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October 27, 2026 15×15 grid 76 clues Tuesday
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Welcome back, puzzler. The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 is live: a 15x15 grid with 76 clues to fill in, 37 Across and 39 Down.

Here's how this page works: the five hints below start with nothing but opening letters and end with two entries handed over outright, so reveal them one at a time and stop the moment the long answers start falling. The full set of answers sits in the green box further down, organized by Across and Down, locked behind a tap. Nothing here reveals itself on its own, not a long entry and not the shortest crossing.

Letters first, then whole entries. Stop when the long answers begin to fall.

1 Across starting lettersHow does every Across entry open? 1 A · 6 P · 10 I · 14 R · 15 O · 16 N · 17 M · 19 A · 20 W · 21 M · 23 A · 26 L · 28 O · 29 W · 33 A · 34 M · 35 E · 38 I · 39 P · 42 D · 43 T · 44 R · 45 O · 47 B · 51 M · 52 O · 53 L · 54 G · 57 B · 59 L · 60 F · 65 E · 66 O · 67 G · 68 E · 69 S · 70 A.
2 Down starting lettersAnd every Down entry? 1 A · 2 P · 3 R · 4 I · 5 L · 6 P · 7 T · 8 S · 9 D · 10 I · 11 S · 12 I · 13 T · 18 O · 22 T · 23 A · 24 N · 25 K · 27 G · 30 L · 31 M · 32 M · 36 M · 37 O · 40 R · 41 O · 46 H · 48 A · 49 D · 50 S · 51 M · 54 G · 55 U · 56 E · 58 I · 61 Y · 62 G · 63 H · 64 T.
3 The longest entryWhich entry is doing the most work? 29 Across ("Extinct cousin of an elephant") runs 13 letters, starts with W and ends with H.
4 A foothold, freeGive me one entry outright? 29 Across is WOOLLYMAMMOTH. On a full grid the longest entry crosses a dozen others, so this is the cheapest way in.
5 The three-letter fillWhat are the 3-letter answers? 26 Across is LOG, 35 Across is EMO, 38 Across is ICK, 42 Across is DEM, 43 Across is TEA, 52 Across is OAT, 1 Down is ARM, 2 Down is PHO, 3 Down is RIC, 7 Down is TAB, 31 Down is MOO, 32 Down is MEW, 40 Down is RAT, 41 Down is OVA, 61 Down is YON, 62 Down is GNU, 63 Down is HUB, 64 Down is TSA. Short entries are the classic crosswordese that unlock everything around them.

Drumroll, please…

NYT Crossword Answers for October 27

Answers hidden · tap a tile strip to reveal

Across (37)

  1. 1

    Alphabetically first month

    5-letter words ·start with A ·end in L

  2. 6

    Affliction in "The Hurt Locker," in brief

    4-letter words ·start with P ·end in D

  3. 10

    "That so?"

    4-letter words ·start with I ·end in T

  4. 14

    Large safari sight

    5-letter words ·start with R ·end in O

  5. 15

    Island with Waikiki Beach

    4-letter words ·start with O ·end in U

  6. 16

    A goose egg

    4-letter words ·start with N ·end in A

  7. 17

    Staged fighting

    10-letter words ·start with M ·end in T

  8. 19

    Confirm with confidence

    4-letter words ·start with A ·end in R

  9. 20

    Beat, as cream

    4-letter words ·start with W ·end in P

  10. 21

    "I'll pay"

    7-letter words ·start with M ·end in T

  11. 23

    Tennis great Huber

    4-letter words ·start with A ·end in E

  12. 26

    Part of Lincoln's cabin

    3-letter words ·start with L ·end in G

  13. 28

    Convenient excuses

    4-letter words ·start with O ·end in S

  14. 29

    Extinct cousin of an elephant

    13-letter words ·start with W ·end in H

  15. 33

    Garlicky dip

    5-letter words ·start with A ·end in I

  16. 34

    Homer Simpson's watering hole

    4-letter words ·start with M ·end in S

  17. 35

    Angsty music genre

    3-letter words ·start with E ·end in O

  18. 38

    Repulsed cry

    3-letter words ·start with I ·end in K

  19. 39

    Longtime N.F.L. all-star game

    7-letter words ·start with P ·end in L

  20. 42

    J.F.K. or Obama, in brief

    3-letter words ·start with D ·end in M

  21. 43

    Cupful for a cold

    3-letter words ·start with T ·end in A

  22. 44

    Sitar maestro Shankar

    4-letter words ·start with R ·end in I

  23. 45

    Catherine of "The Last of Us"

    5-letter words ·start with O ·end in A

  24. 47

    Unethical marketing tactic

    13-letter words ·start with B ·end in H

  25. 51

    Olivia of "The Newsroom"

