NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 11, 2026

Complete answer list for the October 11, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Michael LiebermanEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21140 clues

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Across 65

  1. 1Easy putt ↗TAPIN
  2. 6Clever ↗SMART
  3. 11Exam for a future atty. ↗LSAT
  4. 15Boulderer's safety item ↗PAD
  5. 18Muffin alternative ↗SCONE
  6. 19Sea surrounding Mykonos ↗AEGEAN
  7. 21Flour in Indian cooking ↗ATTA
  8. 22"Mr. Blue Sky" band, in brief ↗ELO
  9. 23Some "Star Trek" slang? ↗KLINGONLINGO
  10. 25Infamous Russian mystic ↗RASPUTIN
  11. 27Glow up? ↗SUN
  12. 28One might be liquid or frozen ↗ASSET
  13. 29Street that might run all the way through town ↗MAIN
  14. 31Like most autographs ↗INPEN
  15. 32French filmmaker Jacques ↗TATI
  16. 34Secrets known only to E.N.T.s? ↗EARCANALARCANA
  17. 38Depression formed by a volcano's collapse ↗CALDERA
  18. 41Did a taxing job? ↗AUDITED
  19. 42C.I.A. forerunner ↗OSS
  20. 43Listened to "Rigoletto" way too many times? ↗OVERDIDVERDI
  21. 46Mideast leaders ↗EMIRS
  22. 48Member of the South Asian diaspora ↗DESI
  23. 49Ocho menos uno ↗SIETE
  24. 50Berkeley university, familiarly ↗CAL
  25. 53Rubber stamp go-with ↗INKPAD
  26. 56Many a David Foster Wallace piece ↗ESSAY
  27. 58Not gross ↗NET
  28. 59Wild hogs ↗BOARS
  29. 61"___ y plata" (Montana's motto) ↗ORO
  30. 62Sleuth, slangily ↗TEC
  31. 64"A sharp edge recalls a splinter's bite" or "The forest's final revenge is whisper-thin," e.g.? ↗PAPERCUTAPERCU
  32. 69N.K. ___, "Broken Earth" trilogy author ↗JEMISIN
  33. 73Summer in France ↗ETE
  34. 74Person discussed in Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution ↗ELECTOR
  35. 75Spark joy? ↗ELICITFELICITY
  36. 80Educational inst. ↗SCH
  37. 81"Feast," in Arabic ↗EID
  38. 82Count (up) ↗TALLY
  39. 83Slippery swimmer ↗EEL
  40. 85Daniel ___ (children's TV character) ↗TIGER
  41. 89"The heart of the internet," per its tagline ↗REDDIT
  42. 91Handful ↗FEW
  43. 93Those opposed ↗ANTIS
  44. 95Animated explorer ↗DORA
  45. 96Cornea-reshaping surgery ↗LASIK
  46. 98Diwali or Holi? ↗HINDISHINDIG
  47. 101Queen ___ (pop nickname) ↗BEY
  48. 102Bouncing ↗OUSTING
  49. 105Some hair products ↗POMADES
  50. 106Like the world's worst demolition company? ↗LASTINBLASTING
  51. 110Rose bowl? ↗VASE
  52. 111Status after a leadoff walk ↗ONEON
  53. 112Drubbing ↗ROUT
  54. 113Wibbly-wobbly ↗AREEL
  55. 115Hot stone massage location ↗SPA
  56. 118Take a risk ↗CHANCEIT
  57. 120A whole bunch of ocean detritus? ↗LOTSAFLOTSAM
  58. 124Tsp. or tbsp. ↗AMT
  59. 125Triumphal monument shape ↗ARCH
  60. 126Off-target ↗ERRANT
  61. 127Family girl ↗NIECE
  62. 128Fleur-de-___ ↗LIS
  63. 129Luxury goods retailer since 1867 ↗SAKS
  64. 130Needlessly adorns, in an idiom ↗GILDS
  65. 131Massachusetts county in which the term "gerrymandering" was first applied ↗ESSEX

