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NYT Crossword — October 17, 2026

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 66 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 66 revealed

1C

2A

3L

4C

5C

6H

7E

8F

9S

10T

11A

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17D

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20N

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27J

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29B

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36U

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41P

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44D

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50A

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56S

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Across

33 clues

1It has its limits, in brief

5Award-winning culinary documentary series

15High number, perhaps

16Where some family secrets may be written

17Displaying finesse

18Actress who plays Trudy on "Mad Men" and Annie on "Community"

19Mothers in cotes

20Bedtime attire

21Silicon Valley V.I.P.

23Oslo Accords grp.

24Gold medalist in women's soccer and women's team foil (fencing) at 2024's Olympics, in brief

25Part of many home improvement projects

31Party leader?

32Something seized, for short

33Outdoor accommodations with flies

34"One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")

35Skin care brand from Japan

37Give credit to

38Suitable for a game of 20 Questions, in a way

39Establishments selling craft products?

41Appears less impressive

42It's meant to be believed

45Meet an unmet need

52Discover alternative

53Author of the story collections "The Little Disturbances of Man" (1959) and "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute" (1974)

54___ mess (British dessert)

55Traditional Passover dish

56Scot's word meaning "past"

Down

33 clues

1Academy figure

2Line of passengers?

3Relocating to a different country, e.g.

4Destination for many a rescue

5Birds whose wings might be folded?

6Prefix with -trope

7Modern pen, of a sort

8Seafood-based ingredient in Eastern cuisines

9Like someone performing a monologue, maybe

10Part of the hamstring

11Fem. or masc.

12Tunnel (into)

13Lane in Superman movies

14Just gets (by)

22"Psst" and "Go!"

25Things that ships, computers and wine retailers all have

26Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows

27Urban locale that looks out on Ellis Island

28When anything goes

29Tie with string

30One getting ripped off at a venue

31Poison classification

35Relative of turquoise

37Competitor of Venmo

40Like the herbs on a 55-Across

41Wimpy friend?

43"The Duck Variations" playwright

44Lane in Superman movies

45States of confusion

47Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use

48Berate, with "into"

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Stats & info

Saturday, Oct 17, 2026

15×15

Grid size

66

Total entries

28/197

Black / letter cells

6.0

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 17, 2026

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorAugust Miller

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 33 down

Longest entries

5AAward-winning culinary documentary series10 ltrs 16AWhere some family secrets may be written10 ltrs 18AActress who plays Trudy on "Mad Men" and Annie on "Community"10 ltrs 20ABedtime attire10 ltrs 45AMeet an unmet need10 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 28 black squares and averages 6.0 letters per entry.