NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, October 12, 2026
NYT Crossword
Monday, October 12, 2026
Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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16A NISSANLEAF24A MARESNEST35A MOODSWING49A LARRYBIRD58A OUTONALIMB
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 1; here are their numbers and answers.
- 46DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 333 puzzles since November 2025:
ACE ×19ASH ×17EPEE ×12IRA ×12TNT ×12TIN ×11ALSO ×9ARI ×9
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 39 Across answers
1A ALSO5A SARA9A ACTI13A NEAR14A TOWEL15A CORN16A NISSANLEAF18A EROS19A SHORT20A IRA22A RTE23A CUING24A MARESNEST27A ARM28A OPALS30A PECK31A LEIA33A LIL34A DEITY35A MOODSWING38A TABBY40A TIN41A HARM45A EPEE46A MANES48A MAD49A LARRYBIRD51A OPENS53A ARI54A SON55A IDINA56A COCA58A OUTONALIMB62A ESOS63A STICK64A OTOE65A SETH66A TEED67A TYKE
All 39 Down answers
1D ANN2D LEISURE3D SASHIMI4D ORSON5D SOL6D AWE7D REAIRS8D ALFRE9D ACE10D CORRECT11D TROTSKY12D INSET14D TNT17D ARGO21D ASPEN23D CAL24D MAID25D ALLSTAR26D NEIGH29D PLOY32D AMBER34D DINE36D OBEYS37D WIND38D TEAROSE39D APRICOT42D AMENITY43D RANAMOK44D MDS46D MINUTE47D SODA49D LACES50D BOOST52D PILOT55D INK57D ASH59D TIE60D OCD61D BEE
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Monday, October 12, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Zhouqin Burnikel, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 40 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (77.0). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Oct 12: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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