NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 7, 2026
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Clues72
Across37
Down35
ConstructorBen Zimmer
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"No seats" sign (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSRO→
4A
Dolly Parton vis-à-vis Dollywood (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEME→
9A
___-famous (reel popular?) (5)
Starts with I, ends with AINSTA→
14A
LOL lite (3)
Starts with H, ends with HHEH→
15A
Come again (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRECUR→
16A
Curry complements (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROTIS→
17A
Call to cruisers, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with BAPB→
18A
Well-manored men? (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEARLS→
19A
Some concert refuse (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTUBS→
20A
Staunchly loyal (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUEBLUE→
22A
Solo for a soprano (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
23A
Wrecks beyond repair (6)
Starts with T, ends with STOTALS→
24A
Popular date night (8)
Starts with S, ends with YSATURDAY→
28A
Event-planning platform (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEVITE→
29A
Big blare (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDIN→
30A
"I do" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
31A
Team with a stadium on the Ohio River (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREDS→
32A
"Been there, done that" (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTRIEDIT→
36A
40A
Cut back a bit (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTRIMMED→
41A
Protein source (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMEAT→
43A
"That's infuriating!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGRR→
46A
B.C. neighbor (3)
Starts with A, ends with BALB→
47A
Kid's comeback (5)
Starts with A, ends with OARESO→
48A
Macs and wellies, e.g. (8)
Starts with R, ends with RRAINGEAR→
51A
Snow bunnies are inclined to hit them (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSLOPES→
52A
Spots that may need clearing up (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACNE→
53A
Aquaman's domain (8)
Starts with A, ends with SATLANTIS→
55A
Brought into being (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBEGAT→
57A
Like the descendants of some dinosaurs (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAVIAN→
58A
In Rio, janeiro starts it (3)
Starts with A, ends with OANO→
59A
Mislead (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLIETO→
60A
Expression de gratitude (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMERCI→
61A
Abbr. on a box for an air conditioner (3)
Starts with B, ends with UBTU→
62A
Bygone company whose website has been revived as satire (5)
Starts with E, ends with NENRON→
63A
Serious schleps (5)
Starts with T, ends with STREKS→
Down
1D
Break to pieces (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSHATTER→
2D
Gently scolded (8)
Starts with R, ends with DREPROVED→
3D
Sly reply to "You can't possibly know that!" (8)
Starts with O, ends with OOHBUTIDO→
4D
Knob on an amplifier (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETREBLE→
5D
Becomes good as new (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEALS→
6D
Silk shade (4)
Starts with E, ends with UECRU→
7D
Stereotypically uncooperative creatures (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMULES→
8D
IV sites (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
9D
Collecting org. (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIRS→
10D
E-cigarette claim (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNOTAR→
11D
Durable (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSTURDY→
12D
Shin guards protect them (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETIBIAE→
13D
Some chemistry lab procedures (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASSAYS→
25D
Musical artist with the fastest video to reach one billion views on YouTube (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADELE→
26D
Helped through a rough patch, with "over" (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTIDED→
27D
Peck or parsec (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
32D
Patterned fabric (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETOILE→
33D
Afro-Cuban dance (5)
Starts with R, ends with ARUMBA→
34D
Big name in cloud services (3)
Starts with I, ends with MIBM→
35D
Hall with a self-titled daytime talk show (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTAMRON→
37D
Regalia for some queens (4)
Starts with D, ends with GDRAG→
38D
Monitor closely, with "on" (8)
Starts with K, ends with SKEEPTABS→
39D
Slowly get familiar with (8)
Starts with E, ends with OEASEINTO→
43D
Pinup icon Betty (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGRABLE→
44D
Arrive out of breath, perhaps (6)
Starts with R, ends with NRACEIN→
45D
Close lookalike (6)
Starts with R, ends with RRINGER→
47D
Singer Morissette with the 1995 #1 album "Jagged Little Pill" (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALANIS→
49D
Real swell (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONEATO→
50D
All-night party attendee (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRAVER→
51D
In need of tightening, maybe (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSLACK→
54D
Start to fade (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIRE→
56D
Trucker's measure (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTON→
57D
Paycheck fig. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAMT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 7, 2026?+
72 clues: 37 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Ben Zimmer and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "No seats" sign (SRO); Dolly Parton vis-à-vis Dollywood (THEME); ___-famous (reel popular?) (INSTA).
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