New York Times Crossword Answers

Wednesday, November 4 2026 · Updated today

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74 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for November 4 2026. In total there are 74 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Power bank units5 letters 6Rick's line "Here's looking at you, kid," in "Casablanca"5 letters 11Lines at a supermarket checkout, for short3 letters 14Alaskan native5 letters 15"Please, go first!"5 letters 16She "dances on the sand" in a 1983 Duran Duran hit3 letters 1756-Across on a store15 letters 20Kind of ball that's played with indoors4 letters 21Major rds.4 letters 22Angry look5 letters 23Feared fly6 letters 25Rock band founded by three sisters4 letters 2656-Across on an elevator12 letters 32Marvel mutants4 letters 34Crop boosters9 letters 35Org. for lawyers3 letters 36Magical ally in "Argonautica"5 letters 37Middle-earth monster3 letters 38Not short-term9 letters 41British noble4 letters 4356-Across on an interstate12 letters 45With 51-Down, college football rival of the B.Y.U. Cougars4 letters 46Nice kind of smell that tends to disappear quickly6 letters 50Sensationally detailed5 letters 52___ Crunch4 letters 55Magazine with "Decor" and "à Table" offshoots4 letters 56"That spells trouble!"15 letters 59Charge3 letters 60Features of giraffe necks5 letters 61Charged5 letters 62Sourdough starter?3 letters 63Apply, as pressure5 letters 64Comedian Wanda5 letters

Down

1"Rome ___ built in a day"5 letters 2Low-maintenance succulents5 letters 3Earth, in French5 letters 4Foot joint sprain, familiarly7 letters 5Pigs' place3 letters 6With a fresh start4 letters 7Film friend of Nemo4 letters 8Soapmaking substances4 letters 9Org. whose logo represents five continents3 letters 10Luxury brand known for its Rome-inspired designs7 letters 11Constellation that includes the North Star9 letters 12Chicago's Navy ___4 letters 13A secret message might be in this4 letters 18Stimulate, as an appetite4 letters 19___ Garden5 letters 24Back burner?3 letters 25Divine protector in "Argonautica"4 letters 27How raised hackles stand5 letters 28Block in a candy shop5 letters 29What the corporation Nucor produces5 letters 30Lower-left PC key4 letters 31Upper-left PC key3 letters 32Microsoft game console4 letters 33Some messenger bags and satchels, jocularly9 letters 35Ginger ___3 letters 36"Four out of three people struggle with" this subject4 letters 39"Let's go for a ride!"5 letters 40Former Indianapolis stadium7 letters 41A cyclops has one3 letters 42In a manner of speaking7 letters 44Year in Italy4 letters 47[Cheers!]5 letters 48Fish tank buildup5 letters 49Doesn't own, say5 letters 50Albert Einstein once compared it to riding a bicycle: "To keep your balance, you must keep moving"4 letters 51See 45-Across4 letters 52Prop for the Riddler4 letters 53Antiquing substance4 letters 54Company that makes Grape-Nuts4 letters 57Line on many a receipt3 letters 58Rx writers3 letters

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