NYT Daily Crossword - Wednesday, October 7, 2026

No need to look again, today's Wednesday theme from Ben Zimmer is exactly as it seems. THINGS I MISSED: 48A - waterproof raincoats invented by Charles Macintosh 61A - British thermal unit 62A - natural gas 25D - "Hello" (2015) 35D - said talk show has earned her two daytime Emmys 43D - 1930s and 40s, and her ten consecutive years on Quigley's top 10 movie stars is surpassed only by Mary Pickford, who was a Canadian-born actress of the same era (not, as we thought we heard over the announcements in high school, a Canadian porn actress...oops)