New York Times Special Crossword puzzle clues 2026 Oct 21

• Abu Dhabi's land, for short Crossword Clue
• Achy Crossword Clue
• Agree to receive promotional texts, say Crossword Clue
• "A Nightmare on ___ Street" Crossword Clue
• Apex predator in the ocean Crossword Clue
• Apt rhyme for stash Crossword Clue
• Aster who directed "Eddington" Crossword Clue
• A suspect needs a watertight one Crossword Clue
• Basil Rathbone, for 19-Across, famously Crossword Clue
• Behind a security barrier Crossword Clue
• Bottom of a dress Crossword Clue
• Brazilian city that's home to the Christ the Redeemer statue, familiarly Crossword Clue
• Brewery brew Crossword Clue
• Brewery container Crossword Clue
• Bygone Russian ruler Crossword Clue
• Chandler's Philip Marlowe or Carr's Gideon Fell Crossword Clue
• Character Agatha Christie described as "insufferable" Crossword Clue
• Character loosely based on a professor of Arthur C. Doyle, familiarly Crossword Clue
• Children's game where players guess a mystery item Crossword Clue
• Confess (to) Crossword Clue
• Dashiell Hammett's most famous character, though he only appears in one novel Crossword Clue
• "Death on the ___" (Agatha Christie mystery) Crossword Clue
• Debate topic Crossword Clue
• Deceptive ploy Crossword Clue
• Deep sorrow Crossword Clue
• Diverse underwater ecosystems Crossword Clue
• Doesn't have Crossword Clue
• ___ ego (Mr. Hyde, for Dr. Jekyll, say) Crossword Clue
• Enlighten Crossword Clue
• Entry in a glossary Crossword Clue
• Exchange Crossword Clue
• Feeling that might lead to a crime of passion Crossword Clue
• Fingerprint or footprint, e.g. Crossword Clue
• Flags down, as a taxi Crossword Clue
• Four-time winners of the FIFA Women's World Cup Crossword Clue
• Frequent Scorsese collaborator Crossword Clue
• Fruit drink brand with a hyphen in its name Crossword Clue
• Gave a summary of, as at the beginning of a TV show Crossword Clue
• Got older Crossword Clue
• ___ Grey tea Crossword Clue
• Handkerchief stuffed in a mouth, e.g. Crossword Clue
• Inkling during an investigation Crossword Clue
• Invisible ___ (what a secret letter might be written in) Crossword Clue
• Island nation associated with a mysterious gold falcon of film noir Crossword Clue
• Key pressed with Ctrl and Alt Crossword Clue
• Kind of elaborate crime in "The Sting" Crossword Clue
• Kind of instinct Crossword Clue
• Lairs for criminals Crossword Clue
• Latin word after "Opus" or "Agnus" Crossword Clue
• Leave the crime scene in a hurry, say Crossword Clue
• Luxury Italian fashion brand Crossword Clue
• Material for a glove at a crime scene Crossword Clue
• Mini whirlpool Crossword Clue
• Moneyed youngster Crossword Clue
• More tumultuous Crossword Clue
• Nancy Drew, or either of the Hardy Boys Crossword Clue
• Network for "Rizzoli & Isles" and "Major Crimes" Crossword Clue
• PBS series exploring the mysteries of the cosmos since 1974 Crossword Clue
• "___ Peaks" (David Lynch mystery series) Crossword Clue
• Perfect score in diving Crossword Clue
• Poem of praise Crossword Clue
• Professor ___, cohort of Colonel Mustard and Miss Scarlet Crossword Clue
• Put in a row Crossword Clue
• Quickly scrutinize, as a crime scene Crossword Clue
• ___ rea ("guilty mind," from the Latin) Crossword Clue
• Segment of a spinal column Crossword Clue
• Setting for much of "Witness for the Prosecution" Crossword Clue
• Simplicity Crossword Clue
• Snake found along the 49-Across Crossword Clue
• Spends the night in a tent Crossword Clue
• "Star Wars" role for Daisy Ridley Crossword Clue
• Streaming service for "Only Murders in the Building" Crossword Clue
• Taika who directed "Jojo Rabbit" Crossword Clue
• The "C" of the clue for 19-Across Crossword Clue
• The R of RIP Crossword Clue
• Type of person Crossword Clue
• Visa competitor, informally Crossword Clue
• What an investigator might crack Crossword Clue
• Wooden post on a ship Crossword Clue
• Words at the top of a list of chores Crossword Clue