS
116D A runner may need to pick it Crossword Clue
PACE
117D Charger’s option, Crossword Clue
AMEX
119D Flop ___ (period of failure) Crossword Clue
ERA
121D Part of NGO: Abbr. Crossword Clue
ORG
122D Prefix with Crossword Clue
TRI
123D Christmas carol Crossword Clue
TIS

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October 11, 2026

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