NYT Crossword Answers for November 2, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Monday, November 2, 2026

15×15By Max SchlenkerEdited by Will ShortzEasiest of the week

Monday puzzle · 74 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A EMOTIONALOUTLET23A CHICKENWIRE51A STAYCURRENT60A IVESEENTHELIGHT

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.

36AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
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TULIPBULB
50AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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DELI
60AAcross clue ending in “?” (15)
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IVESEENTHELIGHT

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 354 puzzles since November 2025:

EST ×15LEE ×14EVE ×13ATL ×10ETC ×10EPA ×8ACID ×6DELI ×6

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1T2H3E4Y5C6H7E8A9T10S11B12S13A14HUGE15LAPTOP16ETC17EMOT18IONALOU19TLET20GOTINTO21ROGER22ORR23CHI24C25K26ENWIRE27AMI28S29HIT30SUES31TEPI32D33WART34S35MDS36TU37LIPBUL38B39G40O41D42DUSTY43CA44R45B46S47ACI48D49LEE50DELI51STAY52CURR53E54N55T56FUN57PALER58TEA59MUSA60IVESE61E62N63THELIGHT64PEC65AVOWED66DEER67EST68MEMORY69ISSA

All 35 Across answers

1A THEY5A CHEATS11A BSA14A HUGE15A LAPTOP16A ETC17A EMOTIONALOUTLET20A GOTINTO21A ROGER22A ORR23A CHICKENWIRE27A AMIS29A HIT30A SUES31A TEPID33A WARTS35A MDS36A TULIPBULB39A GOD42A DUSTY43A CARBS47A ACID49A LEE50A DELI51A STAYCURRENT56A FUN57A PALER58A TEAMUSA60A IVESEENTHELIGHT64A PEC65A AVOWED66A DEER67A EST68A MEMORY69A ISSA

All 39 Down answers

1D THEGOAT2D HUMORME3D EGOTRIP4D YETI5D CLOTH6D HANOI7D EPA8D ATL9D TOO10D SPURN11D BELGIUM12D STEERED13D ACTRESS18D INC19D TOWS24D CHAPTER25D KIRBY26D ETTU28D SIT32D DUD33D WISER34D SLC37D LULU38D BAD39D GASPIPE40D OCTAVES41D DIALECT44D REFUGES45D BLUSHES46D SINATRA48D DYES52D CREAM53D ETHER54D NEEDY55D TAL59D MIDI61D EVE62D NOM63D TWO

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Monday, November 2, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Max Schlenker, edited by Will Shortz. It had 74 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Monday before it (77.0). 3 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Nov 2: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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