NYT Crossword Answers for October 31, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Saturday, October 31, 2026

15×15By Erik Agard and Brendan Emmett QuigleyEdited by Will ShortzHardest (themeless)

Saturday puzzle · 66 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

1A RATESATEN14A IDONTBITE17A ARTTABLET29A WRECKXNEFFECT34A KEEPHOPEALIVE35A TREASURETROVE

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 5; here are their numbers and answers.

1AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
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RATESATEN
10AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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MAIL
35AAcross clue ending in “?” (13)
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TREASURETROVE
42AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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FAN
33DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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FIVE

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 352 puzzles since November 2025:

AREA ×17TSAR ×15ARIA ×12ANON ×10ISH ×10EON ×9NET ×9ORC ×9

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1R2A3T4E5S6A7T8E9N10M11A12I13L14IDONTBITE15UNTI16L17ARTTABLET18TOSCA19TOASTEDS20LENNON21AIL22EYE23MID24ORC25TS26AR27EON28TIE29WRE30C31KXNE32F33FECT34KEEPHOPEALIVE35TREASURETROVE36WIT37MEL38WEN39T40ISH41CPA42F43AN44CO45S46SPE47ARS48CARI49LLON50TIARA51MARINEONE52SERIF53ANASTASIA54STAT55VIDEOFEED

All 33 Across answers

1A RATESATEN10A MAIL14A IDONTBITE15A UNTIL17A ARTTABLET18A TOSCA19A TOASTEDS20A LENNON21A AIL22A EYE23A MID24A ORC25A TSAR27A EON28A TIE29A WRECKXNEFFECT34A KEEPHOPEALIVE35A TREASURETROVE36A WIT37A MEL38A WENT40A ISH41A CPA42A FAN44A COS46A SPEARS48A CARILLON50A TIARA51A MARINEONE52A SERIF53A ANASTASIA54A STAT55A VIDEOFEED

All 33 Down answers

1D RIATA2D ADROIT3D TOTALSWEETHEART4D ENTS5D STATEREPS6D ABBEY7D TILDE8D ETES9D NET10D MUTED11D ANON12D ITSNOTEVENCLOSE13D LICORICE16D LANCET20D LINEAR23D MONET26D AREA27D EXPEL30D CHUMPS31D KOREA32D FLOWNINTO33D FIVE34D KRISPIES35D TWISTS39D TOONIE41D CRAFT42D FARAD43D ARISE45D SNEAD47D ARIA48D CANI49D LEAF51D MAV

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Saturday, October 31, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Erik Agard and Brendan Emmett Quigley, edited by Will Shortz. It had 66 answers and 32 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Saturday before it (67.5). 5 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 31: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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