NYT Crossword Answers for November 1, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, November 1, 2026

21×21“Be Amazed”By Kevin Curry and Zhou ZhangEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 136 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Rebus puzzle: 1 square holds more than one letter. Puzzle note: “Travel the maze in this grid to help the subject at 1-Across reach its goal. The circled letters along the route will spell the name of a 1998 book with a fitting title.”

Reveal the 3 longest answers (usually the theme)

30A OBSTACLECOURSE99A INVISIBLEFENCE122A SWISSCHEESE

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.

40AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
Reveal
SLUICE
8DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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TRAWLS
80DDown clue ending in “?” (9)
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SPINELESS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 353 puzzles since November 2025:

ALA ×19ADS ×13AGO ×12ART ×11EAST ×11ANN ×10AHI ×9RARE ×9

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1L2A3B4R5A6T7A8T9H10O11S12O13H14S15R16O17A18D19ASIAGO20DRINK21CAT22CONDO23MONGOL24HAMMY25DRYROAST26BFG27D28ROWSY29PLUMP30O31B32STACLEC33O34U35RSE36DO37G38E39LEAN40SLUICE41ISLA42R43E44DEALT45FELLA46W47AVIER48ENOS49EA50S51T52AP53PETITES54HANS55STEV56I57A58HEIDI59EBT60THOR61C62GI63LEV64A65R66ALI67B68I69STONE70WALL71TREVI72RENAL73EOS74NAPA75NEB76TRI77TEST78ADOR79B80S81MORE82G83HERKIN84SEEP85ITTY86AERIES87M88A89M90B91A92SI93AMESE94RARE95THRUM96S97ANNI98BLUR99I100NVISIBL101EFENC102E103PR104ADA105LIONEL106M107A108S109U110TTERRO111T112ADEPT113E114R115OICA116SOMETIME117LONER118SOURLY119BEEF120SIX121ANTSY122SWISSCHEESE

All 65 Across answers

1A LABRAT7A ATHOS12A OHS15A ROAD19A ASIAGO20A DRINK21A CATCONDO23A MONGOL24A HAMMY25A DRYROAST26A BFG27A DROWSY29A PLUMP30A OBSTACLECOURSE36A DOGE39A LEAN40A SLUICE41A ISLA42A REDEALT45A FELLA46A WAVIER48A ENOS49A EAST52A APPETITES54A HANS55A STEVIA58A HEIDI59A EBT60A THOR61A CGI63A LEVAR66A ALIBI69A STONEWALL71A TREVI72A RENAL73A EOS74A NAPA75A NEB76A TRITEST78A ADORBS81A MORE82A GHERKIN84A SEEP85A ITTY86A AERIES87A MAMBA92A SIAMESE94A RARE95A THRUMS97A ANNI98A BLUR99A INVISIBLEFENCE103A PRADA105A LIONEL106A MAS109A UTTERROT112A ADEPT113A EROICA116A SOMETIME117A LONER118A SOURLY119A BEEF120A SIX121A ANTSY122A SWISSCHEESE

All 71 Down answers

1D LAMB2D ASOF3D BINGO4D RAG5D AGO6D TOLDTALES7D ADHOC8D TRAWLS9D HIMSELF10D ONMYCUE11D SKY12D OCD13D HARPS14D STYLE15D ROOMDIVIDER16D ONAPOSITIVENOTE17D ADS18D DOT22D CRU28D RANTAT31D BLESS32D SEA33D OIL34D UCLA35D REAP37D GLEE38D EARS42D REHEAR43D ENABLE44D DONTINTERRUPTME46D WEE47D ATILT50D SETTOS51D TVHOST53D PHIL56D ION57D ARENA61D CAPOS62D GLARE64D AVERTS65D RIBEYE67D BARRIERREEF68D ILIKE69D SEEN70D WAD77D TIS79D BESAFE80D SPINELESS81D MIMIC82D GARB83D HEAL87D MTV88D AHI89D MRS90D BUILDON91D AMBIENT93D ANN96D SLOPES99D IDRIS100D NAOMI101D ENTRY102D EMIRS104D ART107D ACLS108D SAYCHEESE109D USB110D TOE111D TEX112D ALA114D ROW115D OUI

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, November 1, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Kevin Curry and Zhou Zhang, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Be Amazed”. It had 136 answers and 88 black squares; the longest answer ran 14 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Sunday before it (139.4). 3 clues ended in a question mark. 1 square held more than one letter (a rebus).

Also on Nov 1: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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