    4-letter words ·start with M ·end in N

  26. 52

    Feedbox bit

    3-letter words ·start with O ·end in T

  27. 53

    "Star Wars" twin sister

    4-letter words ·start with L ·end in A

  28. 54

    Deviate from the herd

    7-letter words ·start with G ·end in E

  29. 57

    What someone behind bars may need

    4-letter words ·start with B ·end in L

  30. 59

    Greiner of "Shark Tank"

    4-letter words ·start with L ·end in I

  31. 60

    Like an untrustworthy business ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 29-, 39- and 47-Across

    10-letter words ·start with F ·end in T

  32. 65

    Pep

    4-letter words ·start with E ·end in N

  33. 66

    Instrument to which an orchestra tunes

    4-letter words ·start with O ·end in E

  34. 67

    Biology class?

    5-letter words ·start with G ·end in S

  35. 68

    Which way the Great Sphinx of Giza faces

    4-letter words ·start with E ·end in T

  36. 69

    It trickles down an hourglass

    4-letter words ·start with S ·end in D

  37. 70

    Island off the coast of Venezuela

    5-letter words ·start with A ·end in A

Down (39)

  1. 1

    One of the four in "all fours"

    3-letter words ·start with A ·end in M

  2. 2

    Vietnamese soup

    3-letter words ·start with P ·end in O

  3. 3

    Rocker Ocasek of the Cars

    3-letter words ·start with R ·end in C

  4. 4

    Bygone writing accessory

    7-letter words ·start with I ·end in L

  5. 5

    Nessie's body of water

    4-letter words ·start with L ·end in H

  6. 6

    Cheerleader's accessory

    6-letter words ·start with P ·end in M

  7. 7

    Can opener

    3-letter words ·start with T ·end in B

  8. 8

    False front

    4-letter words ·start with S ·end in M

  9. 9

    Responsibility

    4-letter words ·start with D ·end in Y

  10. 10

    Stagnant

    6-letter words ·start with I ·end in T

  11. 11

    Words said with reservation?

    11-letter words ·start with S ·end in E

  12. 12

    Brainchilds

    5-letter words ·start with I ·end in S

  13. 13

    Small pie

    4-letter words ·start with T ·end in T

  14. 18

    Overly smooth

    4-letter words ·start with O ·end in Y

  15. 22

    It might follow "Up top" and "down low" in a high-five trick

    7-letter words ·start with T ·end in W

  16. 23

    Stand by for

    5-letter words ·start with A ·end in T

  17. 24

    Neat, at a bar

    5-letter words ·start with N ·end in E

  18. 25

    "Laughing" birds from Down Under

    11-letter words ·start with K ·end in S

  19. 27

    Notorious Mafia family name

    7-letter words ·start with G ·end in O

  20. 30

    Bit of facial jewelry

    7-letter words ·start with L ·end in G

  21. 31

    Cry before being milked, maybe

    3-letter words ·start with M ·end in O

  22. 32

    Cry for milk, maybe

    3-letter words ·start with M ·end in W

  23. 36

    "Thank you, Madame"

    5-letter words ·start with M ·end in I

  24. 37

    Midwest city where Malcolm X was born

    5-letter words ·start with O ·end in A

  25. 40

    Snitch (on)

    3-letter words ·start with R ·end in T

  26. 41

    I.V.F. extractions

    3-letter words ·start with O ·end in A

  27. 46

    Tougher, in a way, as a bike course

    7-letter words ·start with H ·end in R

  28. 48

    Officially designate

    6-letter words ·start with A ·end in T

  29. 49

    Applied gently

    6-letter words ·start with D ·end in D

  30. 50

    "Don't go!"

    4-letter words ·start with S ·end in Y

  31. 51

    Cold, hard cash

    5-letter words ·start with M ·end in A

  32. 54

    Great delight

    4-letter words ·start with G ·end in E

  33. 55

    Crafts seen around the world?

    4-letter words ·start with U ·end in S

  34. 56

    Idris of "A House of Dynamite"

    4-letter words ·start with E ·end in A

  35. 58

    "Young Frankenstein" woman

    4-letter words ·start with I ·end in A

  36. 61

    Over there, to a poet

    3-letter words ·start with Y ·end in N

  37. 62

    White-bearded animal in the Serengeti

    3-letter words ·start with G ·end in U

  38. 63

    Center of operations

    3-letter words ·start with H ·end in B

  39. 64

    They wave their wands so you can fly, for short

    3-letter words ·start with T ·end in A

Blank tiles show each answer's length. Tap a strip to fill it in. Stuck on one? First letters deals just each entry's opening tile.

About yesterday's grid October 27

Answer count

76 answers in total: 37 Across and 39 Down.

