NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 1, 2026

Complete answer list for the October 1, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Jill SingerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Sneaker brand whose logo features the "Formstrip" ↗PUMA
  2. 5"Thank You for the Music" group ↗ABBA
  3. 9Some instructors, for short ↗PROFS
  4. 14Gator's relative ↗CROC
  5. 15"King of all kings" in the prehistoric world, familiarly ↗TREX
  6. 16Features of gathering clouds? ↗AEIOU
  7. 17Patriotic recitation since 1892 ↗PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE
  8. 20Concoct, with "up" ↗COOK
  9. 21It may include toms and a snare ↗DRUMKIT
  10. 22Abbr. on a scale ↗OZS
  11. 25First lady ↗EVE
  12. 26Tagging symbols ↗ATS
  13. 27Expresses support without meaning it ↗PAYSLIPSERVICE
  14. 31Bit of ink ↗TAT
  15. 34Quite the stir ↗UPROAR
  16. 35Bygone "before" ↗ERE
  17. 36Means of self-defense ↗MACE
  18. 37Joan of Arc, for one ↗SAINT
  19. 38It's just a state of mind, to some ↗AGE
  20. 39Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa" ↗CELIA
  21. 40Some midflight announcements, in brief ↗ETAS
  22. 41Molecule in protein synthesis ↗RNA
  23. 42Disposes of securely, in a way ↗SHREDS
  24. 43Start of the names of four of the U.S.'s 20 largest cities ↗SAN
  25. 44Obsolescent credit card feature ↗MAGNETICSTRIPE
  26. 46Term of affection in the U.K. ↗LUV
  27. 47Rapper with the 1999 #1 album "I Am ..." ↗NAS
  28. 48Is long ago? ↗EST
  29. 49Chickpeas, e.g. ↗LEGUMES
  30. 53"Uh-huh, sure it is" ↗IBET
  31. 55Obstacles ... or a hint to three squares in this puzzle ↗STUMBLINGBLOCKS
  32. 60Lost ↗ATSEA
  33. 61Identify ↗NAME
  34. 62Goddess of the earth ↗GAIA
  35. 63All together, in music ↗TUTTI
  36. 64Migratory fish with exceptionally sensitive hearing ↗SHAD
  37. 65The Black Knights of the N.C.A.A. ↗ARMY

Down 41

  1. 1Doc seen for an annual checkup ↗PCP
  2. 2Address letters ↗URL
  3. 3A Stooge ↗MOE
  4. 4Band whose logo is stylized with a lightning bolt ↗ACDC
  5. 5Came by for dinner ↗ATEOVER
  6. 6Word with power or pawn ↗BROKER
  7. 7Happen to ↗BEFALL
  8. 8Cut ↗AXED
  9. 9Great Basin tribe ↗PAIUTE
  10. 10Chews (out) ↗REAMS
  11. 11Cry heard by Old MacDonald ↗OINK
  12. 12Central points ↗FOCI
  13. 13Woodpecker food ↗SUET
  14. 18Attacks ↗GOESAT
  15. 19Words that might come before a meal ↗GRACE
  16. 22Major works of art ↗OPUSES
  17. 23Mexican revolutionary Emiliano ↗ZAPATA
  18. 24Resident of Aleppo ↗SYRIAN
  19. 28Moccasins and loafers, e.g. ↗SLIPONS
  20. 29Free of animal products ↗VEGAN
  21. 30Wrath ↗IRE
  22. 31Writer Gay ↗TALESE
  23. 32Hallucinatory experiences ↗ACIDTRIPS
  24. 33It comes with cups and saucers ↗TEASET
  25. 36Chicago exchange, in brief ↗MERC
  26. 38Director Lee ↗ANG
  27. 39Sculptor's tool ↗CHISEL
  28. 41French composer who refused the Legion of Honour in 1920 ↗RAVEL
  29. 42Skewered ↗STABBED
  30. 44Gateway of India locale ↗MUMBAI
  31. 45Tough nut to crack ↗ENIGMA
  32. 46"Network" director Sidney ↗LUMET
  33. 49Hurdle for an aspiring atty. ↗LSAT
  34. 50Words of reproach following a betrayal ↗ETTU
  35. 51Big blow ↗GUST
  36. 52Things confessed ↗SINS
  37. 54Ancient wrap ↗TOGA
  38. 56"I don't wanna" ↗NAH
  39. 57It might be on a lot ↗CAR
  40. 58"___ Possible" (2000s animated series) ↗KIM
  41. 59Perchance ↗SAY