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NYT Crossword — November 3, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 74 revealed

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18C

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Across

35 clues

1Component of many a science course

9Visual effect for a sports replay, maybe

14Good "Wheel of Fortune" purchase for "M_SS_SS_PP_"

15Food Network host Brown

16Maker of Instamatic cameras

17Sheepskin boot brand from Australia

18Michael Jordan and Anatole France?

22Get closer to being picked, say

23Justice Kagan

24Le Pew who could rightfully ask "Ain't I a stinker?"

28Faith Hill and Sally Field?

33In all respects

34Jenny Slate and Emma Stone?

38Cyrus who played Hannah Montana

39All choked up, say

41John Snow and Robert Frost?

46Muscle that's a neighbor of a delt

47Pirates' environs

51X-ray machines, e.g.

53Sabrina Carpenter and Anita Baker?

56Vietnamese New Year

57Like kegged brews

59Slayed, in slang

61Homo, for humans

62Bag checkers, in brief

Down

39 clues

1Classical victory wreath

2Oscar's deskmate on "The Office"

4Locale for some shady deals

6Lego brick protrusion

7"Short" or "long" unit

8Main thing to order

9Popularizer of videotelephony

10Piece of mind?

11Comedian Rosie

12Word before Day, Queen or I?

21Lacking a timestamp

24Candy wrappers?

26Congers and morays

27Handle, as a court case

31Set up as MacGyver might

33No-parking areas in front of buildings

35Individually, in a way

37"I'm so frustrated!"

38Information kiosk handout

43Use as a rendezvous point

44Wetland waders

51Marvel actress Vellani

52A modern one might be viewable via a QR code

54Operator in Boolean logic

55Number of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that still exist

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

5.1

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedNov 3, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorVictor Schmitt

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 39 down

Longest entries

34AJenny Slate and Emma Stone?13 ltrs 18AMichael Jordan and Anatole France?11 ltrs 53ASabrina Carpenter and Anita Baker?11 ltrs 28AFaith Hill and Sally Field?10 ltrs 41AJohn Snow and Robert Frost?10 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.1 letters per entry.