NYT Crossword Answers for October 8, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, October 8, 2026

15×15By Rachel Grey and John KugelmanEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 74 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

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17A COUNTERARGUMENT36A FLIPOFASWITCH58A DRINKSALLAROUND

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 8; here are their numbers and answers.

9AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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BASSI
14AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
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TELESCOPE
29AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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LENT
22DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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CAB
35DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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SIP
42DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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NON
53DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
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SNOWS
61DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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NEE

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 329 puzzles since November 2025:

ALA ×18SPA ×18AGE ×16ONO ×15SASS ×13NEO ×12NEE ×10LENT ×9

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1E2N3B4Y5I6T7C8H9B10A11S12S13I14TELE15SCOPE16LIEIN17COUNTERAR18GUMENT19ETUDE20BET21TBA22C23OWED24R25ETRO26CHIC27ALA28BORE29LENT30BAL31L32SY33RA34T35SO36FLIPO37FASWIT38C39H40DABAT41EPHRO42N43S44I45VA46RI47SE48ONO49HAIR50Y51BACK52A53SPEN54AGE55IUD56U57PEND58DRI59NKSA60LLAROU61N62D63EERIE64YELLOWSEA65DEALS66SASS67STEM

All 33 Across answers

1A ENBY5A ITCH9A BASSI14A TELESCOPE16A LIEIN17A COUNTERARGUMENT19A ETUDE20A BET21A TBA22A COWED24A RETROCHIC27A ALA28A BORE29A LENT30A BALLSY33A RATSO36A FLIPOFASWITCH40A DABAT41A EPHRON43A SIVA46A RISE48A ONO49A HAIRYBACK52A ASPEN54A AGE55A IUD56A UPEND58A DRINKSALLAROUND63A EERIE64A YELLOWSEA65A DEALS66A SASS67A STEM

All 41 Down answers

1D ETC2D NEO3D BLUEWALL4D YENTE5D ICED6D TORERO7D CPA8D HERBTEAS9D BLUTO10D AIM11D SEETHE12D SINBIN13D INTACT15D STUD18D GER22D CAB23D OLAF25D ERRATIC26D CLOTH28D BYOB31D LIDAR32D SPA34D TWEE35D SIP37D FARADAYS38D CROPDUST39D HONE42D NON43D SHADED44D IAGREE45D VIEIRA47D SKULLS50D YIKES51D BUS52D AERO53D SNOWS57D PALS59D NIL60D LEA61D NEE62D DAM

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, October 8, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Rachel Grey and John Kugelman, edited by Will Shortz. It had 74 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Thursday before it (76.5). 8 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 8: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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