NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

15×15By Victor SchmittEdited by Will ShortzEasy

Tuesday puzzle · 74 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 5 longest answers (usually the theme)

18A COUNTRYBOYS28A LANDLADIES34A MATERIALGIRLS41A WEATHERMEN53A CAREERWOMEN

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 10; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 4AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealBASTE
  2. 18AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealCOUNTRYBOYS
  3. 28AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealLANDLADIES
  4. 34AAcross clue ending in “?” (13)
    RevealMATERIALGIRLS
  5. 41AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealWEATHERMEN
  6. 49AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealALTAR
  7. 53AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealCAREERWOMEN
  8. 10DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealLOBE
  9. 12DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealMAY
  10. 24DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
    RevealPINATAS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 355 puzzles since November 2025:

ATE ×25ONE ×20ALOE ×14TSA ×14AIR ×10AND ×10NET ×10OKS ×9

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid
All 35 Across answers

1A LAB4A BASTE9A SLOMO14A ANI15A ALTON16A KODAK17A UGG18A COUNTRYBOYS20A REBUKED22A RIPEN23A ELENA24A PEPE25A NET28A LANDLADIES31A JEER32A ALIEN33A FULLY34A MATERIALGIRLS38A MILEY39A TEARY40A ATAD41A WEATHERMEN46A PEC47A SEAS48A LIEGE49A ALTAR51A IMAGERS53A CAREERWOMEN56A TET57A ONTAP58A INANE59A ATE60A EDENS61A GENUS62A TSA

All 39 Down answers

1D LAUREL2D ANGELA3D BIGBEN4D BACKALLEY5D ALOE6D STUD7D TON8D ENTREE9D SKYPE10D LOBE11D ODONNELL12D MAY13D OKS19D RIPS21D UNDATED24D PINATAS26D EELS27D TRY29D AIR30D DEI31D JURYRIG33D FIRELANES34D MITE35D ALACARTE36D LET37D GAH38D MAP41D WEAR42D EARWIG43D MEETAT44D EGRETS45D NESTEA47D STEPS50D LEAN51D IMAN52D MENU53D COE54D AND55D ONE

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Victor Schmitt, edited by Will Shortz. It had 74 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Tuesday before it (76.2). 10 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Nov 3: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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