NYT Crossword October 7 2026 Answers

All 72 clues from the Wednesday 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 Ben ZimmerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2R3O4T5H6E7M8E9I10N11S12T13A14HEH15RECUR16ROTIS17APB18EARLS19STUBS20TRU21EBLUE22ARIA23TOTALS24S25A26T27URDAY28EVITE29DIN30YES31REDS32T33R34IEDI35T36DOA37DOUBLETA38K39E40TRIMMED41MEA42T43G44R45R46ALB47ARESO48RAI49NGEA50R51SLOPES52ACNE53A54TLANTIS55BEGA56T57AVIAN58ANO59LIETO60MERCI61BTU62ENRON63TREKS64SOT

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"No seats" sign3 lettersSRO
9A___-famous (reel popular?)5 lettersINSTA
14ALOL lite3 lettersHEH
15ACome again5 lettersRECUR
16ACurry complements5 lettersROTIS
18AWell-manored men?5 lettersEARLS
19ASome concert refuse5 lettersSTUBS
20AStaunchly loyal8 lettersTRUEBLUE
22ASolo for a soprano4 lettersARIA
23AWrecks beyond repair6 lettersTOTALS
24APopular date night8 lettersSATURDAY
28AEvent-planning platform5 lettersEVITE
29ABig blare3 lettersDIN
30A"I do"3 lettersYES
32A"Been there, done that"7 lettersTRIEDIT
40ACut back a bit7 lettersTRIMMED
41AProtein source4 lettersMEAT
43A"That's infuriating!"3 lettersGRR
46AB.C. neighbor3 lettersALB
47AKid's comeback5 lettersARESO
48AMacs and wellies, e.g.8 lettersRAINGEAR
53AAquaman's domain8 lettersATLANTIS
55ABrought into being5 lettersBEGAT
59AMislead5 lettersLIETO
60AExpression de gratitude5 lettersMERCI
63ASerious schleps5 lettersTREKS
64ALush3 lettersSOT
DOWN
1DBreak to pieces7 lettersSHATTER
2DGently scolded8 lettersREPROVED
4DKnob on an amplifier6 lettersTREBLE
5DBecomes good as new5 lettersHEALS
6DSilk shade4 lettersECRU
8DIV sites3 lettersERS
9DCollecting org.3 lettersIRS
10DE-cigarette claim5 lettersNOTAR
11DDurable6 lettersSTURDY
12DShin guards protect them6 lettersTIBIAE
21DVexes6 lettersEATSAT
27DPeck or parsec4 lettersUNIT
32DPatterned fabric5 lettersTOILE
33DAfro-Cuban dance5 lettersRUMBA
37DRegalia for some queens4 lettersDRAG
38DMonitor closely, with "on"8 lettersKEEPTABS
39DSlowly get familiar with8 lettersEASEINTO
42DChuck7 lettersTOSSOUT
43DPinup icon Betty6 lettersGRABLE
45DClose lookalike6 lettersRINGER
49DReal swell5 lettersNEATO
50DAll-night party attendee5 lettersRAVER
54DStart to fade4 lettersTIRE
56DTrucker's measure3 lettersTON
57DPaycheck fig.3 lettersAMT
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