NYT Crossword Answers for Thursday, November 12, 2026
NYT Crossword
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Thursday puzzle · 78 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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55A ROOFTOPGARDEN60A VEGETABLEMEDLEY
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 6; here are their numbers and answers.
- 4AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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CEE - 52AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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MATH - 9DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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ACTORS - 29DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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CRADLE - 55DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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RELO - 60DDown clue ending in “?” (3)
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VIN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 364 puzzles since November 2025:
ETA ×23SSN ×18OLE ×13AIR ×12YET ×10ETRE ×9EDS ×8EYE ×8
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 40 Across answers
1A SMH4A CEE7A MIA10A CHO13A LEOTARD15A ADCREEP17A REVAMPS18A NOTABIT19A STEREO20A SOBERS21A NAACP23A SCREW24A FGS26A SKIDOOS28A ICK31A ROTS33A EQUIP34A ETRE35A AAHS36A TULLE37A THAR38A CLING40A EYE41A HAYDN42A AIR43A OJS45A DIE47A OLE48A SEDATE50A SAMUEL52A MATH54A ALDA55A ROOFTOPGARDEN60A VEGETABLEMEDLEY62A ILLBE63A BIN64A SEMIS65A NOEAR66A YET67A TROLL
All 38 Down answers
1D SLRS2D MEET3D HOVENSTHIRD4D CAMEAS5D ERPOCKET6D EDS7D MAN8D IDOSCOPE9D ACTORS10D CEBEWITHYOU11D HEIR12D OPTS14D TARA16D RABE22D PIQUES23D SOILED24D FRACAS25D GOALIE27D DULY29D CRADLE30D KERNEL32D SSN34D ETA39D GOTAFTER41D HEADREST44D JETTA46D ISLAM49D AMOEBA51D MADDER53D HOBBY54D AGENT55D RELO56D OGLE57D PLIE58D ELMO59D NEIL60D VIN61D YSL
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Thursday, November 12, 2026 was a 15×17 grid by Jared Cappel, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 55 black squares; the longest answer ran 15 letters. That is 2 more than the average Thursday before it (76.3). 6 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Nov 12: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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