Every clue from the Thursday, October 29, 2026 Daily Crossword with its answer, and the solved grid. Want to try it yourself first? Play puzzle #6, or today's puzzle.
Across
- 1Small nail (1 Across, 4 letters): BRAD
- 5Breakfast items, sunny side up (5 Across, 4 letters): EGGS
- 9Hair tidier (9 Across, 4 letters): COMB
- 13Ready to eat, as fruit (13 Across, 4 letters): RIPE
- 14Parts in a play (14 Across, 5 letters): ROLES
- 16Spoken, not written (16 Across, 4 letters): ORAL
- 17Not closed (17 Across, 4 letters): OPEN
- 18Piano practice piece (18 Across, 5 letters): ETUDE
- 19Uncovered (19 Across, 4 letters): BARE
- 20Barbecue ___ (meaty cut) (20 Across, 3 letters): RIB
- 22"Golly!" (22 Across, 4 letters): EGAD
- 24Even score (24 Across, 3 letters): TIE
- 25By the river (25 Across, 9 letters): WATERSIDE
- 29Turn upside down (29 Across, 5 letters): UPEND
- 31Escaping from (31 Across, 7 letters): ELUDING
- 32Brief and to the point (32 Across, 5 letters): TERSE
- 33Neither's partner (33 Across, 3 letters): NOR
- 34Tiny particle made of atoms (34 Across, 8 letters): MOLECULE
- 37Golf pegs (37 Across, 4 letters): TEES
- 39Lion sounds (39 Across, 5 letters): ROARS
- 40Daddy (40 Across, 4 letters): PAPA
- 44Driver on the highway (44 Across, 8 letters): MOTORIST
- 47Road-paving goo (47 Across, 3 letters): TAR
- 48Flat-bottomed boats (48 Across, 5 letters): SCOWS
- 50Stretchy (50 Across, 7 letters): ELASTIC
- 52Theater platform (52 Across, 5 letters): STAGE
- 53People who call "Action!" and "Cut!" (53 Across, 9 letters): DIRECTORS
- 55Science room (55 Across, 3 letters): LAB
- 56Raised platform for a speaker (56 Across, 4 letters): DAIS
- 58Rowboat paddle (58 Across, 3 letters): OAR
- 59Greek letters that look like capital Hs (59 Across, 4 letters): ETAS
- 61Coarse files (61 Across, 5 letters): RASPS
- 64Facts, for short (64 Across, 4 letters): INFO
- 67Sand hill (67 Across, 4 letters): DUNE
- 68More accurate (68 Across, 5 letters): TRUER
- 69Close by (69 Across, 4 letters): NEAR
- 70Chair (70 Across, 4 letters): SEAT
- 71Abominable Snowman (71 Across, 4 letters): YETI
- 72Match up, as a phone and laptop (72 Across, 4 letters): SYNC
Down
- 1Buddy, informally (1 Down, 3 letters): BRO
- 2Tear (2 Down, 3 letters): RIP
- 3Camera opening (3 Down, 8 letters): APERTURE
- 4Said no to (4 Down, 6 letters): DENIED
- 5Before, in poems (5 Down, 3 letters): ERE
- 6Received (6 Down, 3 letters): GOT
- 7Stuck with paste (7 Down, 5 letters): GLUED
- 8Grasslike marsh plant (8 Down, 5 letters): SEDGE
- 9Corn holder (9 Down, 3 letters): COB
- 10Gives a speech (10 Down, 6 letters): ORATES
- 11Of the sea (11 Down, 6 letters): MARINE
- 12Lose blood (12 Down, 5 letters): BLEED
- 15Ocean (15 Down, 3 letters): SEA
- 21Edge of a hat (21 Down, 4 letters): BRIM
- 23Fight with pistols at dawn (23 Down, 4 letters): DUEL
- 25Traveled (25 Down, 4 letters): WENT
- 26Sunburn soother (26 Down, 4 letters): ALOE
- 27Makes piglike sounds (27 Down, 6 letters): SNORTS
- 28Ice house (28 Down, 5 letters): IGLOO
- 30Get ready, for short (30 Down, 4 letters): PREP
- 32Scuffle (32 Down, 6 letters): TUSSLE
- 35It has a lobe (35 Down, 3 letters): EAR
- 36Town ___ (old-time announcer) (36 Down, 5 letters): CRIER
- 38Air pollution over a city (38 Down, 4 letters): SMOG
- 41Lawyer (41 Down, 8 letters): ATTORNEY
- 42Couple (42 Down, 4 letters): PAIR
- 43Curves (43 Down, 4 letters): ARCS
- 45Was in debt (45 Down, 4 letters): OWED
- 46Folded tortilla dish (46 Down, 4 letters): TACO
- 48Lady Liberty, for one (48 Down, 6 letters): STATUE
- 49Cabin at the pool (49 Down, 6 letters): CABANA
- 51Spots on a shirt (51 Down, 6 letters): STAINS
- 52Snow riders (52 Down, 5 letters): SLEDS
- 53Daily journal (53 Down, 5 letters): DIARY
- 54Magazine edition (54 Down, 5 letters): ISSUE
- 57Gallery display (57 Down, 3 letters): ART
- 60Ready, ___, go! (60 Down, 3 letters): SET
- 62Dog or cat (62 Down, 3 letters): PET
- 63Title of respect in India (63 Down, 3 letters): SRI
- 65Admirer (65 Down, 3 letters): FAN
- 66Fantasy brute (66 Down, 3 letters): ORC
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