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NYT Midi Crossword October 20 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 36 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 36 clues from the NYT Midi Crossword for October 20 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Aftermath of a scrape41 AcrossReveal answer → Body part targeted by bench presses55 AcrossReveal answer → Punxsutawney ___410 AcrossReveal answer → Party with a piñata, perhaps611 AcrossReveal answer → Worker associated with a red truck1112 AcrossReveal answer → Word before a maiden name, from the French314 AcrossReveal answer → Discord or Dropbox315 AcrossReveal answer → "Nonsense!"1016 AcrossReveal answer → Up to the task421 AcrossReveal answer → Puppy's bark322 AcrossReveal answer → With 25-Across, shelters from the sun ... or what some squares in 12- and 16-Across do?523 AcrossReveal answer → See 23-Across525 AcrossReveal answer → Marge Simpson's pet name for her husband529 AcrossReveal answer → Polynesian island nation530 AcrossReveal answer → Sort in order of preference431 AcrossReveal answer → In first place532 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Initials on a beach bottle31 DownReveal answer → Tai ___ (martial art)32 DownReveal answer → Breathe it in!33 DownReveal answer → Didn't stand out from the crowd94 DownReveal answer → What becomes a butt after it's bummed, informally35 DownReveal answer → "That's kinda funny"36 DownReveal answer → "Cómo ___?"57 DownReveal answer → N.B.A. star Curry58 DownReveal answer → Waterproof cover49 DownReveal answer → Impassioned511 DownReveal answer → Extra charge313 DownReveal answer → Thwack, as a piñata416 DownReveal answer → Absolutely despise517 DownReveal answer → Llong-necked animall lliving near Llima?518 DownReveal answer → "Same here"519 DownReveal answer → Garment for a chef520 DownReveal answer → Interjection that aptly rhymes with "shriek"324 DownReveal answer → Doc who might treat a sinus infection326 DownReveal answer → Sense of self327 DownReveal answer → Sticky liquid328 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the NYT Midi crossword published on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.