Surprised greeting Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Surprised greeting” from the New York Times crossword of October 18, 2026? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 18, 2026
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OHHI is the answer to “Surprised greeting”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 4-letter answer that starts with O.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: HOIH.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “"Didn't expect to see you here!"”.
More clues from the New York Times (October 18, 2026)
Across
- 1. Beneficiary of early capital7 letters, starts with SSTARTUP
- 8. Bless, in a way6 letters, starts with AANOINT
- 14. Close female friend … in relative terms6 letters, starts with SSISTER
- 20. Less than satisfactory, slangily7 letters, starts with NNOBUENO
- 21. Like some cyborg parts6 letters, starts with BBIONIC
- 22. Extended play?6 letters, starts with EENCORE
- 23. Heyhowareyou14 letters, starts with IINEEDSOMESPACE
- 25. Journalist Michele with two Peabody Awards6 letters, starts with NNORRIS
- 26. Walkers, informally4 letters, starts with PPEDS
- 27. Send5 letters, starts with EELATE
- 28. Softens with sudden sympathy or affection5 letters, starts with MMELTS
- 30. "Behold," in Latin4 letters, starts with EECCE
- 31. Bob ___, alter ego of Mr. Incredible4 letters, starts with PPARR
- 32. "What"12 letters, starts with IITELLYOUWHAT
- 35. Mythical figure whose name means "murmuring rock"7 letters, starts with LLORELEI
- 38. Justice ___ Coney Barrett3 letters, starts with AAMY
- 39. Summer setting in S.F.3 letters, starts with PPDT
- 40. Party takeaway5 letters, starts with FFAVOR
- 41. N.F.L. accolade6 letters, starts with AALLPRO
- 44. View spoiler7 letters, starts with EEYESORE
- 49. All--can-eat buffet10 letters, starts with IIMISSEDYOU
- 51. Fiber-rich substance4 letters, starts with BBRAN
- 53. Exam for future docs4 letters, starts with MMCAT
- 54. Fenway squad6 letters, starts with RREDSOX
- 55. "Since brass, ___ stone, ___ earth, ___ boundless sea …": Shak.3 letters, starts with NNOR
- 56. ___-mo3 letters, starts with SSLO
- 57. Steamy6 letters, starts with EEROTIC
- 59. Zip3 letters, starts with NNIL
- 61. It follows a coin toss7 letters, starts with KKICKOFF
- 64. Zip4 letters, starts with EELAN
- 65. This19 letters, starts with IIDONTSAYTHISLIGHTLY
- 70. Large volume4 letters, starts with TTOME
- 71. They can make a pronounced difference7 letters, starts with UUMLAUTS
- 72. Bond3 letters, starts with TTIE
- 73. Historic figure targeted in Stephen King's time-travel novel "11/22/63"6 letters, starts with OOSWALD
- 75. Small + or –3 letters, starts with IION
- 76. Apt name for a thief3 letters, starts with RROB
- 78. Tree that can be a source of water for thirsty elephants6 letters, starts with BBAOBAB
- 83. Nibble4 letters, starts with NNOSH
- 84. Brand represented by Happy the Oil Drop4 letters, starts with EESSO
- 86. See 88-Across10 letters, starts with IIMOVERHERE
- 88. Here7 letters, starts with OONEARTH
- 90. Admits6 letters, starts with CCOPSTO
- 92. Follow-up to "Sit!"5 letters, starts with SSHAKE
- 93. Off work, for short3 letters, starts with OOOO
- 94. Figure, informally3 letters, starts with BBOD
- 95. Making a strong effort7 letters, starts with AATPAINS
- 97. Non, ni, 'a'ole12 letters, starts with IIHAVENOWORDS
- 103. Nickname for Ellen or Helen4 letters, starts with NNELL
- 104. [Beep!]4 letters, starts with MMOVE
- 105. One of the Three Musketeers5 letters, starts with AATHOS
- 106. "S.N.L." alum Gardner5 letters, starts with HHEIDI
- 108. Artist who kept a pet ocelot4 letters, starts with DDALI
- 112. In6 letters, starts with AAMIDST
- 114. Taib? Tbia?14 letters, starts with IIMABITCONFUSED
- 117. It's cold in Italy6 letters, starts with GGELATO
- 118. Shifts gears, say6 letters, starts with SSEGUES
- 119. Nation bordering the Black Sea7 letters, starts with UUKRAINE
