NYT Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 11, 2026

Sunday, October 11, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, October 11, 2026

21×21“Heart Transplants”By Michael LiebermanEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 140 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

23A KLINGONLINGO34A EARCANALARCANA43A OVERDIDVERDI64A PAPERCUTAPERCU75A ELICITFELICITY106A LASTINBLASTING

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 15; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 23AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
    RevealKLINGONLINGO
  2. 27AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealSUN
  3. 34AAcross clue ending in “?” (14)
    RevealEARCANALARCANA
  4. 41AAcross clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealAUDITED
  5. 43AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
    RevealOVERDIDVERDI
  6. 64AAcross clue ending in “?” (14)
    RevealPAPERCUTAPERCU
  7. 75AAcross clue ending in “?” (14)
    RevealELICITFELICITY
  8. 98AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
    RevealHINDISHINDIG
  9. 106AAcross clue ending in “?” (14)
    RevealLASTINBLASTING
  10. 110AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealVASE
  11. 120AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
    RevealLOTSAFLOTSAM
  12. 3DDown clue ending in “?” (9)
    RevealPOINTLESS
  13. 10DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealTAG
  14. 100DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealIMALONE
  15. 104DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealTAU
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 332 puzzles since November 2025:

ERA ×28ATE ×22SPA ×19REN ×14EEL ×13INN ×13TRI ×13ERIE ×12

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 65 Across answers

1A TAPIN6A SMART11A LSAT15A PAD18A SCONE19A AEGEAN21A ATTA22A ELO23A KLINGONLINGO25A RASPUTIN27A SUN28A ASSET29A MAIN31A INPEN32A TATI34A EARCANALARCANA38A CALDERA41A AUDITED42A OSS43A OVERDIDVERDI46A EMIRS48A DESI49A SIETE50A CAL53A INKPAD56A ESSAY58A NET59A BOARS61A ORO62A TEC64A PAPERCUTAPERCU69A JEMISIN73A ETE74A ELECTOR75A ELICITFELICITY80A SCH81A EID82A TALLY83A EEL85A TIGER89A REDDIT91A FEW93A ANTIS95A DORA96A LASIK98A HINDISHINDIG101A BEY102A OUSTING105A POMADES106A LASTINBLASTING110A VASE111A ONEON112A ROUT113A AREEL115A SPA118A CHANCEIT120A LOTSAFLOTSAM124A AMT125A ARCH126A ERRANT127A NIECE128A LIS129A SAKS130A GILDS131A ESSEX

All 75 Down answers

1D TSKS2D ACLU3D POINTLESS4D INN5D NEGATED6D SANS7D MELEE8D AGITA9D REN10D TAG11D LARIAT12D STANLEE13D ATS14D TAPIR15D PETPASSPORT16D ALIENS17D DONNA20D NOMADIC24D OSIRIS26D UNCORK30D ANI33D ADRIATIC35D RARE36D CUD37D ADMIRALS38D CODE39D AVES40D ADIN44D VEEP45D ETTA47D INSPECT51D ABC52D LOU54D ARCO55D DOUR57D YESITIS60D ATE63D CITATION65D PEI66D ETC67D REI68D ECHIDNAS69D JEER70D ELIE71D MIDDLESEATS72D NFL76D ELF77D LYE78D TEND79D YETI84D LISP86D GODDESSES87D ERIE88D RAGS90D DAYTON92D WHISTLE93D ANGI94D SHOVEL97D KUBRICK99D INT100D IMALONE101D BANHMI103D SLOTHS104D TAU106D LOCAL107D INCAS108D NASAL109D GRAND114D EFTS116D PACE117D AMEX119D ERA121D ORG122D TRI123D TIS

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, October 11, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Michael Lieberman, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Heart Transplants”. It had 140 answers and 74 black squares; the longest answer ran 14 letters. That is about average for a Sunday. 15 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 11: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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