NYT Crossword Answers for October 1, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, October 1, 2026

15×15By Jill SingerEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 78 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Rebus puzzle: 3 squares hold more than one letter.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE27A PAYSLIPSERVICE44A MAGNETICSTRIPE55A STUMBLINGBLOCKS

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 2; here are their numbers and answers.

16AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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AEIOU
48AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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EST

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 322 puzzles since November 2025:

IRE ×20AGE ×14EST ×13ETAS ×12EVE ×12ERE ×9RNA ×9CAR ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1P2U3M4A5A6B7B8A9P10R11O12F13S14CROC15TREX16AEIOU17PLED18GEOFALLE19GIANCE20COOK21DRUMKIT22O23Z24S25EVE26ATS27PAY28SLIPSER29V30ICE31T32A33T34UPROAR35ERE36MACE37SAINT38AGE39CELIA40ETAS41RNA42SHREDS43SAN44MAGN45ETICSTRIPE46LUV47NAS48EST49L50E51GUME52S53IBE54T55STUMBLI56NGBLO57C58K59S60ATSEA61NAME62GAIA63TUTTI64SHAD65ARMY

All 37 Across answers

1A PUMA5A ABBA9A PROFS14A CROC15A TREX16A AEIOU17A PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE20A COOK21A DRUMKIT22A OZS25A EVE26A ATS27A PAYSLIPSERVICE31A TAT34A UPROAR35A ERE36A MACE37A SAINT38A AGE39A CELIA40A ETAS41A RNA42A SHREDS43A SAN44A MAGNETICSTRIPE46A LUV47A NAS48A EST49A LEGUMES53A IBET55A STUMBLINGBLOCKS60A ATSEA61A NAME62A GAIA63A TUTTI64A SHAD65A ARMY

All 41 Down answers

1D PCP2D URL3D MOE4D ACDC5D ATEOVER6D BROKER7D BEFALL8D AXED9D PAIUTE10D REAMS11D OINK12D FOCI13D SUET18D GOESAT19D GRACE22D OPUSES23D ZAPATA24D SYRIAN28D SLIPONS29D VEGAN30D IRE31D TALESE32D ACIDTRIPS33D TEASET36D MERC38D ANG39D CHISEL41D RAVEL42D STABBED44D MUMBAI45D ENIGMA46D LUMET49D LSAT50D ETTU51D GUST52D SINS54D TOGA56D NAH57D CAR58D KIM59D SAY

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, October 1, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Jill Singer, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 18 letters. That is 2 more than the average Thursday before it (76.5). 2 clues ended in a question mark. 3 squares held more than one letter (a rebus).

Also on Oct 1: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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