NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, November 11, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 78 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A PLAYINGHOST61A BLURRYPHOTO
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 3; here are their numbers and answers.
- 34AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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BAAED - 55AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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MEWS - 61AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
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BLURRYPHOTO
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 363 puzzles since November 2025:
OAR ×17ORA ×15OLE ×12ELLA ×10EYRE ×10IKEA ×10ILL ×10NEED ×10
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All 39 Across answers
1A GIMME6A LACE10A GDP13A ALTAR14A EARLS16A ORA17A PLAYINGHOST19A OAR20A IKEA21A MAANDPA23A BETS26A ELLA28A ROBED29A AGREED31A EGG33A EYRE34A BAAED35A JANELLE37A ADV38A YOUFOOL40A TAR43A EASEDIN45A DRIVE47A SALT49A DYE50A ASIMOV51A LEVIS53A BRAT55A MEWS56A INITIAL58A UTES60A NES61A BLURRYPHOTO66A KIA67A SAMBA68A POLAR69A YDS70A NEIL71A STEPS
All 39 Down answers
1D GAP2D ILL3D MTA4D MAYISEE5D ERIK6D LEGAL7D AAH8D CROMAGNON9D ELSA10D GOODBYETIME11D DRAPER12D PARADE15D STAR18D NEED22D NOEL23D BABA24D EGAD25D TRAVELVISAS27D LEAFIER30D EDYS32D GEO35D JUDYBLUME36D LLDS39D OED41D AVOW42D REVS44D ATIT46D RIMSHOT47D SLINKY48D AENEID50D ATTY52D SIBS54D AURAL57D ALAN59D EPPS62D RBI63D OLE64D TAP65D ORS
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, November 11, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Damon Gulczynski, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 36 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 1 more than the average Wednesday before it (76.7). 3 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Nov 11: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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