NYT Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 10, 2026
NYT Crossword
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Saturday puzzle · 70 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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7A BONEUPON16A OHHELLNO18A OWLSNEST27A GROUPSELFIE30A THIRSTED44A BOXINGMATCH
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.
- 18AAcross clue ending in “?” (8)
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OWLSNEST - 22AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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ABET - 44AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
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BOXINGMATCH - 50AAcross clue ending in “?” (7)
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SETBAIL
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 331 puzzles since November 2025:
TEE ×18SOS ×12ETNA ×11PIE ×7STE ×7INCA ×6ABET ×5EOS ×5
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 33 Across answers
1A ESCHER7A BONEUPON15A STRIPE16A OHHELLNO17A TRAGIC18A OWLSNEST19A OATH20A EIGER22A ABET23A PIE24A SIMILES26A STE27A GROUPSELFIE30A THIRSTED31A APTTO35A ETNA36A STORM39A CROW40A EAGLE42A WORKOUTS44A BOXINGMATCH47A HOY50A SETBAIL51A KEW53A AHOK55A DARNS56A ISSA57A HADASOLO59A TINTIN61A AREYOUIN62A ENCODE63A SALESTAX64A REAPED
All 37 Down answers
1D ESTOP2D STRAIGHTA3D CRATERING4D HIGH5D EPI6D RECEIPTS7D BOOGIEDOWNBRONX8D OHWELL9D NHLREF10D EES11D ULNA12D PLEBS13D ONSET14D NOTTE21D IMSET24D SUS25D SIA28D ORALB29D EPCOT30D TEE32D TRUCKSTOP33D TOTHESIDE34D OWS37D ROGAN38D MRMISTER41D EOS43D KAL45D XEDOUT46D ITALIA47D HAHAS48D OHARA49D YODEL52D WANED54D KAYE56D INCA58D SOS60D INE
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Saturday, October 10, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by David Levinson Wilk, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 28 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 2 more than the average Saturday before it (67.6). 4 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Oct 10: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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