Longest and shortest

The longest answer runs 13 letters; the shortest run 3 letters (18 of them).

Letter check

A is today's most common letter, appearing 24 times across the grid.

By the numbers

Published Tuesday, October 27, 2026, edited by Will Shortz and built by Jeff Chen and Bharati Hemmady.

Crossword strategy that actually helps

Proven habits from top solvers, useful today and every day.

Do a first pass for gimmes

Skim every clue before committing to one. Short, direct clues (abbreviations, fill-in-the-blanks) fall fastest and open up the grid.

Fill the short answers first

Three and four letter answers lean on common words and abbreviations, so bank those before the long ones.

Watch for question marks

A "?" means the clue is playing a game with you. From Thursday onward the question marks cluster around the gimmick, so treat them as a map of the theme.

Lean on crossings

Unsure of a letter? Solve the crossing clue instead of guessing, and let it fill the gap for you.

Work in sections

A big grid is really several small ones stitched together. Clear one corner fully before moving to the next.

Difficulty grows through the week

Monday and Tuesday puzzles lean on straightforward definitions; by Friday and Saturday, expect trickier wordplay and less common vocabulary. Sunday is typically Thursday-level with a bigger grid.

How to play NYT Crossword

The rules in full, for anyone arriving without them.

The New York Times Crossword is the daily flagship: a full-size grid of interlocking answers that has run since 1942. Unlike most puzzles, its difficulty is scheduled, climbing steadily from Monday to Saturday.

  1. 1 Sweep the Acrosses, then the Downs

    Fill in only what you are certain of on the first pass. Confidence, not completeness, is the goal of the opening sweep.
  2. 2 Anchor on the long answers

    The longest entries usually carry the theme. Cracking one gives you a letter in almost every crossing word.
  3. 3 Read the clue exactly as written

    Tense, plurality, and part of speech in the clue always match the answer. A question mark signals wordplay, and an abbreviation in the clue means an abbreviated answer.
  4. 4 Finish the grid

    There is no guess limit. Solvers who care about the streak simply have to finish before the next day starts.
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The New York Times, edited by Will Shortz

The board

15 by 15 Monday to Saturday, 21 by 21 on Sunday

Your limit

No limit

Resets

10pm Eastern the night before (6pm for Sunday and Monday)

The day of the week is the single best hint you get. Monday clues are straight definitions, Thursday almost always breaks a rule with a gimmick, and Saturday is the hardest of the week despite having no theme at all.

NYT Crossword, answered

Quick answers to the questions we get every day.

What time does the new Crossword come out?

The daily Crossword resets at 10 p.m. Eastern the night before for digital subscribers, and at midnight local time once it's live everywhere. The Crossword posts at 10pm Eastern on weeknights and 6pm at weekends, so the next day's grid is live well before midnight.

Why do puzzles get harder through the week?

The NYT ramps difficulty on purpose: Monday is the easiest day and Saturday the hardest, with Sunday landing at a mid-week difficulty on a larger grid. Same editorial team, same clue conventions, just more wordplay and less common vocabulary as the week goes on.

How is the full Crossword different from the Mini?

The Mini is a small grid, usually 5x5, solvable in a couple of minutes. The full daily Crossword runs 15x15 on weekdays and up to 21x21 on Sundays, with dozens more clues and a much wider range of difficulty across the week.

Can I play past Crossword puzzles?

Yes, if you're an NYT Games subscriber, the app and site keep a deep archive of past puzzles. This page focuses on the two most recent: today's and yesterday's.

Which day of the week is hardest?

Saturday, not Sunday. Difficulty climbs from Monday to Saturday, and the Saturday grid is themeless specifically so the clues can be as oblique as the editor likes. Sunday is larger at 21 by 21 but sits around Thursday in difficulty, so it takes longer without being harder.

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Past NYT Crossword answers

The longest answer from each recent grid from the last two weeks. A full crossword has no single solution, so we list the marquee entry: the longest fill, which is usually the one carrying the theme. Today's stays blurred until you tap it.

DateAnswer
Oct 28Today ITSALIVEITSALIVE
Oct 27 WOOLLYMAMMOTH
Oct 26 JUSTTHISONETIME
Oct 25 BUTCHERBLOCK
Oct 24 HOLEINTHEWALL
Oct 23 ITSALLALIE
Oct 22 ALAMODOME
Oct 21 MOVINGAVERAGE
Oct 20 ALLKIDDINGASIDE
Oct 19 FAWNINGOVER
Oct 18 IDONTSAYTHISLIGHTLY
Oct 17 CHEFSTABLE
Oct 16 OOPSIDIDITAGAIN
Oct 15 GUARANTEED