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  1. 1Disapproving sounds ↗TSKS
  2. 2"Dissent is patriotic" grp. ↗ACLU
  3. 3Anti-matter? ↗POINTLESS
  4. 4Overnight stop ↗INN
  5. 5Made irrelevant ↗NEGATED
  6. 6___ serif ↗SANS
  7. 7Free-for-all ↗MELEE
  8. 8Stress-induced discomfort ↗AGITA
  9. 9Stimpy's TV partner ↗REN
  10. 10Make it? ↗TAG
  11. 11Roundup rope ↗LARIAT
  12. 12Comics legend behind the Fantastic Four ↗STANLEE
  13. 13Calls out on social media, slangily ↗ATS
  14. 14Odd-toed ungulate ↗TAPIR
  15. 15Document used for a travel companion who might sit under a seat ↗PETPASSPORT
  16. 16Many characters in Pixar's "Elio" ↗ALIENS
  17. 17"The Bear" matriarch played by Jamie Lee Curtis ↗DONNA
  18. 20Rootless ↗NOMADIC
  19. 24Green Egyptian god ↗OSIRIS
  20. 26Get into, as a cab, say ↗UNCORK
  21. 30DiFranco who made her Broadway debut in "Hadestown" ↗ANI
  22. 33Northernmost arm of the Mediterranean ↗ADRIATIC
  23. 35Like a blue moon or blue steak ↗RARE
  24. 36Something to chew on ↗CUD
  25. 37Ship brass ↗ADMIRALS
  26. 38Work with Python, say ↗CODE
  27. 39Park and Fifth, e.g.: Abbr. ↗AVES
  28. 40Tennis score following deuce ↗ADIN
  29. 44Second-in-command ↗VEEP
  30. 45___ Place, female companion of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ↗ETTA
  31. 47Closely examine ↗INSPECT
  32. 51"Dancing With the Stars" network ↗ABC
  33. 52Cardinals legend Brock ↗LOU
  34. 54With the bow, in music ↗ARCO
  35. 55Sullen ↗DOUR
  36. 57"Indeed!" ↗YESITIS
  37. 60Performed exceptionally, in slang ↗ATE
  38. 63Bibliography listing ↗CITATION
  39. 65Louvre Pyramid architect ↗PEI
  40. 66Mail Boxes ___ ↗ETC
  41. 67Chain that sells climbing gear ↗REI
  42. 68Only egg-laying mammals besides platypuses ↗ECHIDNAS
  43. 69Mocking cry ↗JEER
  44. 70"Night" memoirist Wiesel ↗ELIE
  45. 71They might be the last to be booked on an airplane ↗MIDDLESEATS
  46. 72Grp. for Commanders and Chiefs ↗NFL
  47. 76Holiday classic starring Will Ferrell ↗ELF
  48. 77Soapmaker's supply ↗LYE
  49. 78Be inclined ↗TEND
  50. 79Cryptid with a Tibetan name ↗YETI
  51. 84Speech therapist's target ↗LISP
  52. 86Frigg and Freyja, e.g. ↗GODDESSES
  53. 87One of the Great Lakes ↗ERIE
  54. 88Cleaning cloths ↗RAGS
  55. 90Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Flyers ↗DAYTON
  56. 92Train sound ↗WHISTLE
  57. 93Home services website ↗ANGI
  58. 94Dig up dirt, say ↗SHOVEL
  59. 97"Barry Lyndon" director ↗KUBRICK
  60. 99QB's worry: Abbr. ↗INT
  61. 100Statement by someone who's out of date? ↗IMALONE
  62. 101Vietnamese sandwich ↗BANHMI
  63. 103Animals known for their slow metabolism ↗SLOTHS
  64. 104Capital of ancient Troy? ↗TAU
  65. 106Alternative to express ↗LOCAL
  66. 107Ancient Andeans ↗INCAS
  67. 108Like some allergy sprays ↗NASAL
  68. 109Splendid ↗GRAND
  69. 114Young newts ↗EFTS
  70. 116A runner may need to pick it up ↗PACE
  71. 117Charger's option, informally ↗AMEX
  72. 119Flop ___ (period of failure) ↗ERA
  73. 121Part of NGO: Abbr. ↗ORG
  74. 122Prefix with cycle ↗TRI
  75. 123Christmas carol contraction ↗TIS