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NYT Crossword — October 6, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 77 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 77 revealed

1D

2R

3I

4P

5M

6I

7T

8T

9S

10H

11U

12S

13H

14R

U

M

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15O

M

A

H

A

16A

S

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A

17O

P

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C

18N

A

K

E

D

19N

A

V

Y

20P

E

A

K

21Y

22G

E

T

23E

G

G

E

D

24S

E

N

S

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25I

F

I

26S

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N

27I

N

28A

N

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M

29A

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30M

31A

32R

X

33L

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V

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L

34N

35I

36B

37S

38A

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39R

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D

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40N

41M

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H

42G

O

S

43T

A

G

44O

O

45M

P

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H

46C

O

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N

47E

48C

49T

F

O

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50F

U

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K

51V

C

R

52N

G

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53S

54A

R

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55J

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56S

57M

O

58M

59R

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C

60C

61O

O

N

62S

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63M

64I

P

R

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65I

N

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N

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66S

L

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D

67A

C

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68F

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Across

37 clues

1What a leaky faucet has

5Hands, informally … or coverings for hands

10"Not another peep out of you!"

14Classical Persian poet

15Nebraska home of Creighton University

16Between cruise ports, say

17Intl. oil group

18Like streakers

20Pale and sickly

22Have an "aha" moment about

24One of six, supposedly, for a seer

25"___ Were a Rich Man"

26Rear of a boat

30Who said "Revolutions are the locomotives of history"

33Video game section

38Number on a dating profile

39Gallops into the sunset, say

41"I've seen better"

42Attend without a date

44Sound in polka music

46Strategic disk game played on a vertical board

50Music genre for James Brown

51Device once used with a Blockbuster rental

52Mission-driven grps., often

54"___ you listening?"

55Who said "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth"

59Animal with a "mask"

62A step above amateur

66Like italic type

67With 68-Across, posable plaything ... or a verbal hint to each half of 4-, 7- and 10-Down and 46-Across

68See 67-Across

Down

40 clues

1Is released, as an album

2Currency in Mumbai

3Clarifying phrase

4Interception returned for a touchdown

5Start of the workweek: Abbr.

6Saw in one's mind's eye

7Break for a few minutes

8Newspaper in New York, L.A. or Seattle, colloquially

10Surf with one's toes off the front of the board

11What an electric meter measures

12Cut completely

13Joseph called "Father of the Symphony"

21Coin dated with the year of its country's imperial era

29Unapproachable

30Newsstand purchase, informally

32Feline adoption option

35Spur-of-the-moment

36Arthur of "The Golden Girls"

39Place in a hierarchy

40Midnight's opposite

43Suffix in the names of many U.S. cities

45Starbucks keepsake, perhaps

47Hurdles or high jump, e.g.

48Loops in, digitally

49Secure tightly

50Swiss currency

53How you may feel after a workout vis-à-vis before

54Operatic solo

55Become a member of

56Subject of introspection

58Preset camera option

60___ effect (purported influence of police shows on juries' expectations for forensics)

61Yoko who participated in a bed-in

64Bank with a lion in its logo

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026

15×15

Grid size

77

Total entries

40/185

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 6, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorAdam Vincent

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 40 down

Longest entries

46AStrategic disk game played on a vertical board11 ltrs 27ALifeless9 ltrs 32DFeline adoption option9 ltrs 35DSpur-of-the-moment9 ltrs 6DSaw in one's mind's eye8 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 4.8 letters per entry.