TODAY MONDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword October 12 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the October 12, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
"Top Gun" actor ___ Kilmer
VAL
3
4A
Airport safety group: Abbr.
TSA
3
7A
"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" ('90s sitcom)
BEL
3
10A
Apple desktop
IMAC
4
12A
"Please take a ___" (words heard in a waiting room)
SEAT
4
13A
Tool for chopping wood
AXE
3
14A
"The Best Is Yet to ___" (Ella Fitzgerald album)
COME
4
15A
U-___ (moving truck company)
HAUL
4
16A
"I ___ to differ!"
BEG
3
17A
"Monday Night Countdown" channel: Abbr.
ESPN
4
18A
Places to visit "Pac-Man" and "Ms. Pac-Man"
ARCADES
7
20A
"Everything's fine," at NASA: Hyph.
AOK
3
22A
Suffix with "Canton" or "Japan"
ESE
3
23A
Auction offer
BID
3
26A
Head of House Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones
NED
3
28A
"Chariots of ___," instrumental track written by Vangelis for the 1981 film, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
FIRE
4
32A
Gives it a go
TRIES
5
34A
"Am ___ the right place?": 2 wds.
IIN
3
37A
"___ Your Head on My Shoulder" (Paul Anka hit)
PUT
3
38A
"Star ___ Theme/Cantina Band," instrumental cover by Meco of a sci-fi film theme, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
WARS
4
39A
Lubricates the engine with oil, say
GREASES
7
41A
"Shop ___ You Drop" (game show)
TIL
3
44A
Directional suffix with "north" or "east"
ERN
3
45A
Beirut's country
LEBANON
7
49A
"A ___ of Beethoven," instrumental track featured in "Saturday Night Fever," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
FIFTH
5
53A
"We ___ family; I got all my sisters with me" (Sister Sledge song lyrics)
ARE
3
54A
"Grab me ___, would you?" (pool game words): 2 wds.
ACUE
4
56A
Actress ___ Sorvino of "Sound of Freedom"
MIRA
4
57A
___: Daughters of Mnemosyne (anime series)
RIN
3
58A
"Sleep ___," instrumental track by Santo & Johnny, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
WALK
4
59A
Way, way off
AFAR
4
60A
Three-part British TV series starring David Tennant
DES
3
61A
Vogue rival
ELLE
4
62A
Uncool, slangily
LAME
4
1D
"Miami ___ Theme," instrumental track by Jan Hammer for the 1984 TV show, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
VICE
4
2D
Famous ___ (cookie brand)
AMOS
4
3D
Bedside or tabletop light source
LAMP
4
4D
Drop from an eye when feeling sad, perhaps
TEAR
4
5D
Pasta ___ (pesto or Alfredo, e.g.)
SAUCE
5
6D
Book of maps
ATLAS
5
7D
___ Ruth (MLB player)
BABE
4
8D
People who were once a couple
EXES
4
9D
Table support
LEG
3
11D
John ___ (retired WWE wrestler)
CENA
4
12D
"Harlem ___," instrumental track by Baauer, which became part of an Internet meme and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
SHAKE
5
19D
___ Leppard (rock band with "Bringin' On the Heartbreak")
DEF
3
21D
Roll-___ (certain deodorants)
ONS
3
23D
"And another thing," in SMS lingo: Abbr.
BTW
3
24D
Walk On Water singer ___ Losco
IRA
3
25D
Film set VIP, for short
DIR
3
27D
Archaeological action
DIG
3
29D
Computer addresses: Abbr.
IPS
3
30D
Regret
RUE
3
31D
CGI creatures in a sci-fi film, perhaps: Abbr.
ETS
3
33D
"Como ___ usted?" ("How are you?")
ESTA
4
35D
Nonprofit organization that focuses on quality of investigative reporting: Abbr.
IRE
3
36D
"It's ___ or Nothin'!" (alliterative toy brand slogan)
NERF
4
40D
"___ Farm" (George Orwell novella)
ANIMAL
6
42D
___ of (floored by): 2 wds.
INAWE
5
43D
Like most tour guides
LOCAL
5
45D
Cooking fat
LARD
4
46D
Great Lake that the Niagara River flows from
ERIE
4
47D
Actors Stiller and Affleck
BENS
4
48D
"Void" companion, in a legal doublet
NULL
4
50D
World Cup soccer organization: Abbr.
FIFA
4
51D
On-road train
TRAM
4
52D
Overconfident one, in an Aesop's fable
HARE
4
55D
Barely get by, with "out"
EKE
3
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About the October 12, 2026 puzzle
The October 12, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 34 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Monday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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