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Latest Washington Post Daily Crossword Answers, Clues & Hints — October 12, 2026

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October 12, 2026

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Across

1.Tenant farmers of the early Middle Ages5 letters 6."Who's there?" response5 letters 11.Contingencies3 letters 14.Bird-related5 letters 15."Unbelievable!"5 letters 16.Spanish cheer3 letters 17.Liquid that can relieve muscle cramps11 letters 19.Minuscule3 letters 20.__ gin fizz4 letters 21.Long-lasting hairdo4 letters 22.Offering little comfort5 letters 24."__ is not a drill!"4 letters 26.Bassinet occupant4 letters 27.Filling a friend's car with balloons, e.g.13 letters 32.Flats or heels5 letters 34.Go on an ocean voyage4 letters 35.Dubai's fed.3 letters 36.Doily fabric4 letters 37.Attention-grabbing feat5 letters 39.Opinion survey4 letters 40.Variety3 letters 41.Cameron who voices Fiona in the "Shrek" franchise4 letters 42.Diminishes5 letters 43.Reward or punishment that may be ironic13 letters 47.Chitchat4 letters 48.Pig sound4 letters 49.Perch for a pigeon5 letters 51.Chicken sound4 letters 53.Alan of "M*A*S*H"4 letters 57."Of course, mon ami!"3 letters 58.Cozy garb in some family photos, or what can be found in 17-, 27-, and 43-Across?11 letters 61.Victoria's Secret garment3 letters 62.Tierney of "The Affair"5 letters 63.Sire5 letters 64.Pine-__: cleaning brand3 letters 65.Liability's opposite5 letters 66.South American barbecue5 letters

Down

1.Ones easily duped4 letters 2.Malicious4 letters 3.Puerto __4 letters 4.Greenery that doesn't need water8 letters 5.Lorne Michaels' long-running NBC show, for short3 letters 6.Just for laughs6 letters 7.Sightseer's booking4 letters 8.Move like a fish4 letters 9.Big __: fast-food classic3 letters 10.Give a very close look7 letters 11."Thanks so much!"10 letters 12.Pest on a pet4 letters 13.Hide-and-__4 letters 18.Large-scale tale4 letters 23.Pres. between JFK and RMN3 letters 25.Gives birth to3 letters 26.Worm on a hook, say4 letters 27.Call unwittingly10 letters 28.Japanese truckmaker5 letters 29.Tuna container3 letters 30.Leafy vegetable in a green smoothie4 letters 31.Morays, e.g.4 letters 32.Try and fail to walk on ice4 letters 33.Saintly ring4 letters 37.Unable to go to school, maybe4 letters 38.__ Mahal3 letters 39.Amazon deliveries8 letters 41.Tough decision7 letters 42.Come in first3 letters 44.Playground game3 letters 45."Your point being?"6 letters 46.Polynesian carving4 letters 49.Arcing tennis shots4 letters 50.Currency in 21 countries4 letters 51.Air conditioning figs.4 letters 52.Land parcel4 letters 54.Links org.4 letters 55.Provided music for a party4 letters 56.On the topic of4 letters 59.Batteries for some noisy toys3 letters 60.Clippers' org.3 letters

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