NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 6, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 77 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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27A INANIMATE46A CONNECTFOUR
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 327 puzzles since November 2025:
ARE ×16AGE ×15EST ×14ONO ×14AGO ×10ARIA ×9SAD ×9SENSE ×7
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All 37 Across answers
1A DRIP5A MITTS10A HUSH14A RUMI15A OMAHA16A ASEA17A OPEC18A NAKED19A NAVY20A PEAKY22A GET23A EGGED24A SENSE25A IFI26A STERN27A INANIMATE30A MARX33A LEVEL34A NIBS38A AGE39A RIDESON41A MEH42A GOSTAG44A OOMPAH46A CONNECTFOUR50A FUNK51A VCR52A NGOS54A ARE55A JESUS57A MOM59A RACCOON62A SEMIPRO65A INASNIT66A SLANTED67A ACTION68A FIGURE
All 40 Down answers
1D DROPS2D RUPEE3D IMEAN4D PICKSIX5D MON6D IMAGINED7D TAKEFIVE8D THETIMES9D SAD10D HANGTEN11D USAGE12D SEVER13D HAYDN21D YEN23D EST28D ALIGN29D ALOOF30D MAG31D AGO32D RESCUECAT35D IMPROMPTU36D BEA37D SHH39D RANK40D NOON43D TON45D MUG47D EVENT48D CCS49D TRUSS50D FRANC53D SORER54D ARIA55D JOIN56D SELF58D MODE60D CSI61D ONO63D MAI64D ING
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 6, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Adam Vincent, edited by Will Shortz. It had 77 answers and 40 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday. No clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Oct 6: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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