NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 7, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 72 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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36A DOADOUBLETAKE
The question-mark clues
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- 18AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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EARLS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 328 puzzles since November 2025:
YES ×17ERS ×14IRS ×11ARIA ×10ACNE ×8ANO ×7TIRE ×7ADELE ×6
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All 37 Across answers
1A SRO4A THEME9A INSTA14A HEH15A RECUR16A ROTIS17A APB18A EARLS19A STUBS20A TRUEBLUE22A ARIA23A TOTALS24A SATURDAY28A EVITE29A DIN30A YES31A REDS32A TRIEDIT36A DOADOUBLETAKE40A TRIMMED41A MEAT43A GRR46A ALB47A ARESO48A RAINGEAR51A SLOPES52A ACNE53A ATLANTIS55A BEGAT57A AVIAN58A ANO59A LIETO60A MERCI61A BTU62A ENRON63A TREKS64A SOT
All 35 Down answers
1D SHATTER2D REPROVED3D OHBUTIDO4D TREBLE5D HEALS6D ECRU7D MULES8D ERS9D IRS10D NOTAR11D STURDY12D TIBIAE13D ASSAYS21D EATSAT25D ADELE26D TIDED27D UNIT32D TOILE33D RUMBA34D IBM35D TAMRON37D DRAG38D KEEPTABS39D EASEINTO42D TOSSOUT43D GRABLE44D RACEIN45D RINGER47D ALANIS49D NEATO50D RAVER51D SLACK54D TIRE56D TON57D AMT
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, October 7, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Ben Zimmer, edited by Will Shortz. It had 72 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 5 fewer than the average Wednesday before it (76.7). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Oct 7: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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