NYT Daily Crossword - Thursday, October 22, 2026

Calm your mind and David J. Kahn's tricky Thursday theme will make sense! THINGS I MISSED: 1A - various versions of this story exist, but most agree that it was Heracles (Hercules) whom Hera was attempting to feed when she was interrupted and the milk splattered across the sky 14A - "Independent Grocers Alliance", though nobody calls it that anymore 30A - former home of the San Antonio Spurs 64A - the region around the Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer rivers in Germany is now officially know as "Mosel" 9D - Peter was his first name, this is his middle name, and he omitted his last name (Finkelstein) from his professional moniker; he passed away just last month