NYT Crossword October 11, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Easy putt 5 6A Clever 5 11A Exam for a future atty. 4 15A Boulderer's safety item 3 18A Muffin alternative 5 19A Sea surrounding Mykonos 6 21A Flour in Indian cooking 4 22A "Mr. Blue Sky" band, in brief 3 23A Some "Star Trek" slang? 12 25A Infamous Russian mystic 8 27A Glow up? 3 28A One might be liquid or frozen 5 29A Street that might run all the way through town 4 31A Like most autographs 5 32A French filmmaker Jacques 4 34A Secrets known only to E.N.T.s? 14 38A Depression formed by a volcano's collapse 7 41A Did a taxing job? 7 42A C.I.A. forerunner 3 43A Listened to "Rigoletto" way too many times? 12 46A Mideast leaders 5 48A Member of the South Asian diaspora 4 49A Ocho menos uno 5 50A Berkeley university, familiarly 3 53A Rubber stamp go-with 6 56A Many a David Foster Wallace piece 5 58A Not gross 3 59A Wild hogs 5 61A "___ y plata" (Montana's motto) 3 62A Sleuth, slangily 3 64A "A sharp edge recalls a splinter's bite" or "The forest's final revenge is whisper-thin," e.g.? 14 69A N.K. ___, "Broken Earth" trilogy author 7 73A Summer in France 3 74A Person discussed in Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution 7 75A Spark joy? 14 80A Educational inst. 3 81A "Feast," in Arabic 3 82A Count (up) 5 83A Slippery swimmer 3 85A Daniel ___ (children's TV character) 5 89A "The heart of the internet," per its tagline 6 91A Handful 3 93A Those opposed 5 95A Animated explorer 4 96A Cornea-reshaping surgery 5 98A Diwali or Holi? 12 101A Queen ___ (pop nickname) 3 102A Bouncing 7 105A Some hair products 7 106A Like the world's worst demolition company? 14 110A Rose bowl? 4 111A Status after a leadoff walk 5 112A Drubbing 4 113A Wibbly-wobbly 5 115A Hot stone massage location 3 118A Take a risk 8 120A A whole bunch of ocean detritus? 12 124A Tsp. or tbsp. 3 125A Triumphal monument shape 4 126A Off-target 6 127A Family girl 5 128A Fleur-de-___ 3 129A Luxury goods retailer since 1867 4 130A Needlessly adorns, in an idiom 5 131A Massachusetts county in which the term "gerrymandering" was first applied 5

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1D Disapproving sounds 4 2D "Dissent is patriotic" grp. 4 3D Anti-matter? 9 4D Overnight stop 3 5D Made irrelevant 7 6D ___ serif 4 7D Free-for-all 5 8D Stress-induced discomfort 5 9D Stimpy's TV partner 3 10D Make it? 3 11D Roundup rope 6 12D Comics legend behind the Fantastic Four 7 13D Calls out on social media, slangily 3 14D Odd-toed ungulate 5 15D Document used for a travel companion who might sit under a seat 11 16D Many characters in Pixar's "Elio" 6 17D "The Bear" matriarch played by Jamie Lee Curtis 5 20D Rootless 7 24D Green Egyptian god 6 26D Get into, as a cab, say 6 30D DiFranco who made her Broadway debut in "Hadestown" 3 33D Northernmost arm of the Mediterranean 8 35D Like a blue moon or blue steak 4 36D Something to chew on 3 37D Ship brass 8 38D Work with Python, say 4 39D Park and Fifth, e.g.: Abbr. 4 40D Tennis score following deuce 4 44D Second-in-command 4 45D ___ Place, female companion of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 4 47D Closely examine 7 51D "Dancing With the Stars" network 3 52D Cardinals legend Brock 3 54D With the bow, in music 4 55D Sullen 4 57D "Indeed!" 7 60D Performed exceptionally, in slang 3 63D Bibliography listing 8 65D Louvre Pyramid architect 3 66D Mail Boxes ___ 3 67D Chain that sells climbing gear 3 68D Only egg-laying mammals besides platypuses 8 69D Mocking cry 4 70D "Night" memoirist Wiesel 4 71D They might be the last to be booked on an airplane 11 72D Grp. for Commanders and Chiefs 3 76D Holiday classic starring Will Ferrell 3 77D Soapmaker's supply 3 78D Be inclined 4 79D Cryptid with a Tibetan name 4 84D Speech therapist's target 4 86D Frigg and Freyja, e.g. 9 87D One of the Great Lakes 4 88D Cleaning cloths 4 90D Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Flyers 6 92D Train sound 7 93D Home services website 4 94D Dig up dirt, say 6 97D "Barry Lyndon" director 7 99D QB's worry: Abbr. 3 100D Statement by someone who's out of date? 7 101D Vietnamese sandwich 6 103D Animals known for their slow metabolism 6 104D Capital of ancient Troy? 3 106D Alternative to express 5 107D Ancient Andeans 5 108D Like some allergy sprays 5 109D Splendid 5 114D Young newts 4 116D A runner may need to pick it up 4 117D Charger's option, informally 4 119D Flop ___ (period of failure) 3 121D Part of NGO: Abbr. 3 122D Prefix with cycle 3 123D Christmas carol contraction 3