NYT Crossword October 3 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Saturday 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 Kameron Austin CollinsEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2H3C4H5C6H7C8H9I10A11C12N13E14T15YOUAREHERE16ROSE17SUBLIMATES18ATTN19TRACKER20NO21WWHAT22YEN23BEPOLITE24S25A26VOY27COP28MINED29OVEN30BATA31RANGS32NIL33BON34PEN35BA36O37DV38DEXT39RAS40LULU41CREEL42HAS43VOTER44DETAI45LED46BOW47RAWDEAL48BALD49I50S51H52IDOS53UP54PERVOLTA55VERE56DIANFOSSEY57ERMA58STRESSEATS

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
11ATech news site4 lettersCNET
15AMessage that comes with a pointer10 lettersYOUAREHERE
16ASymbol of love4 lettersROSE
17AChanges in form, but not in essence10 lettersSUBLIMATES
18ATo: Abbr.4 lettersATTN
19ACookie, e.g.7 lettersTRACKER
20AQuestion in a stalemate7 lettersNOWWHAT
22AUrge3 lettersYEN
23A"Show some manners!"8 lettersBEPOLITE
24AClassic Harlem ballroom5 lettersSAVOY
28ADid a boring job?5 lettersMINED
29AHot environment4 lettersOVEN
32AZip3 lettersNIL
33AIndie music's ___ Iver3 lettersBON
34ASword's alternative3 lettersPEN
35AChinese steamed bun3 lettersBAO
40ADoozy4 lettersLULU
41ATrap in the water5 lettersCREEL
42ACatches3 lettersHAS
43ATicket selector5 lettersVOTER
44AThorough, say8 lettersDETAILED
47A(The) shaft, so to speak7 lettersRAWDEAL
48ANot all there upstairs?7 lettersBALDISH
52ASome altarations?4 lettersIDOS
53ABurkina Faso, before 198410 lettersUPPERVOLTA
57ASinging sister of Aretha4 lettersERMA
58ANervously inhales?10 lettersSTRESSEATS
DOWN
2DTime4 lettersHOUR
5D"Sheesh!"6 lettersCRIKEY
6DMr. Universe contestants5 lettersHEMEN
7DBurn4 lettersCHAR
8DAll worked (up)3 lettersHET
10DMan who made animals talk5 lettersAESOP
12DJust10 lettersNOTHINGBUT
14DCamped out, say6 lettersTENTED
23DFake poster3 lettersBOT
25DPerson who gets a lot of texts?10 lettersAVIDREADER
27DHas no control10 lettersCANTHELPIT
30DWord with shadow or shoe3 lettersBOX
31DLo-___3 lettersRES
33DContradict5 lettersBELIE
36DAbba's "___ Last Summer"3 lettersOUR
38DOutlet for the Jordan River7 lettersDEADSEA
39DSuper-keen3 lettersRAD
40DWeak amount of medicine7 lettersLOWDOSE
41DPrimary PC storage6 lettersCDRIVE
43DEX30, EX40 and XC606 lettersVOLVOS
45DPraises5 lettersLAUDS
46DFails to keep things down5 lettersBARFS
48DNota ___4 lettersBENE
50DProofreader's command4 lettersSTET
51DKansas' Fort ___4 lettersHAYS
54DSwinger's goal, perhaps3 lettersPAR
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