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NYT Crossword — November 10, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

4Directive on an octagon

15Common GPS setting

16Keep from happening

19Correct, as a hitch

21Fashion model Hadid

23Prez with a famous "like" button

24Important female deer?

28Purchase at Foot Locker

29Big name in laptops

30Coding pioneer Lovelace

33Shoppe description

36Eastern Mediterranean port

39Soft touch on a golf course green?

43Like a broken-down car, typically

44Contents of un río

45Pupil's place

46Still competitive

48Not very bright

51Prepares for a dog walk?

57"Project Hail Mary" beings, in brief

58Semi supporter

59Poet John who wrote "Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies"

61"Word has it …"

63Prepare to shoot like Cupid?

66Division of an epic poem

67One side of many a sports bet

68Handy promotional gift

69Like some movies borrowed from the library

71Crosses (out)

Down

41 clues

1Fantastic Himalayan sight

3Thelonious Monk's instrument

4"Keep it down!"

5Tester of water temperature, maybe

6Luxury watch brand

7___ four ("The Great British Baking Show" creation)

8Band at a quinceañera, perhaps

10Exuberant cry at a craps table

12Be in the driver's seat

18Informal get-together

22"Today" rival, in brief

25Animated figure

26___ Hufflepuff (co-founder of Hogwarts)

27Color akin to turquoise

31Bert and Ernie or Chip ‘n Dale

32Having no clue what to do

34"Get what I'm sayin'?"

35Finger workout that may involve pedals

37Target of a web entrapment

38Word repeated to a captain

40"Train tracks" or "dimes," in poker slang

41Team competition held every March

42Actress Kate of "Fantastic Four"

47Text that might generate an "np" reply

50Heckle, as an umpire

51Progressive rival

52Movie director Coen

53Pop star John

55Open, as a gift

56Govt.-backed security

60Some flock members

62Off-road ride, for short

65"To ___ is human, but it feels divine" (line attributed to Mae West)

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Nov 10, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

40/185

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedNov 10, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorSam Koperwas and Jeff Chen

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 41 down

Longest entries

39ASoft touch on a golf course green?15 ltrs 24AImportant female deer?14 ltrs 51APrepares for a dog walk?14 ltrs 17AKleenex?9 ltrs 63APrepare to shoot like Cupid?9 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.