NYT Crossword Answers for October 5, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Monday, October 5, 2026

15×15By Chase DittrichEdited by Will ShortzEasiest of the week

Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

20A MASSAGETABLE35A SPARERIBS40A MAGICLAMP52A THERESTHERUB

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 1; here are their numbers and answers.

52AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
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THERESTHERUB

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 326 puzzles since November 2025:

ERE ×10ETS ×10BOA ×9IMO ×9SARI ×9ELLE ×8LAIR ×8ATAD ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1E2T3C4H5R6S7V8P9R10A11S12T13A14NORI15OTOE16ETHIC17AMOS18TILT19PSYCH20MASS21AGETA22BLE23ETS24TUG25LEA26P27T28O29LOL30CAT31S32HUT33RAH34EID35SPARE36RIBS37SGT38BOARS39ESS40MAGI41CLAMP42SAO43ERE44OAKS45DIRN46D47L48WID49OWS50FOG51BOA52THE53R54ESTH55ERUB56A57N58ITA59ACTI60LEGO61WOMEN62PROM63LAIR64SWORD65SUPE66EKES

All 39 Across answers

1A ETCH5A RSVP9A RASTA14A NORI15A OTOE16A ETHIC17A AMOS18A TILT19A PSYCH20A MASSAGETABLE23A ETS24A TUG25A LEAPTO29A LOLCAT31A SHUT33A RAH34A EID35A SPARERIBS37A SGT38A BOARS39A ESS40A MAGICLAMP42A SAO43A ERE44A OAKS45A DIRNDL48A WIDOWS50A FOG51A BOA52A THERESTHERUB56A ANITA59A ACTI60A LEGO61A WOMEN62A PROM63A LAIR64A SWORD65A SUPE66A EKES

All 39 Down answers

1D ENAMEL2D TOMATO3D CROSSLEGGED4D HISS5D ROTGUT6D STIEG7D VOLT8D PETA9D REPLETE10D ATSEA11D SHY12D TIC13D ACH21D ATAD22D BLURS26D PRISONBREAK27D TABS28D OHS30D CITI31D SPAMS32D HARP35D SOAK36D REAR37D SARI38D BLASE40D MEW41D COWHAND42D SIGH45D DOTIME46D DOUGIE47D LABORS49D OTTER50D FSTOP53D RAPS54D ECRU55D ELLE56D AWS57D NOW58D IMO

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Monday, October 5, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Chase Dittrich, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 12 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (76.9). 1 clue ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 5: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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