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NYT Crossword — October 19, 2026

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 78 revealed

1S

2U

3N

4W

5A

6N

7D

8A

9I

10M

11P

12A

R

E

13A

W

N

I

N

14G

15R

O

O

16M

17I

G

A

18F

A

W

N

I

N

19G

O

V

E

R

20D

E

P

21U

T

Y

22A

R

N

E

T

T

23O

K

S

24A

25M

26S

T

E

L

27B

28A

L

E

29T

R

E

E

30E

A

31P

32O

33E

34A

S

I

S

35S

T

R

E

36E

T

W

E

A

R

37H

A

T

38O

A

F

39T

A

S

40A

K

A

41T

H

A

42T

S

R

I

43G

H

T

44A

C

E

S

45S

I

N

E

W

46L

E

E

S

47R

E

N

E

48P

E

49R

M

E

D

50C

O

M

51C

52A

53N

I

G

O

54C

A

N

A

55D

56A

57S

H

A

D

O

W

58B

59O

60X

E

S

61R

O

M

62T

E

L

L

63S

E

R

E

N

E

64C

H

I

65M

A

Y

66T

O

R

T

S

67H

A

D

Across

38 clues

1Center of the solar system, with "the"

4"A Fish Called ___"

12"Where the Wild Things ___"

13Cafe overhang

15Hotel booking

17Supermarket franchise inits.

18Giving excessive praise and flattery

20Second-in-command

22Will of "Arrested Development"

23Gives the nod

24Dutch beer brand

27Bundle of hay

29Branch plant?

30"The Raven" writer, in footnotes

34Used goods disclaimer

35Urban casual fashion

37Sombrero or fedora

39U.K. thank-yous

40Alias letters

41"You are correct"

44Perfect tennis serves

45Muscle-bone connector

46Some jeans that aren't Wranglers or Levi's

47Philosopher Descartes

48Made some waves?

50See 61-Across

51"Is it OK for me to leave?"

54Home country of Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling

57Punches the air … or a hint to what 1-Across creates in this puzzle

61With 50-Across, many a feel-good flick

62Giveaway, in poker

63Like a meditation retreat

64Letter between phi and psi

65Month with Mother's Day

66Law school class

67"You ___ to be there!"

Down

40 clues

3Tricolored ice cream flavor

4Floats in the breeze

6180° from SSE

8Darth Vader's childhood nickname

9Rule with no exceptions

10Change places

11What everyone becomes at the touch of love, per Plato's "Symposium"

14Little annoyance you might swat at

16"Rocky III" actor with a mohawk

19Waves to, e.g.

21Luau strings, informally

24Work likely to be shown at an independent cinema

25Debussy's "La ___"

26Was fuming mad

27Thai currency units

28Sapporo rival

29Pre-1917 Russian autocrat

31Antiwar protest

32Like some wine casks

33Clear, as a chalkboard

38New York city, county or river

42Without enthusiasm

44Elvis Presley's middle name

50Assignments for lawyers and judges

51Winter hrs. in Wichita

52Attention-getting sound

53Simba's mate in "The Lion King"

55Capital of Qatar

59Gold, in Granada

60Gen ___ (Zoomer's parent)

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Stats & info

Monday, Oct 19, 2026

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

41/184

Black / letter cells

4.7

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 19, 2026

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorMichele Govier

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split38 across · 40 down

Longest entries

18AGiving excessive praise and flattery11 ltrs 57APunches the air … or a hint to what 1-Across creates in this puzzle11 ltrs 35AUrban casual fashion10 ltrs 41A"You are correct"10 ltrs 3DTricolored ice cream flavor10 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 41 black squares and averages 4.7 letters per entry.