New York Times Crossword Answers

Saturday, November 7 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

66 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for November 7 2026. In total there are 66 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Beetle alternative beginning in 196110 letters 11Texting tech, for short3 letters 14"Lord willing!"10 letters 15Word with square or value4 letters 16Krypton, to Superman10 letters 17"... approximately"4 letters 18Forest Service employee responsible for winter rescues10 letters 19Head of Togo or Congo4 letters 20Beatles song subject who is "filling in a ticket in her little white book"4 letters 21Football blocking group, informally5 letters 23"The breath of art," per Frank Lloyd Wright5 letters 25Kid-friendly business?8 letters 28Sporty car type5 letters 29Post-run activity8 letters 30Start of many cathedral names3 letters 31"12 Angry Men" director, 19575 letters 33Beginning of many French team nicknames3 letters 34It features one leg perpendicular to the other8 letters 37Practices salat, in Islam5 letters 39Twistable kitchen item8 letters 40Abounds5 letters 41Nurse back to full strength5 letters 42Cries of enlightenment4 letters 43Job for which you might offer a hand, informally4 letters 44Withdrawal takeaway10 letters 50Beowulfian, say4 letters 51One looking over a shoulder?10 letters 52Father of King Minos4 letters 53Plea from lazy children, perhaps10 letters 54First to seven?3 letters 55"Oof, I'm struggling"10 letters

Down

1___ scale4 letters 2Hip to4 letters 3Titular Pixar character who's mistakenly called names like Bingo, Chico and Fabio4 letters 4Cold application for a pitcher7 letters 5Whimsy7 letters 6Airing during the wee hours, say6 letters 7Hawaiian word for "family"5 letters 8Atari release of 19724 letters 9Literally, "sword"4 letters 10Nostalgia-inducing illustrations and typography8 letters 11Tennis feat completed by Novak Djokovic in 2016 (but named for a different player)10 letters 12Things on superintendents' rings10 letters 13Fizzy cocktail flavor4 letters 15Recurring images, in literary analysis6 letters 22Smartphone tech abbr.3 letters 23What the Fox evidences in an Aesop fable10 letters 24Brilliant stuff10 letters 25Someone who might need to get a life?5 letters 26Reveal, poetically3 letters 27Whiff4 letters 28Digs for a dove4 letters 31Football coach who famously said "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing"8 letters 32Fair ___3 letters 35U.S. House committee since 19676 letters 36Women's soccer coach Sundhage3 letters 37Woolen outerwear7 letters 38Backup group7 letters 40Band whose "Live at Leeds" album went double platinum6 letters 42Makeup titan Elizabeth5 letters 43Group of Mediterranean appetizers4 letters 45Warning to an inattentive driver4 letters 46Wide mouths4 letters 47Retail chain whose first two letters are the first and last initials of its founder4 letters 48Common condo no-no4 letters 49City east of Ithaca4 letters

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