The full solution for the NY Times October 05 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Chase Dittrich and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Write on stone, maybe ETCH
- 5A Request at the bottom of an invitation RSVP
- 9A Follower of Jah, informally RASTA
- 14A “Me neither” NORI
- 15A Great Plains tribe OTOE
- 16A Set of moral principles ETHIC
- 17A Famous ___ cookies AMOS
- 18A Downfall in pinball TILT
- 19A Course for future therapists, for short PSYCH
- 20A Spot to work out knotted muscles MASSAGETABLE
- 23A U.F.O. occupants, in brief ETS
- 24A Yank TUG
- 25A Reach quickly, as a conclusion LEAPTO
- 29A Internet meme feline LOLCAT
- 31A “___ your mouth!” SHUT
- 33A Stadium cheer RAH
- 34A Holiday at the end of Ramadan, informally EID
- 35A Memphis barbecue staple SPARERIBS
- 37A Military rank above cpl. SGT
- 38A Tusked animals BOARS
- 39A Squiggle shape ESS
- 40A Key to Aladdin’s success MAGICLAMP
- 42A ___ Paulo, Brazil SAO
- 43A Before, poetically ERE
- 44A Acorn growers OAKS
- 45A Dress seen at Oktoberfest DIRNDL
- 48A Black ___ (some spiders) WIDOWS
- 50A Mental cloud FOG
- 51A Drag performer’s accessory BOA
- 52A “Ah, that’s where things get difficult” ? or what can be said about 20-, 35- and 40-Across? THERESTHERUB
- 56A Singer Baker ANITA
- 59A When Fantine sings “I Dreamed a Dream” in “Les Misérables” ACTI
- 60A Block toy with its own chain of theme parks LEGO
- 61A Bathroom door sign WOMEN
- 62A Occasion for a teen to rent a tux PROM
- 63A Spot for a wolf pack LAIR
- 64A Weapon in a scabbard SWORD
- 65A Manager of an apt. bldg. SUPE
- 66A Squeaks (by) EKES
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Tooth covering ENAMEL
- 2D Fruit, botanically, that’s treated as a vegetable TOMATO
- 3D One way to sit while meditating CROSSLEGGED
- 4D Snake’s warning HISS
- 5D Cheap hooch ROTGUT
- 6D ___ Larsson, author of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” STIEG
- 7D Bygone electric Chevy VOLT
- 8D Org. that advocates for “cruelty-free” products PETA
- 9D Filled to the gills REPLETE
- 10D Completely lost ATSEA
- 11D Not likely to make the first move, say SHY
- 12D Unconscious mannerism TIC
- 13D German outburst ACH
- 21D Slightly ATAD
- 22D Things you might see when you’re not wearing glasses BLURS
- 26D Escape from jail PRISONBREAK
- 27D Clickables at the top of a computer screen TABS
- 28D Exclamations of surprise OHS
- 30D Commercial lead-in to card CITI
- 31D Inundates with junk mail SPAMS
- 32D Musical instrument in the Guinness logo HARP
- 35D Luxuriate in a bathtub SOAK
- 36D “___ Window” REAR
- 37D South Asian dress SARI
- 38D Nonchalant BLASE
- 40D Kitten’s call MEW
- 41D Ranch worker COWHAND
- 42D [Oh, well] SIGH
- 45D Serve a jail sentence DOTIME
- 46D Dance craze of the 2010s DOUGIE
- 47D Hercules had 12 of these LABORS
- 49D Playful aquatic animal OTTER
- 50D Camera lens setting FSTOP
- 53D Emulates Big Boi and Lil’ Kim RAPS
- 54D Light beige ECRU
- 55D Woods of “Legally Blonde” ELLE
- 56D Reactions to something adorable AWS
- 57D “Immediately!” NOW
- 58D “If you ask me ?,” to a texter IMO
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