NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, November 4, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 74 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A SORRYWERECLOSED26A OUTOFSERVICE43A EXPECTDELAYS56A ITSNOTAGOODSIGN
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 2; here are their numbers and answers.
- 62AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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ESS - 24DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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SUN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 356 puzzles since November 2025:
ALE ×21STY ×14RIO ×12ORC ×10ELLE ×9ESC ×8UTAH ×8DRS ×7
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 33 Across answers
1A WATTS6A ADLIB11A UPC14A ALEUT15A NOYOU16A RIO17A SORRYWERECLOSED20A NERF21A HWYS22A GLARE23A TSETSE25A HAIM26A OUTOFSERVICE32A XMEN34A NUTRIENTS35A ABA36A MEDEA37A ORC38A LONGRANGE41A EARL43A EXPECTDELAYS45A UTAH46A NEWCAR50A LURID52A CAPN55A ELLE56A ITSNOTAGOODSIGN59A FEE60A MANES61A RANAT62A ESS63A EXERT64A SYKES
All 41 Down answers
1D WASNT2D ALOES3D TERRE4D TURFTOE5D STY6D ANEW7D DORY8D LYES9D IOC10D BULGARI11D URSAMINOR12D PIER13D CODE18D WHET19D OLIVE24D SUN25D HERA27D ONEND28D FUDGE29D STEEL30D CTRL31D ESC32D XBOX33D MANPURSES35D ALE36D MATH39D GETIN40D RCADOME41D EYE42D ASWESAY44D ANNO47D CLINK48D ALGAE49D RENTS50D LIFE51D UTES52D CANE53D AGER54D POST57D TAX58D DRS
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, November 4, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Peggy Sue Marlin, edited by Will Shortz. It had 74 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Wednesday before it (76.8). 2 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Nov 4: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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