NYT Crossword Answers for November 15, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, November 15, 2026

21×21“Side Tracks”By Sala Wanetick and Emily BiegasEdited 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 3 longest answers (usually the theme)

23A EVERYBODYDANCENOW69A PARENTHETICAL116A THEPINACOLADASONG

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.

123AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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SNORE
53DDown clue ending in “?” (9)
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TELEPATHY
97DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
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TATTOO

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 367 puzzles since November 2025:

ERA ×33ORE ×21ELSE ×14ERIE ×14EGO ×13NOR ×13SOS ×13AND ×11

The full NYT Crossword solution

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1P2L3A4N5A6R7H8A9Z10E11S12S13C14A15N16G17O18V19RAMONA20EMERY21TAME22RCA23EVERYB24ODYDAN25CENOW26ATM27PARM28BRB29TUPAC30CHAP31A32HISE33E34SHESSO35HEAVY36S37N38ARE39ORN40OT41SIT42ELMER43PUTAR44INGONI45T46NA47SAL48OTTERS49CURE50D51ADO52P53T54S55TSE56T57E58CHS59PA60P61AL62EEK63TAS64UHUH65DEROSS66I67ALY68EBT69PARE70N71THETICAL72CEL73SOS74STORIES75SORE76EPI77TUT78ASICS79S80EETO81SAG82STO83L84EN85OC86TET87J88U89DITH90ARO91S92E93OHWH94A95TANIGHT96A97T98ARI99EL100L101ENOLA102TONYS103NAIVE104MELO105DY106SLI107PON108OTRA109AKIRA110EGO111Y112A113K114S115ITD116THEPIN117A118C119OLAD120ASONG121NOR122OARS123SNORE124INUNIT125TOY126ELSE127EDGES128ASSETS

All 69 Across answers

1A PLANAR7A HAZES12A SCAN16A GOV19A RAMONA20A EMERY21A TAME22A RCA23A EVERYBODYDANCENOW26A ATM27A PARM28A BRB29A TUPAC30A CHAP31A AHISEE34A SHESSOHEAVY36A SNARE39A ORNOT41A SIT42A ELMER43A PUTARINGONIT46A NASAL48A OTTERS49A CURED51A ADOPTS55A TSE56A TECHS59A PAPAL62A EEK63A TAS64A UHUH65A DEROSSI67A ALY68A EBT69A PARENTHETICAL72A CEL73A SOS74A STORIES75A SORE76A EPI77A TUT78A ASICS79A SEETO81A SAG82A STOLEN85A OCTET87A JUDITH90A AROSE93A OHWHATANIGHT96A ATARI99A ELL101A ENOLA102A TONYS103A NAIVEMELODY106A SLIPON108A OTRA109A AKIRA110A EGO111A YAKS115A ITD116A THEPINACOLADASONG121A NOR122A OARS123A SNORE124A INUNIT125A TOY126A ELSE127A EDGES128A ASSETS

All 71 Down answers

1D PREP2D LAVA3D AMER4D NORMARAE5D ANY6D RABBI7D HEDBERG8D AMY9D ZED10D ERA11D SYNTH12D STEPSIN13D CANASTA14D AMOCO15D NEW16D GRAHAM17D OCTAVE18D VAMPYR24D ORSON25D CUES30D CELLO32D HERR33D ENOCH34D STIR35D HEAD36D SPOTTESTS37D NUTSABOUT38D ATTESTSTO40D ONUS44D ISTHATANO45D TEPEE47D SALSAROJA50D DART52D PEACESIGN53D TELEPATHY54D SKYLIGHTS57D EUROS58D CHERI60D POISE61D ASCOT64D UPS65D DHS66D ILE70D NICO71D TESCO79D SEWN80D ETHOS83D LARVA84D ERIE86D THEY88D UNTO89D DIONYSUS91D SEEKERS92D ELLIPSE94D ALLELES95D TAIGA96D ANOINT97D TATTOO98D AIRDRY100D LORI104D MAHAL105D DANSE107D PODIA112D AONE113D KNIT114D SGTS116D TOE117D AND118D COG119D ORE120D ANS

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, November 15, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Sala Wanetick and Emily Biegas, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Side Tracks”. It had 140 answers and 74 black squares; the longest answer ran 17 letters. That is about average for a Sunday. 3 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Nov 15: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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