NYT Crossword Answers for November 5, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, November 5, 2026

15×15By David P. WilliamsEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 78 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Rebus puzzle: 4 squares hold more than one letter.

Reveal the 5 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A WALKIETALKIES26A CLASSICHITS39A ITSALLGREEKTOME55A POWERHOUSES64A SILENTAUCTION

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.

46AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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GEO
47AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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ODES
68AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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LSD
37DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
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SKEPTIC
66DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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ESS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 357 puzzles since November 2025:

SET ×25ALA ×20EAR ×16GAS ×12AIR ×11LSD ×11OVER ×10RNA ×10

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1C2A3S4A5A6S7I8A9G10O11B12A13G14OVER15CORNEA16RNA17WALK18IETALKIES19OGS20ATF21CYA22KI23LNS24RAI25SE26C27L28ASSICHIT29S30DREAM31EAR32EZRA33RE34F35TS36K37S38OOF39I40T41SALL42GREEK43TOME44HOT45TONI46GEO47ODE48S49UN50I51PU52M53P54S55POWE56RHO57USES58TREAT59LATIN60I61II62RTE63AIR64SI65L66ENTAUC67TION68LSD69ATASTE70UNIT71ATS72NEWSOM73BOSS

All 39 Across answers

1A CASA5A ASIAGO11A BAG14A OVER15A CORNEA16A RNA17A WALKIETALKIES19A OGS20A ATF21A CYA22A KILNS24A RAISE26A CLASSICHITS30A DREAM31A EAR32A EZRA33A REF35A TSKS38A OOF39A ITSALLGREEKTOME44A HOT45A TONI46A GEO47A ODES49A UNI51A PUMPS55A POWERHOUSES58A TREAT59A LATIN60A III62A RTE63A AIR64A SILENTAUCTION68A LSD69A ATASTE70A UNIT71A ATS72A NEWSOM73A BOSS

All 39 Down answers

1D COWARD2D AVATAR3D SELFIE4D ARK5D ACETAY6D SOLACE7D IRK8D ANI9D GEEKS10D OASIS11D BRONCHIZOO12D ANGSTROM13D GAS18D ICEMELT23D LIE25D SARA27D LATRINE28D ARSE29D SAFE34D FLO36D KEG37D SKEPTIC39D IHOP40D TODOLIST41D STEWARDS42D GNUS43D TOUR48D SET50D ISINTO52D MERINO53D PATOIS54D STENTS56D RHOISAN57D UNITE61D ITAUEM63D ALA65D LAW66D ESS67D TUB

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, November 5, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by David P. Williams, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 2 more than the average Thursday before it (76.2). 5 clues ended in a question mark. 4 squares held more than one letter (a rebus).

Also on Nov 5: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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