NYT Crossword Answers for Friday, October 30, 2026

Friday, October 30, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Friday, October 30, 2026

15×15By Robyn Weintraub and Rafael MusaEdited by Will ShortzHard (themeless)

Friday puzzle · 70 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

18A SLOWMOTION21A BACKSOSOON32A CASSEROLE37A SEASHORES47A DONUTSHOPS51A HOTELSUITE

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 9; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 40AAcross clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealHATHEAD
  2. 47AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealDONUTSHOPS
  3. 2DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealAEIOU
  4. 3DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealTRENCHCOAT
  5. 10DDown clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealAUTOCORRECT
  6. 13DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealSSN
  7. 27DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealWOODSTOVES
  8. 46DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealSEATS
  9. 47DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealDONE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 351 puzzles since November 2025:

ALE ×20ALI ×20ONE ×19SSN ×17SASS ×14ETON ×13REEL ×9ELBA ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 35 Across answers

1A CATS5A EDGY9A GATES14A AERO15A SORE16A HURTS17A LIED18A SLOWMOTION20A EON21A BACKSOSOON22A BUCKEYES24A OTC25A HENS26A INPOWER30A DICED32A CASSEROLE34A ADOPT35A ALI36A PROBE37A SEASHORES39A PEDAL40A HATHEAD41A PECS42A ORS43A SMARTTVS47A DONUTSHOPS50A ONE51A HOTELSUITE52A UVEA53A ANISE54A EVER55A SECT56A NESTS57A SASS58A ASKS

All 35 Down answers

1D CALEB2D AEIOU3D TRENCHCOAT4D SOD5D ESSAYS6D DOLCE7D GROKS8D YEWS9D GHOSTPEPPERS10D AUTOCORRECT11D TRIO12D ETON13D SSN19D MOONS21D BENDTHERULES23D KEEPSHONEST26D ISIS27D WOODSTOVES28D ELBA29D REEL30D DASH31D IDEA32D CARD33D ALE38D OASTS41D PAPERS43D SHIVA44D MOTES45D VNECK46D SEATS47D DONE48D OTIS49D SUES51D HAN52D USA

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Friday, October 30, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Robyn Weintraub and Rafael Musa, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is about average for a Friday. 9 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 30: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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