NYT Crossword October 2 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 Joe MarquezEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2L3E4F5S6L7R8T9R10U11L12Y13RIPE14SWEE15TIEPIE16AMID17HOTPILATES18BEL19MORMON20DOGE21CLO22SEONE23N24OONES25LIGER26S27CION28AGUA29W30EALTH31M32G33S34WHEN35CANYOUS36TART37STS38PRIMPS39IDEA40CANDY41SNEER42A43S44SISI45P46I47LOTING48MOWN49N50OISES51NBA52IFEE53LGREAT54SUEZ55SIAMESECAT56ISLE57SATAN58SEC59MATS

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1AImportant figure on staff?4 lettersCLEF
5APhotographer's inits.3 lettersSLR
8A"For real"5 lettersTRULY
13AFunky-smelling4 lettersRIPE
14ASugar substitute?10 lettersSWEETIEPIE
16AWithin4 lettersAMID
17ACore-focused workout in a humid room10 lettersHOTPILATES
18AUnit of sound intensity3 lettersBEL
21A"Whew!"8 lettersCLOSEONE
25AHybrid cat5 lettersLIGER
26AMember of a noble family5 lettersSCION
31ASmall dosage amts.3 lettersMGS
37AWaze ways: Abbr.3 lettersSTS
39AInkling4 lettersIDEA
40AWord with cane or corn5 lettersCANDY
41AVillainous expression5 lettersSNEER
45AHighly controlling?8 lettersPILOTING
49ASnap, crackle and pop6 lettersNOISES
52A"Never been better!"10 lettersIFEELGREAT
56AKey in a chain4 lettersISLE
58ABrief bit3 lettersSEC
DOWN
1DHard-shelled delicacies9 lettersCRABCLAWS
2DPublic eye9 lettersLIMELIGHT
3DWritten posts?9 lettersEPILOGUES
4DStoked3 lettersFED
5DLike some enemies5 lettersSWORN
6D"I need to get a word in!"15 lettersLETMESAYMYPIECE
8DBefore3 lettersTIL
11DOne doing the lord's work?5 lettersLIEGE
12DWords of affirmation5 lettersYESES
14D"Skedaddle!"4 lettersSHOO
19DDebussy's "La ___"3 lettersMER
24DSounds from fans4 lettersOOHS
27DClip follower4 lettersCLOP
29DSome weather service messages8 lettersWARNINGS
31DLabel on some domestic products9 lettersMADEINUSA
32DEco-friendly area around a city9 lettersGREENBELT
33DStares into space9 lettersSTARGAZES
36DWindows feature?4 lettersTINT
40DPictures6 lettersCINEMA
42DOff5 lettersAMISS
44DBeads for an athlete5 lettersSWEAT
46DDirector Lee ___ Chung5 lettersISAAC
54D___City3 lettersSIM
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