NYT Crossword October 6 2026 Answers

All 77 clues from the Tuesday 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.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2R3I4P5M6I7T8T9S10H11U12S13H14RUMI15OMAHA16ASEA17OPEC18NAKED19NAVY20PEAK21Y22GET23EGGED24SENSE25IFI26STERN27IN28ANIM29ATE30M31A32RX33LEVEL34N35I36B37S38AGE39RIDESO40N41MEH42GOS43TAG44OO45MPAH46CONN47E48C49TFOUR50FUNK51VCR52NGO53S54ARE55JESU56S57MO58M59RAC60C61OON62SE63M64IPRO65INASNIT66SLANTED67ACTION68FIGURE

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

ALL CLUES77 CLUES
ACROSS
1AWhat a leaky faucet has4 lettersDRIP
14AClassical Persian poet4 lettersRUMI
16ABetween cruise ports, say4 lettersASEA
17AIntl. oil group4 lettersOPEC
18ALike streakers5 lettersNAKED
19ADeep blue4 lettersNAVY
20APale and sickly5 lettersPEAKY
23AUrged (on)5 lettersEGGED
25A"___ Were a Rich Man"3 lettersIFI
26ARear of a boat5 lettersSTERN
27ALifeless9 lettersINANIMATE
33AVideo game section5 lettersLEVEL
34APen points4 lettersNIBS
39AGallops into the sunset, say7 lettersRIDESON
41A"I've seen better"3 lettersMEH
42AAttend without a date6 lettersGOSTAG
44ASound in polka music6 lettersOOMPAH
54A"___ you listening?"3 lettersARE
57AMay honoree3 lettersMOM
59AAnimal with a "mask"7 lettersRACCOON
62AA step above amateur7 lettersSEMIPRO
65APeeved7 lettersINASNIT
66ALike italic type7 lettersSLANTED
68ASee 67-Across6 lettersFIGURE
DOWN
1DIs released, as an album5 lettersDROPS
2DCurrency in Mumbai5 lettersRUPEE
3DClarifying phrase5 lettersIMEAN
6DSaw in one's mind's eye8 lettersIMAGINED
7DBreak for a few minutes8 lettersTAKEFIVE
9DBummed out3 lettersSAD
12DCut completely5 lettersSEVER
23DLatin "is"3 lettersEST
28DPut in a row5 lettersALIGN
29DUnapproachable5 lettersALOOF
31DIn the past3 lettersAGO
32DFeline adoption option9 lettersRESCUECAT
35DSpur-of-the-moment9 lettersIMPROMPTU
37D"Zip it!"3 lettersSHH
39DPlace in a hierarchy4 lettersRANK
40DMidnight's opposite4 lettersNOON
47DHurdles or high jump, e.g.5 lettersEVENT
48DLoops in, digitally3 lettersCCS
49DSecure tightly5 lettersTRUSS
50DSwiss currency5 lettersFRANC
54DOperatic solo4 lettersARIA
55DBecome a member of4 lettersJOIN
56DSubject of introspection4 lettersSELF
58DPreset camera option4 lettersMODE
63D___ tai3 lettersMAI
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