NYT Crossword Answers for November 9, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Monday, November 9, 2026

15×15By Leslie BensonEdited by Will ShortzEasiest of the week

Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 1 longest answers (usually the theme)

35A FAIRANDSQUARE

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.

35AAcross clue ending in “?” (13)
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FAIRANDSQUARE
13DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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TNT

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 361 puzzles since November 2025:

ERA ×32ALE ×22EAR ×17EMO ×15SASS ×15TNT ×14TEN ×13ETS ×12

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1S2A3S4S5D6E7N8S9U10N11S12E13T14PLEA15EMU16ONEMAN17ALEX18LOT19ASSORT20DEPO21SIT22ARESO23ALINE24I25SLET26T27H28E29YEN30D31ECKED32CHAT33LEROY34BIERS35F36AIRAND37S38QUARE39POUTS40INTRO41RATE42C43AVORT44Y45E46T47EMO48SHREW49O50DORS51P52APAS53C54ONJURE55M56ELEES57POP58STAT59ARARAT60ENE61EONS62EEYORE63TEN64TOTE

All 39 Across answers

1A SASS5A DEN8A SUNSET14A PLEA15A EMU16A ONEMAN17A ALEX18A LOT19A ASSORT20A DEPOSIT22A ARESO23A ALINE24A ISLET26A THE29A YEN30A DECKED32A CHAT33A LEROY34A BIERS35A FAIRANDSQUARE39A POUTS40A INTRO41A RATE42A CAVORT44A YET47A EMO48A SHREW49A ODORS51A PAPAS53A CONJURE55A MELEES57A POP58A STAT59A ARARAT60A ENE61A EONS62A EEYORE63A TEN64A TOTE

All 39 Down answers

1D SPADAY2D ALLELE3D SEEPIN4D SAXON5D DELI6D EMOTICON7D NUT8D SOARED9D UNSET10D NESS11D SMOOTHER12D EAR13D TNT21D SEDERS22D ALE25D SKYDIVE27D HARE28D ETS31D ERA32D CIAO33D LITE34D BURTON35D FOAM36D AUTOPLAY37D SNOWCONE38D QTR39D PRE42D CHASTE43D ARS44D YOUTOO45D ERRANT46D TSETSE48D SPEAR50D DJSET52D AERO54D OPEN55D MAE56D ERE57D PET

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Monday, November 9, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Leslie Benson, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (77.0). 2 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Nov 9: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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