NYT Crossword October 3, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Five-note jingle for "The Gift That Grows" 10 11A Tech news site 4 15A Message that comes with a pointer 10 16A Symbol of love 4 17A Changes in form, but not in essence 10 18A To: Abbr. 4 19A Cookie, e.g. 7 20A Question in a stalemate 7 22A Urge 3 23A "Show some manners!" 8 24A Classic Harlem ballroom 5 27A Get one's hands on, informally 3 28A Did a boring job? 5 29A Hot environment 4 30A Throwing weapons for the Dark Knight 9 32A Zip 3 33A Indie music's ___ Iver 3 34A Sword's alternative 3 35A Chinese steamed bun 3 37A Supplementary materials accompanying a home movie purchase 9 40A Doozy 4 41A Trap in the water 5 42A Catches 3 43A Ticket selector 5 44A Thorough, say 8 46A Rihanna's "Take a ___" (2008) 3 47A (The) shaft, so to speak 7 48A Not all there upstairs? 7 52A Some altarations? 4 53A Burkina Faso, before 1984 10 55A Captain in Melville's "Billy Budd" 4 56A Renowned naturalist buried at Rwanda's Karisoke Research Center 10 57A Singing sister of Aretha 4 58A Nervously inhales? 10

Down

1D Target for surgical excision 4 2D Time 4 3D Country where the game of dominoes is a national pastime 4 4D Characterized by great happiness 7 5D "Sheesh!" 6 6D Mr. Universe contestants 5 7D Burn 4 8D All worked (up) 3 9D Greek actress who brought Elektra, Penelope, Antigone and Helen of Troy to the screen 10 10D Man who made animals talk 5 11D Stumble home after a night out, say 7 12D Just 10 13D Something you may be willing to hold? 10 14D Camped out, say 6 21D Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal ___" 5 23D Fake poster 3 24D "___ of Frankenstein" (1939 movie sequel) 3 25D Person who gets a lot of texts? 10 26D Sluglike creature known for its soft, water-repellent skin 10 27D Has no control 10 30D Word with shadow or shoe 3 31D Lo-___ 3 33D Contradict 5 36D Abba's "___ Last Summer" 3 38D Outlet for the Jordan River 7 39D Super-keen 3 40D Weak amount of medicine 7 41D Primary PC storage 6 43D EX30, EX40 and XC60 6 45D Praises 5 46D Fails to keep things down 5 48D Nota ___ 4 49D Classic film character who says "Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time" 4 50D Proofreader's command 4 51D Kansas' Fort ___ 4 54D Swinger's goal, perhaps 3