Today’s NYT Crossword hints and answer for November 4
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Clues74
Across33
Down41
ConstructorPeggy Sue Marlin
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Power bank units (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWATTS→
6A
Rick's line "Here's looking at you, kid," in "Casablanca" (5)
Starts with A, ends with BADLIB→
11A
Lines at a supermarket checkout, for short (3)
Starts with U, ends with CUPC→
14A
Alaskan native (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALEUT→
15A
"Please, go first!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with UNOYOU→
16A
She "dances on the sand" in a 1983 Duran Duran hit (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
17A
56-Across on a store (15)
Starts with S, ends with DSORRYWERECLOSED→
20A
Kind of ball that's played with indoors (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNERF→
21A
Major rds. (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHWYS→
22A
Angry look (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGLARE→
23A
Feared fly (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETSETSE→
25A
Rock band founded by three sisters (4)
Starts with H, ends with MHAIM→
26A
56-Across on an elevator (12)
Starts with O, ends with EOUTOFSERVICE→
32A
Marvel mutants (4)
Starts with X, ends with NXMEN→
34A
Crop boosters (9)
Starts with N, ends with SNUTRIENTS→
35A
Org. for lawyers (3)
Starts with A, ends with AABA→
36A
Magical ally in "Argonautica" (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMEDEA→
37A
Middle-earth monster (3)
Starts with O, ends with CORC→
38A
Not short-term (9)
Starts with L, ends with ELONGRANGE→
41A
British noble (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEARL→
43A
56-Across on an interstate (12)
Starts with E, ends with SEXPECTDELAYS→
45A
With 51-Down, college football rival of the B.Y.U. Cougars (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUTAH→
46A
Nice kind of smell that tends to disappear quickly (6)
Starts with N, ends with RNEWCAR→
50A
Sensationally detailed (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLURID→
52A
___ Crunch (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAPN→
55A
Magazine with "Decor" and "à Table" offshoots (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
56A
"That spells trouble!" (15)
Starts with I, ends with NITSNOTAGOODSIGN→
59A
Charge (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFEE→
60A
Features of giraffe necks (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMANES→
61A
Charged (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRANAT→
62A
Sourdough starter? (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
63A
Apply, as pressure (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEXERT→
64A
Comedian Wanda (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSYKES→
Down
1D
"Rome ___ built in a day" (5)
Starts with W, ends with TWASNT→
2D
Low-maintenance succulents (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALOES→
3D
Earth, in French (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETERRE→
4D
Foot joint sprain, familiarly (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETURFTOE→
5D
Pigs' place (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
6D
With a fresh start (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
7D
Film friend of Nemo (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDORY→
8D
Soapmaking substances (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLYES→
9D
Org. whose logo represents five continents (3)
Starts with I, ends with CIOC→
10D
Luxury brand known for its Rome-inspired designs (7)
Starts with B, ends with IBULGARI→
11D
Constellation that includes the North Star (9)
Starts with U, ends with RURSAMINOR→
12D
Chicago's Navy ___ (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPIER→
13D
A secret message might be in this (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECODE→
18D
Stimulate, as an appetite (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWHET→
19D
___ Garden (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLIVE→
24D
Back burner? (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSUN→
25D
Divine protector in "Argonautica" (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHERA→
27D
How raised hackles stand (5)
Starts with O, ends with DONEND→
28D
Block in a candy shop (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFUDGE→
29D
What the corporation Nucor produces (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTEEL→
30D
Lower-left PC key (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCTRL→
31D
Upper-left PC key (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
32D
Microsoft game console (4)
Starts with X, ends with XXBOX→
33D
Some messenger bags and satchels, jocularly (9)
Starts with M, ends with SMANPURSES→
35D
Ginger ___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
36D
"Four out of three people struggle with" this subject (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMATH→
39D
"Let's go for a ride!" (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGETIN→
40D
Former Indianapolis stadium (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERCADOME→
41D
A cyclops has one (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
42D
In a manner of speaking (7)
Starts with A, ends with YASWESAY→
44D
Year in Italy (4)
Starts with A, ends with OANNO→
47D
[Cheers!] (5)
Starts with C, ends with KCLINK→
48D
Fish tank buildup (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALGAE→
49D
Doesn't own, say (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRENTS→
50D
51D
See 45-Across (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUTES→
52D
Prop for the Riddler (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECANE→
53D
Antiquing substance (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAGER→
54D
Company that makes Grape-Nuts (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPOST→
57D
Line on many a receipt (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTAX→
58D
Rx writers (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDRS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for November 4, 2026?+
74 clues: 33 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Peggy Sue Marlin and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Power bank units (WATTS); Rick's line "Here's looking at you, kid," in "Casablanca" (ADLIB); Lines at a supermarket checkout, for short (UPC).
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