NYT Crossword Answers for November 8, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, November 8, 2026

21×21“Mixed Results”By Simeon SeigelEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 140 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

27A TRUEBELIEVERS33A QUITINPROTEST58A COMPLIMENTERS66A SOUNDONESHORN90A BARRELBELLIED96A SPATREATMENTS

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 9; here are their numbers and answers.

40AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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ALIST
50AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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MISER
69AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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NOD
103AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
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PALACECOUP
111AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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EDEN
3DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
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ROSARIES
12DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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AWOL
38DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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TKO
77DDown clue ending in “?” (8)
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JAILABLE

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 360 puzzles since November 2025:

ACE ×20END ×17EDEN ×15EMO ×14OREO ×14OLD ×11OWE ×10AGRA ×9

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1A2G3R4A5W6A7R8E9A10T11T12A13A14S15S16A17M18ZOOM19LARAM20FWIW21ALIVE22INSI23DEDOPE24COLO25RCODED26ZEALOTS27TR28UEBELIEVERS29RAGOU30T31ISAID32VLAD33Q34UITINPR35OTEST36WALKO37U38T39EMEET40ALIST41LOLS42OAK43DAS44R45OID46MOW47OREO48S49HALL50M51I52SER53S54OT55S56U57CKUPS58COMPLI59MENT60E61R62S63UNHINGE64ACHOO65ASIAMAP66SOUNDON67ESHORN68SHOWOFF69NOD70STATE71GEENA72C73I74TY75APE76BARS77J78O79E80ACE81P82UNY83V84I85TAL86S87PAWN88BUL89GING90BARREL91B92ELLIED93LEES94SEPOY95SERIAL96S97PATRE98ATMENT99S100FACIA101L102S103PALACECOUP104HE105SATENBUT106ALINE107HOSE108ITALO109ELBA110REEFS111EDEN112SILL113SEER

All 63 Across answers

1A AGRA5A WARE9A ATTA13A ASSAM18A ZOOM19A LARAM20A FWIW21A ALIVE22A INSIDEDOPE24A COLORCODED26A ZEALOTS27A TRUEBELIEVERS29A RAGOUT31A ISAID32A VLAD33A QUITINPROTEST36A WALKOUT39A EMEET40A ALIST41A LOLS42A OAK43A DAS44A ROID46A MOW47A OREO48A SHALL50A MISER53A SOT55A SUCKUPS58A COMPLIMENTERS63A UNHINGE64A ACHOO65A ASIAMAP66A SOUNDONESHORN68A SHOWOFF69A NOD70A STATE71A GEENA72A CITY75A APE76A BARS77A JOE80A ACE81A PUNY83A VITAL86A SPAWN88A BULGING90A BARRELBELLIED93A LEES94A SEPOY95A SERIAL96A SPATREATMENTS100A FACIALS103A PALACECOUP104A HESATENBUT106A ALINE107A HOSE108A ITALO109A ELBA110A REEFS111A EDEN112A SILL113A SEER

All 77 Down answers

1D AZIZ2D GONE3D ROSARIES4D AMILATE5D WADSUP6D ARO7D RAPT8D EMERITI9D AFCEAST10D TWOBIT11D TILED12D AWOL13D AACELLS14D SLOVAK15D SIDEDOOR16D AVER17D MEDS19D LETON23D DOGIT25D RIVAL28D USES30D TRAIL33D QED34D UMA35D OLD36D WOW37D UAE38D TKO41D LORI44D RAPGOD45D OLSEN46D MELON47D OTTAWA48D SKINNY49D HUNDO50D MOCHA51D IMHOT52D SPORE53D SESHES54D ONION55D SUS56D UNO57D CHU58D CASTE59D MASER60D EMO61D RAF62D SPF67D ESPY71D GALLS72D CAB73D ICU74D TELLALIE75D ANG76D BAE77D JAILABLE78D OWE79D END81D PIERCES82D UNSEE83D VAPEPEN84D IRON85D TRYTHIS86D SLICE87D PLAINES89D GETANF90D BEMUSE91D BEFALL92D ERATO94D STOOD96D SPAR97D PALE98D ACHE99D SETI101D LUBE102D STAR105D SAL

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, November 8, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Simeon Seigel, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Mixed Results”. It had 140 answers and 74 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is about average for a Sunday. 9 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Nov 8: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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