- 120. Analogue of a delete key6 letters, starts with EERASER
- 121. In6 letters, starts with TTRENDY
- 122. "That ship has sailed"7 letters, starts with TTOOLATE
Down
- 1. Short cut4 letters, starts with SSNIP
- 2. Beep, e.g.4 letters, starts with TTONE
- 3. Undercover?4 letters, starts with AABED
- 4. Has regrets about4 letters, starts with RRUES
- 5. ___ Allen, host of "Chopped"3 letters, starts with TTED
- 6. Make public, as secret documents6 letters, starts with UUNSEAL
- 7. Novel form of summer escapism?8 letters, starts with PPOOLREAD
- 8. Connive with, maybe4 letters, starts with AABET
- 9. Second-generation Japanese American5 letters, starts with NNISEI
- 10. Alley ___3 letters, starts with OOOP
- 11. How a boss might communicate new policy7 letters, starts with IINAMEMO
- 12. With courtesy6 letters, starts with NNICELY
- 13. Immune system agent5 letters, starts with TTCELL
- 14. Toothpaste brand since 19619 letters, starts with SSENSODYNE
- 15. Italian diminutive suffix3 letters, starts with IINO
- 16. It turns when driven5 letters, starts with SSCREW
- 17. Logo of the W.N.B.A.'s New York Liberty5 letters, starts with TTORCH
- 18. Name found in "Americana"5 letters, starts with EERICA
- 19. Go back to square one5 letters, starts with RRESET
- 24. Sex symbol of the 1950s-'60s, familiarly7 letters, starts with MMARILYN
- 29. Hypercompetitive and driven, say5 letters, starts with TTYPEA
- 31. Staff9 letters, starts with PPERSONNEL
- 33. Street application3 letters, starts with TTAR
- 34. Indigenous people of the Salt Lake Valley3 letters, starts with UUTE
- 35. Weak, as an excuse4 letters, starts with LLAME
- 36. "Ibis" poet4 letters, starts with OOVID
- 37. Bob who painted "Cabin at Sunset," which sold for over $1 million to benefit public media4 letters, starts with RROSS
- 40. Fragrant holiday purchase3 letters, starts with FFIR
- 42. Gawker8 letters, starts with LLOOKYLOO
- 43. Goody-goody sort7 letters, starts with PPURITAN
- 45. Young salmon5 letters, starts with SSMOLT
- 46. Eight-related5 letters, starts with OOCTAL
- 47. Like Amazon forests, typically5 letters, starts with RRAINY
- 48. Series finale?3 letters, starts with EETC
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- 51. Comes into one's own8 letters, starts with BBLOSSOMS
- 52. [So-o-o funny!]4 letters, starts with RROFL
- 56. Reason to head for the hills7 letters, starts with SSKITRIP
- 58. Drill9 letters, starts with RREHEARSAL
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- 66. Use a divining rod5 letters, starts with DDOWSE
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- 74. Big bang source9 letters, starts with DDETONATOR
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- 79. Surprised greeting4 letters, starts with OOHHI
- 80. Word with black or coffee4 letters, starts with BBEAN
- 81. Covenant keepers4 letters, starts with AARKS
- 82. Something in which you might stand for a spell3 letters, starts with BBEE
- 85. "Lay it on me"5 letters, starts with SSHOOT
- 87. Ousted, democratically8 letters, starts with VVOTEDOUT
- 89. Sushi topper3 letters, starts with RROE
- 90. Boutonniere counterpart7 letters, starts with CCORSAGE
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- 98. Smash hit5 letters, starts with HHOMER
- 99. Teresa of ___5 letters, starts with AAVILA
- 100. Sacred Sanskrit texts5 letters, starts with VVEDAS
- 101. Card game played in Dickens's "The Pickwick Papers"5 letters, starts with WWHIST
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- 110. Time for a social media break, maybe4 letters, starts with LLENT
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Questions
What is the answer to “Surprised greeting”?
OHHI, 4 letters.
When was “Surprised greeting” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of October 18, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
4 letters, starting with O.