NYT Crossword November 15 2026 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Sala Wanetick and Emily BiegasEdited by Will Shortz“Side Tracks”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2L3A4N5A6R7H8A9Z10E11S12S13C14A15N16G17O18V19RAMONA20EMERY21TAME22RCA23EVERYB24ODYDAN25CENOW26ATM27PARM28BRB29TUPAC30CHAP31A32HISE33E34SHESSO35HEAVY36S37N38ARE39ORN40OT41SIT42ELMER43PUTAR44INGONI45T46NA47SAL48OTTERS49CURE50D51ADO52P53T54S55TSE56T57E58CHS59PA60P61AL62EEK63TAS64UHUH65DEROSS66I67ALY68EBT69PARE70N71THETICAL72CEL73SOS74STORIES75SORE76EPI77TUT78ASICS79S80EETO81SAG82STO83L84EN85OC86TET87J88U89DITH90ARO91S92E93OHWH94A95TANIGHT96A97T98ARI99EL100L101ENOLA102TONYS103NAIVE104MELO105DY106SLI107PON108OTRA109AKIRA110EGO111Y112A113K114S115ITD116THEPIN117A118C119OLAD120ASONG121NOR122OARS123SNORE124INUNIT125TOY126ELSE127EDGES128ASSETS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
1AFlat6 lettersPLANAR
7AStupors5 lettersHAZES
12ARead, as a bar code4 lettersSCAN
20ABoard at a nail salon5 lettersEMERY
21AHousebroken, say4 lettersTAME
22AClassic TV brand3 lettersRCA
23A"Gonna Make You Sweat" (1990)17 lettersEVERYBODYDANCENOW
27AChicken ___ (cheesy dish)4 lettersPARM
30AMate4 lettersCHAP
31A"Oh, OK"6 lettersAHISEE
34A"I Want You" (1969)11 lettersSHESSOHEAVY
36ATrap5 lettersSNARE
39A"… never mind"5 lettersORNOT
41ACanine command3 lettersSIT
43A"Single Ladies" (2008)12 lettersPUTARINGONIT
49ALike some meats5 lettersCURED
51APicks up6 lettersADOPTS
55AMao ___-tung3 lettersTSE
59ARelating to Leo XIV, e.g.5 lettersPAPAL
63AProfs' right hands3 lettersTAS
64A[Wags finger]4 lettersUHUH
67AOlympic gymnast Raisman3 lettersALY
68AGovt. payment system3 lettersEBT
72AAnimation frame3 lettersCEL
73A"Code red! Code red!"3 lettersSOS
75AAggrieved4 lettersSORE
77ADisapproving sound3 lettersTUT
78AJapanese sneaker maker5 lettersASICS
79ATake care of5 lettersSEETO
81ALose to gravity3 lettersSAG
85ACertain jazz combo5 lettersOCTET
87AFeminist scholar Butler6 lettersJUDITH
90ACropped up5 lettersAROSE
93A"December, 1963" (1975)12 lettersOHWHATANIGHT
96AEarly arcade name5 lettersATARI
99ACouch shape3 lettersELL
101ASherlock's sister on TV5 lettersENOLA
102AMusical collection, say5 lettersTONYS
103A"This Must Be the Place" (1983)11 lettersNAIVEMELODY
106AClog or loafer6 lettersSLIPON
111ATalks, talks, talks4 lettersYAKS
115A"___ be nice!"3 lettersITD
116A"Escape" (1979)17 lettersTHEPINACOLADASONG
121ANeither's partner3 lettersNOR
122ARest on one's ___4 lettersOARS
123AUnconsciously make noise?5 lettersSNORE
125AGoody bag item3 lettersTOY
126AIf's partner, in coding4 lettersELSE
127ADefeats by a hair5 lettersEDGES
128AForeign spies, e.g.6 lettersASSETS
DOWN
1D___ school4 lettersPREP
2DHot stuff4 lettersLAVA
5DWhichever3 lettersANY
6DClergyperson on the bimah5 lettersRABBI
9DBritish ending3 lettersZED
12DHelps to handle something7 lettersSTEPSIN
13DRummy relative7 lettersCANASTA
14DBP brand5 lettersAMOCO
15DEmail status3 lettersNEW
16DKind of cracker6 lettersGRAHAM
17DMusical interval6 lettersOCTAVE
24DFilmmaker Welles5 lettersORSON
25DSticks on a table4 lettersCUES
30DInstrument with an endpin5 lettersCELLO
32DMr. abroad4 lettersHERR
33DCain's firstborn5 lettersENOCH
34DRecipe directive4 lettersSTIR
35DBroccoli unit4 lettersHEAD
36DSome quick chemical assessments9 lettersSPOTTESTS
37DGaga for9 lettersNUTSABOUT
38DCo-signs9 lettersATTESTSTO
40DAlbatross4 lettersONUS
44D"Are you out?"9 lettersISTHATANO
45DConical dwelling5 lettersTEPEE
47DMexican dip9 lettersSALSAROJA
53DGiving thought to somebody?9 lettersTELEPATHY
54DAtrium features9 lettersSKYLIGHTS
58DFrench darling5 lettersCHERI
60DComposure5 lettersPOISE
61DScarflike tie5 lettersASCOT
64DPositive periods3 lettersUPS
66DMichigan's Grosse ___3 lettersILE
71DU.K. grocery chain5 lettersTESCO
79DLike most clothing4 lettersSEWN
80DEssential character5 lettersETHOS
83DGrub5 lettersLARVA
84DShallowest Great Lake4 lettersERIE
86D"So ___ say"4 lettersTHEY
88DGolden Rule preposition4 lettersUNTO
89DBacchanal honoree8 lettersDIONYSUS
91DThose on a quest7 lettersSEEKERS
92DPlanetary orbit shape7 lettersELLIPSE
94DGenetic variants7 lettersALLELES
95DSiberian forest5 lettersTAIGA
96DRub with oil, say6 lettersANOINT
98DHang on a clothesline, say6 lettersAIRDRY
104DTaj ___5 lettersMAHAL
105DBallet, par exemple5 lettersDANSE
107DSpeaking spots5 lettersPODIA
112DTop of the top4 lettersAONE
113DDo some fiber art4 lettersKNIT
114DSquad leaders: Abbr.4 lettersSGTS
117D"Your point being …?"3 lettersAND
118DWorker bee, so to speak3 lettersCOG
119DLoad from a lode3 lettersORE
120DQ&A part: Abbr.3 lettersANS
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