NYT Crossword October 5 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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 Chase DittrichEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1E2T3C4H5R6S7V8P9R10A11S12T13A14NORI15OTOE16ETHIC17AMOS18TILT19PSYCH20MASS21AGETA22BLE23ETS24TUG25LEA26P27T28O29LOL30CAT31S32HUT33RAH34EID35SPARE36RIBS37SGT38BOARS39ESS40MAGI41CLAMP42SAO43ERE44OAKS45DIRN46D47L48WID49OWS50FOG51BOA52THE53R54ESTH55ERUB56A57N58ITA59ACTI60LEGO61WOMEN62PROM63LAIR64SWORD65SUPE66EKES

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AWrite on stone, maybe4 lettersETCH
9AFollower of Jah, informally5 lettersRASTA
14A"Me neither"4 lettersNORI
15AGreat Plains tribe4 lettersOTOE
16ASet of moral principles5 lettersETHIC
17AFamous ___ cookies4 lettersAMOS
18ADownfall in pinball4 lettersTILT
20ASpot to work out knotted muscles12 lettersMASSAGETABLE
24AYank3 lettersTUG
29AInternet meme feline6 lettersLOLCAT
31A"___ your mouth!"4 lettersSHUT
33AStadium cheer3 lettersRAH
35AMemphis barbecue staple9 lettersSPARERIBS
37AMilitary rank above cpl.3 lettersSGT
38ATusked animals5 lettersBOARS
39ASquiggle shape3 lettersESS
40AKey to Aladdin's success9 lettersMAGICLAMP
42A___ Paulo, Brazil3 lettersSAO
43ABefore, poetically3 lettersERE
44AAcorn growers4 lettersOAKS
45ADress seen at Oktoberfest6 lettersDIRNDL
48ABlack ___ (some spiders)6 lettersWIDOWS
50AMental cloud3 lettersFOG
56ASinger Baker5 lettersANITA
61ABathroom door sign5 lettersWOMEN
63ASpot for a wolf pack4 lettersLAIR
64AWeapon in a scabbard5 lettersSWORD
65AManager of an apt. bldg.4 lettersSUPE
66ASqueaks (by)4 lettersEKES
DOWN
1DTooth covering6 lettersENAMEL
3DOne way to sit while meditating11 lettersCROSSLEGGED
4DSnake's warning4 lettersHISS
5DCheap hooch6 lettersROTGUT
7DBygone electric Chevy4 lettersVOLT
9DFilled to the gills7 lettersREPLETE
10DCompletely lost5 lettersATSEA
12DUnconscious mannerism3 lettersTIC
13DGerman outburst3 lettersACH
21DSlightly4 lettersATAD
26DEscape from jail11 lettersPRISONBREAK
28DExclamations of surprise3 lettersOHS
31DInundates with junk mail5 lettersSPAMS
35DLuxuriate in a bathtub4 lettersSOAK
36D"___ Window"4 lettersREAR
37DSouth Asian dress4 lettersSARI
38DNonchalant5 lettersBLASE
40DKitten's call3 lettersMEW
41DRanch worker7 lettersCOWHAND
42D[Oh, well]4 lettersSIGH
45DServe a jail sentence6 lettersDOTIME
46DDance craze of the 2010s6 lettersDOUGIE
47DHercules had 12 of these6 lettersLABORS
49DPlayful aquatic animal5 lettersOTTER
50DCamera lens setting5 lettersFSTOP
54DLight beige4 lettersECRU
55DWoods of "Legally Blonde"4 lettersELLE
57D"Immediately!"3 lettersNOW
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