NYT Crossword October 1 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Jill SingerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2U3M4A5A6B7B8A9P10R11O12F13S14CROC15TREX16AEIOU17PLED18GEOFALLE19GIANCE20COOK21DRUMKIT22O23Z24S25EVE26ATS27PAY28SLIPSER29V30ICE31T32A33T34UPROAR35ERE36MACE37SAINT38AGE39CELIA40ETAS41RNA42SHREDS43SAN44MAGN45ETICSTRIPE46LUV47NAS48EST49L50E51GUME52S53IBE54T55STUMBLI56NGBLO57C58K59S60ATSEA61NAME62GAIA63TUTTI64SHAD65ARMY

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
9ASome instructors, for short5 lettersPROFS
14AGator's relative4 lettersCROC
17APatriotic recitation since 189218 lettersPLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE
20AConcoct, with "up"4 lettersCOOK
22AAbbr. on a scale3 lettersOZS
25AFirst lady3 lettersEVE
26ATagging symbols3 lettersATS
27AExpresses support without meaning it14 lettersPAYSLIPSERVICE
31ABit of ink3 lettersTAT
34AQuite the stir6 lettersUPROAR
35ABygone "before"3 lettersERE
36AMeans of self-defense4 lettersMACE
37AJoan of Arc, for one5 lettersSAINT
44AObsolescent credit card feature14 lettersMAGNETICSTRIPE
48AIs long ago?3 lettersEST
49AChickpeas, e.g.7 lettersLEGUMES
53A"Uh-huh, sure it is"4 lettersIBET
60ALost5 lettersATSEA
61AIdentify4 lettersNAME
62AGoddess of the earth4 lettersGAIA
63AAll together, in music5 lettersTUTTI
DOWN
2DAddress letters3 lettersURL
3DA Stooge3 lettersMOE
5DCame by for dinner7 lettersATEOVER
6DWord with power or pawn6 lettersBROKER
7DHappen to6 lettersBEFALL
8DCut4 lettersAXED
9DGreat Basin tribe6 lettersPAIUTE
10DChews (out)5 lettersREAMS
12DCentral points4 lettersFOCI
13DWoodpecker food4 lettersSUET
18DAttacks6 lettersGOESAT
22DMajor works of art6 lettersOPUSES
24DResident of Aleppo6 lettersSYRIAN
28DMoccasins and loafers, e.g.7 lettersSLIPONS
29DFree of animal products5 lettersVEGAN
30DWrath3 lettersIRE
31DWriter Gay6 lettersTALESE
32DHallucinatory experiences9 lettersACIDTRIPS
38DDirector Lee3 lettersANG
39DSculptor's tool6 lettersCHISEL
42DSkewered7 lettersSTABBED
44DGateway of India locale6 lettersMUMBAI
45DTough nut to crack6 lettersENIGMA
46D"Network" director Sidney5 lettersLUMET
51DBig blow4 lettersGUST
52DThings confessed4 lettersSINS
54DAncient wrap4 lettersTOGA
56D"I don't wanna"3 lettersNAH
57DIt might be on a lot3 lettersCAR
59DPerchance3 lettersSAY
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