Every clue from the Monday, October 26, 2026 Daily Crossword with its answer, and the solved grid. Want to try it yourself first? Play puzzle #3, or today's puzzle.
Across
- 1Cobra's cousin (1 Across, 3 letters): ASP
- 4Flat-topped hill (4 Across, 4 letters): MESA
- 8No longer fresh, as bread (8 Across, 5 letters): STALE
- 13Word before a maiden name (13 Across, 3 letters): NEE
- 14Ireland, poetically (14 Across, 4 letters): ERIN
- 15Edmonton hockey player (15 Across, 5 letters): OILER
- 16Fishing with a big net (16 Across, 8 letters): TRAWLING
- 18River mouth area (18 Across, 5 letters): DELTA
- 19Notice (19 Across, 3 letters): SEE
- 20Moon launcher (20 Across, 6 letters): ROCKET
- 22Puts down (22 Across, 4 letters): SETS
- 23Breathed hard (23 Across, 6 letters): PANTED
- 25Knock on the door (25 Across, 3 letters): RAP
- 27"Golly!" (27 Across, 3 letters): GEE
- 28Forever (28 Across, 8 letters): ETERNITY
- 31Mars explorer, e.g. (31 Across, 5 letters): ROVER
- 33Sandwich shop (33 Across, 4 letters): DELI
- 34Pigeon's sound (34 Across, 3 letters): COO
- 35Hawaiian taro dish (35 Across, 3 letters): POI
- 36Actor Gosling (36 Across, 4 letters): RYAN
- 38Young dog (38 Across, 3 letters): PUP
- 40Damage (40 Across, 4 letters): HARM
- 43High, soft tennis shot (43 Across, 3 letters): LOB
- 45Waiter's extra (45 Across, 3 letters): TIP
- 47Sheep sounds (47 Across, 4 letters): BAAS
- 49Social class in some societies (49 Across, 5 letters): CASTE
- 51Front-page story's title (51 Across, 8 letters): HEADLINE
- 53Decay (53 Across, 3 letters): ROT
- 54Have a meal (54 Across, 3 letters): EAT
- 56Reddish-brown color (56 Across, 6 letters): SIENNA
- 57Car (57 Across, 4 letters): AUTO
- 59Argue formally (59 Across, 6 letters): DEBATE
- 62Marshy land (62 Across, 3 letters): FEN
- 63Extra, as a tire (63 Across, 5 letters): SPARE
- 65Guiding light in the northern sky (65 Across, 8 letters): POLESTAR
- 67One who plies a trade (67 Across, 5 letters): PLIER
- 68Pop star, e.g. (68 Across, 4 letters): IDOL
- 69Every bit (69 Across, 3 letters): ALL
- 70Taste or touch (70 Across, 5 letters): SENSE
- 71Colors, as hair (71 Across, 4 letters): DYES
- 72Layer of wood or tissue (72 Across, 3 letters): PLY
Down
- 1Long-snouted termite lover (1 Down, 8 letters): ANTEATER
- 2Calmly (2 Down, 8 letters): SERENELY
- 3Pod veggie (3 Down, 3 letters): PEA
- 4Tuneful (4 Down, 7 letters): MELODIC
- 5Guitarist Clapton (5 Down, 4 letters): ERIC
- 6Kitchen basin (6 Down, 4 letters): SINK
- 7Rage (7 Down, 5 letters): ANGER
- 8Turf (8 Down, 3 letters): SOD
- 9Neckwear (9 Down, 4 letters): TIES
- 10Claim without proof (10 Down, 6 letters): ALLEGE
- 11A, B or C (11 Down, 6 letters): LETTER
- 12Delete (12 Down, 5 letters): ERASE
- 17Small songbird (17 Down, 4 letters): WREN
- 19Raced (19 Down, 4 letters): SPED
- 21Waterproof cover (21 Down, 4 letters): TARP
- 24Courtroom proceedings (24 Down, 6 letters): TRIALS
- 26Winnie-the-___ (26 Down, 4 letters): POOH
- 29Spinning toy (29 Down, 3 letters): TOP
- 30Young people (30 Down, 5 letters): YOUTH
- 32Workable, as a plan (32 Down, 6 letters): VIABLE
- 37Short written message (37 Down, 4 letters): NOTE
- 39Dessert with a crust (39 Down, 3 letters): PIE
- 41Precipitation total (41 Down, 8 letters): RAINFALL
- 42Polite (42 Down, 8 letters): MANNERLY
- 44Necklace piece (44 Down, 4 letters): BEAD
- 46Soft, pale colors (46 Down, 7 letters): PASTELS
- 48Actor Connery (48 Down, 4 letters): SEAN
- 49Pair (49 Down, 6 letters): COUPLE
- 50Reach, as a goal (50 Down, 6 letters): ATTAIN
- 52Goes out, as a battery (52 Down, 4 letters): DIES
- 53Rough files (53 Down, 5 letters): RASPS
- 55Lukewarm (55 Down, 5 letters): TEPID
- 58Mined rocks (58 Down, 4 letters): ORES
- 60Torso (60 Down, 4 letters): BODY
- 61Soothing plant gel (61 Down, 4 letters): ALOE
- 64Before, in poems (64 Down, 3 letters): ERE
- 66Faucet (66 Down, 3 letters): TAP
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