Every clue from the Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Daily Crossword with its answer, and the solved grid. Want to try it yourself first? Play puzzle #4, or today's puzzle.
Across
- 1Place for a facial (1 Across, 3 letters): SPA
- 4Spheres (4 Across, 4 letters): ORBS
- 8Swiss peaks (8 Across, 4 letters): ALPS
- 12"Sad to say..." (12 Across, 4 letters): ALAS
- 13Person, place or thing (13 Across, 4 letters): NOUN
- 14Uproars in the streets (14 Across, 5 letters): RIOTS
- 16Small pieces (16 Across, 4 letters): BITS
- 17Money in Paris or Rome (17 Across, 4 letters): EURO
- 18Paris subway (18 Across, 5 letters): METRO
- 19Caught sight of (19 Across, 5 letters): SPIED
- 21Ancient harp (21 Across, 4 letters): LYRE
- 23Road-paving goo (23 Across, 3 letters): TAR
- 24Small and slim (24 Across, 6 letters): PETITE
- 26Iron or oxygen, on the periodic table (26 Across, 7 letters): ELEMENT
- 29Number of fingers (29 Across, 3 letters): TEN
- 30Gallery display (30 Across, 3 letters): ART
- 31Best wishes, in a letter's sign-off (31 Across, 7 letters): REGARDS
- 32Curved line (32 Across, 3 letters): ARC
- 33Tardy (33 Across, 4 letters): LATE
- 35Camp bed (35 Across, 3 letters): COT
- 36Free passes to the next round (36 Across, 4 letters): BYES
- 38Intended (38 Across, 5 letters): MEANT
- 40Basil or thyme (40 Across, 4 letters): HERB
- 44Where a cat might nap (44 Across, 3 letters): LAP
- 46Grass and soil (46 Across, 4 letters): TURF
- 48Shelter from the wind (48 Across, 3 letters): LEE
- 49Writes hastily (49 Across, 7 letters): SCRAWLS
- 53Even score (53 Across, 3 letters): TIE
- 54Night before a holiday (54 Across, 3 letters): EVE
- 55Trouble (55 Across, 7 letters): PROBLEM
- 56In short supply (56 Across, 6 letters): SCARCE
- 58Grain for horses (58 Across, 3 letters): OAT
- 59So (59 Across, 4 letters): SUCH
- 61Giant (61 Across, 5 letters): TITAN
- 63Egg shapes (63 Across, 5 letters): OVALS
- 66Female deer (66 Across, 4 letters): DOES
- 68Grain tower (68 Across, 4 letters): SILO
- 69Like a curled-up sleeping position (69 Across, 5 letters): FETAL
- 70Strong wind (70 Across, 4 letters): GALE
- 71At any time (71 Across, 4 letters): EVER
- 72Damp at dawn, like the lawn (72 Across, 4 letters): DEWY
- 73Singer Fitzgerald (73 Across, 4 letters): ELLA
- 74Stop-sign color (74 Across, 3 letters): RED
Down
- 1Like an icy sidewalk (1 Down, 8 letters): SLIPPERY
- 2Waiting quality (2 Down, 8 letters): PATIENCE
- 3Plus (3 Down, 5 letters): ASSET
- 4Single (4 Down, 3 letters): ONE
- 5Casino wheel game (5 Down, 8 letters): ROULETTE
- 6Put underground (6 Down, 4 letters): BURY
- 7Noisy sleeper (7 Down, 6 letters): SNORER
- 8Limb (8 Down, 3 letters): ARM
- 9Fib (9 Down, 3 letters): LIE
- 10One who works with clay (10 Down, 6 letters): POTTER
- 11Leave stuck, as on an island (11 Down, 6 letters): STRAND
- 12Stomach muscles, for short (12 Down, 3 letters): ABS
- 15Kinds (15 Down, 5 letters): SORTS
- 20Clock face (20 Down, 4 letters): DIAL
- 22Powered by current (22 Down, 8 letters): ELECTRIC
- 25Stomps on (25 Down, 8 letters): TRAMPLES
- 27Sense of self (27 Down, 3 letters): EGO
- 28Subject with sums (28 Down, 4 letters): MATH
- 29Bar bill (29 Down, 3 letters): TAB
- 34Have dinner (34 Down, 3 letters): EAT
- 37Thick slice of stone (37 Down, 4 letters): SLAB
- 39Briefly, in a ___ (39 Down, 8 letters): NUTSHELL
- 41Optional class (41 Down, 8 letters): ELECTIVE
- 42Made known (42 Down, 8 letters): REVEALED
- 43Hive worker (43 Down, 3 letters): BEE
- 45Leather punch (45 Down, 3 letters): AWL
- 47Achievement (47 Down, 4 letters): FEAT
- 49Parody (49 Down, 5 letters): SPOOF
- 50Longed for (50 Down, 6 letters): CRAVED
- 51Turn around (51 Down, 6 letters): ROTATE
- 52Smear of ink (52 Down, 6 letters): SMUDGE
- 57Early ___ (morning person) (57 Down, 5 letters): RISER
- 60Fuel for a grill (60 Down, 4 letters): COAL
- 62Neither's partner (62 Down, 3 letters): NOR
- 64Rule (64 Down, 3 letters): LAW
- 65Crafty (65 Down, 3 letters): SLY
- 67Ocean (67 Down, 3 letters): SEA
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