NYT Crossword Answers
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The New York Times Crossword is the world's most famous puzzle — edited by Will Shortz, harder every day from Monday through Saturday, with the big themed grid on Sunday. Whether one clue has you stuck or you want the full solution, we publish every verified answer shortly after each puzzle is released at 10 PM ET (6 PM on weekends).
Latest puzzle — October 13, 2026
76 clues in this puzzle. Here are the first few — open the full page for every Across and Down answer:
63D
Word before "one's losses" or "both ways"
3
61D
"Should that be true …"
4
59D
Mark left by a whip
4
58D
Done
4
57D
Ceremonial Maori dance
4
56D
Substitute
4
55D
Bounds
5
54D
"Take me ___"
5
53D
Second-largest city in Northern Ireland
5
50D
Fibrous connecting tissues
6
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