NYT Crossword Answers for October 29, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, October 29, 2026

15×15By Sam EzerskyEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 70 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A LIKEOILANDWATER24A IMEANBUSINESS43A WELLCONNECTED55A YOUKNOWTHEDRILL

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 3; here are their numbers and answers.

48AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
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LSDTAB
10DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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HOAGIE
37DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
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HOTWIRES

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 350 puzzles since November 2025:

SET ×24ORCA ×10STIR ×10SAG ×9OMAN ×7ONIT ×7ONTO ×7HOST ×6

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1C2O3R4P5P6H7O8T9O10H11O12S13T14ABEL15RUMOR16ONTO17LIKE18OILAND19WATER20METARZAN21EIGHTY22SCI23ARNIE24I25MEAN26B27USINES28S29SNOG30GOSHNO31CO32G33ALTO34S35SET36W37HELP38GAH39A40ITOO41L42ONIT43WE44LLCONNE45CTED46RAMEN47NOW48L49SDTAB50S51KILI52F53T54S55YOUKNO56WTHEDRILL57LICE58AVIAN59EXDA60ELKS61TURNT62SERB

All 33 Across answers

1A CORP5A PHOTO10A HOST14A ABEL15A RUMOR16A ONTO17A LIKEOILANDWATER20A METARZAN21A EIGHTY22A SCI23A ARNIE24A IMEANBUSINESS29A SNOG30A GOSHNO31A COG33A ALTOS35A SET36A WHELP38A GAH39A AITOOL42A ONIT43A WELLCONNECTED46A RAMEN47A NOW48A LSDTAB50A SKILIFTS55A YOUKNOWTHEDRILL57A LICE58A AVIAN59A EXDA60A ELKS61A TURNT62A SERB

All 37 Down answers

1D CALM2D OBIE3D REKT4D PLEASEGO5D PRIZING6D HULA7D OMAN8D TON9D ORDERIN10D HOAGIE11D ONTHESCENE12D STET13D TORY18D ORCA19D WINNOW23D ASHTON24D INLAW25D MOTHERDUCK26D BOSTON27D USEON28D SOLID29D SAG32D GPT34D SALMAN37D HOTWIRES40D ICEBOAT41D LENIENT44D LATKES45D COLD48D LYLE49D SOIL50D STIR51D KHAN52D FIXE53D TLDR54D SLAB56D WVU

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, October 29, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Sam Ezersky, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 6 fewer than the average Thursday before it (76.3). 3 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 29: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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