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NYT Crossword — November 11, 2026

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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2I

3M

4M

5E

6L

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8C

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11D

12P

13A

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14E

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R

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15S

16O

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17P

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18N

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19O

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20I

K

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21M

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22N

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25T

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27L

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28R

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29A

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32G

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42R

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56I

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57A

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58U

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61B

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63O

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Across

39 clues

10It's over $30 trillion for the U.S., in brief

13Place to end an engagement without breaking up

14Some noblemen

16Singer Rita whose last name is an anagram of 19-Across

17Welcoming people to a party, say

19Sporting blade that's an anagram of 16-Across

20Retailer whose outdoor furniture items are named after Scandinavian islands

21The folks, folksily

23"All ___ are off!"

26First name of the "First Lady of Song"

28Like a boxer before a fight, typically

31Common ramen add-in

33Jane of literature

34Cried sheepishly?

35Actress/singer Monáe

37Shortly, e.g., for short

38"That was a boneheaded thing to do!"

43Entered without making a fuss

45D, on an automatic gearshift

47Margarita garnish

49Henna, for one

50"I, Robot" author

51___ Stadium, 49ers' home

55Cries cattily?

56Quickly indicate one's approval, say

58Some Four Corners natives

60Super Mario Bros. 2 console

61Image that's difficult to make out ... as suggested four times in this puzzle?

66Seltos or Sedona

67Dance referenced in "The Girl From Ipanema"

68From the Arctic

69Football units: Abbr.

70Astrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson

Down

39 clues

1Age difference, e.g.

3N.Y.C. subway letters

4"How about a quick peek?"

5N.B.A. coach Spoelstra

6One corporate department

7"That feels s-o-o-o good"

9Disney ice queen

101988 Conway Twitty country hit with the lyric "And if it's too late for love to change your mind …"

11Colleague of Sterling, Cooper and Pryce, on "Mad Men"

12Event with floats

15*

18Can't live without

22Apt name for a caroler (other than Carol)

23Rum-soaked cake

24Old-timey "Whoa!"

25Requirements for many vacationers abroad

27Like an oak tree vis-à-vis a fir

30"A Reason to Smile" ice cream brand

32Prefix with politics

35Author of "Superfudge" and "Double Fudge"

36Degs. for some barristers

39Multivolume ref. work

41Declare boldly

42Races, as an engine

47Toy that can "walk" down stairs

50Part of D.A.: Abbr.

52Bros, for example

54Hearing-related

57Turing who proposed the Turing test

59Omar who co-starred in "Higher Learning," 1995

62A solo homer is worth one

63Fútbol cheer

65Hosp. surgery sites

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedNov 11, 2026

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorDamon Gulczynski

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split39 across · 39 down

Longest entries

17AWelcoming people to a party, say11 ltrs 61AImage that's difficult to make out ... as suggested four times in this puzzle?11 ltrs 10D1988 Conway Twitty country hit with the lyric "And if it's too late for love to change your mind …"11 ltrs 25DRequirements for many vacationers abroad11 ltrs 8DEarly human9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.