NYT Crossword Answers for October 9, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Friday, October 9, 2026

15×15By Nam Jin YoonEdited by Will ShortzHard (themeless)

Friday puzzle · 68 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

1A CLASSACTS15A RELIEFMAP17A AFORTIORI52A PARASITIC56A ELCLASICO58A SISYPHEAN

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 4; here are their numbers and answers.

51AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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ANNAL
4DDown clue ending in “?” (9)
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SIRENSONG
10DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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ALIBIS
33DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
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DOGOWNER

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 330 puzzles since November 2025:

SET ×23ACRE ×16EGO ×12IRS ×12TSA ×11OPS ×9GAP ×8SAP ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1C2L3A4S5S6A7C8T9S10A11S12A13H14I15RELIEFMAP16LEPER17AFORTIORI18IDOLS19SANE20NER21FBALL22HYEN23A24S25ORINOC26O27SCR28O29OGES30GAP31CORONARY32PITS33DANE34TSA35LEES36WONG37WHIP38PETS39EGO40FRESHAIR41TOP42PAIR43KAI44S45E46R47WELLTO48D49O50DARE51ANNAL52PAR53A54SITIC55SEETO56ELCLASICO57ARROW58SISYPHEAN

All 31 Across answers

1A CLASSACTS10A ASAHI15A RELIEFMAP16A LEPER17A AFORTIORI18A IDOLS19A SANE20A NERFBALL22A HYENAS25A ORINOCO27A SCROOGES30A GAP31A CORONARY32A PITS33A DANE34A TSA35A LEES36A WONG37A WHIPPETS39A EGO40A FRESHAIR41A TOPPAIR43A KAISER47A WELLTODO50A DARE51A ANNAL52A PARASITIC55A SEETO56A ELCLASICO57A ARROW58A SISYPHEAN

All 37 Down answers

1D CRASH2D LEFAY3D ALONE4D SIRENSONG5D SET6D AFI7D CMON8D TARE9D SPIROGRAPH10D ALIBIS11D SEDAN12D APOLOGIES13D HELLCATS14D IRS21D FREY23D ACRE24D SRO26D OPS28D ONTHEROPES29D OASIS31D CANOPENER32D PETRIDISH33D DOGOWNER35D LEIA36D WET37D WRIT38D PAK40D FALLOW42D PLATO44D SATIE45D ERICA46D RECON48D DALI49D ORCS51D ASA53D ALY54D SAP

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Friday, October 9, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Nam Jin Yoon, edited by Will Shortz. It had 68 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Friday before it (69.8). 4 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 9: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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