NYT Crossword Answers for Friday, November 6, 2026

Friday, November 6, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Friday, November 6, 2026

15×15By Aidan DeshongEdited by Will ShortzHard (themeless)

Friday puzzle · 70 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

14A ABETISABET17A SIERRAMIST30A CHATROOMS36A DOGGONEIT51A NOONECARES54A SAUERKRAUT

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 7; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 1AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealCIRCA
  2. 16AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealMOOS
  3. 25AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
    RevealUSHERS
  4. 53AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealOPEC
  5. 11DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealDOMEASOLID
  6. 30DDown clue ending in “?” (9)
    RevealCLEANCOAL
  7. 47DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealPRAY
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 358 puzzles since November 2025:

ART ×12NEE ×11ARK ×10NSA ×8LES ×7PRE ×7ATT ×6AREPA ×5

The full NYT Crossword solution

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All 35 Across answers

1A CIRCA6A SOBA10A EDNA14A ABETISABET16A MOOS17A SIERRAMIST18A AMES19A TSK20A PABST21A SIENA22A BOBA23A CATLADY25A USHERS28A TORAHS29A CHART30A CHATROOMS33A SONIC34A LES35A TALIA36A DOGGONEIT38A EXIST39A OHDEAR40A CREDOS41A CANTEEN43A COPS44A ARABS45A CLARA47A PRE50A MESA51A NOONECARES53A OPEC54A SAUERKRAUT55A SACK56A ALTS57A SKYPE

All 35 Down answers

1D CAST2D IBIS3D REEK4D CTR5D AIRPORTCODES6D SAMBA7D OBIS8D BESTCOAST9D ATT10D EMAILHOAXES11D DOMEASOLID12D NOEND13D ASSAY15D SAABS21D STARTERPACKS22D BERIGHTBACK24D ART25D UCSD26D SHOO27D HANGONASEC28D THEIR30D CLEANCOAL31D MISO32D SATS37D NEE40D CORER41D CAMOS42D AREPA43D CANES46D LOUT47D PRAY48D REUP49D ESTE51D NSA52D ARK

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Friday, November 6, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Aidan Deshong, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 30 black squares; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is about average for a Friday. 7 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Nov 6: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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