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NYT Crossword October 1 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated October 1 2026

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Every answer from the Thursday, October 1 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1Sneaker brand whose logo features the "Formstrip"4 lettersSee answer ›5"Thank You for the Music" group4 lettersSee answer ›9Some instructors, for short5 lettersSee answer ›14Gator's relative4 lettersSee answer ›15"King of all kings" in the prehistoric world, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›16Features of gathering clouds?5 lettersSee answer ›17Patriotic recitation since 189218 lettersSee answer ›20Concoct, with "up"4 lettersSee answer ›21It may include toms and a snare7 lettersSee answer ›22Abbr. on a scale3 lettersSee answer ›25First lady3 lettersSee answer ›26Tagging symbols3 lettersSee answer ›27Expresses support without meaning it14 lettersSee answer ›31Bit of ink3 lettersSee answer ›34Quite the stir6 lettersSee answer ›35Bygone "before"3 lettersSee answer ›36Means of self-defense4 lettersSee answer ›37Joan of Arc, for one5 lettersSee answer ›38It's just a state of mind, to some3 lettersSee answer ›39Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa"5 lettersSee answer ›40Some midflight announcements, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›41Molecule in protein synthesis3 lettersSee answer ›42Disposes of securely, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›43Start of the names of four of the U.S.'s 20 largest cities3 lettersSee answer ›44Obsolescent credit card feature14 lettersSee answer ›46Term of affection in the U.K.3 lettersSee answer ›47Rapper with the 1999 #1 album "I Am ..."3 lettersSee answer ›48Is long ago?3 lettersSee answer ›49Chickpeas, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›53"Uh-huh, sure it is"4 lettersSee answer ›55Obstacles ... or a hint to three squares in this puzzle15 lettersSee answer ›60Lost5 lettersSee answer ›61Identify4 lettersSee answer ›62Goddess of the earth4 lettersSee answer ›63All together, in music5 lettersSee answer ›64Migratory fish with exceptionally sensitive hearing4 lettersSee answer ›65The Black Knights of the N.C.A.A.4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Doc seen for an annual checkup3 lettersSee answer ›2Address letters3 lettersSee answer ›3A Stooge3 lettersSee answer ›4Band whose logo is stylized with a lightning bolt4 lettersSee answer ›5Came by for dinner7 lettersSee answer ›6Word with power or pawn6 lettersSee answer ›7Happen to6 lettersSee answer ›8Cut4 lettersSee answer ›9Great Basin tribe6 lettersSee answer ›10Chews (out)5 lettersSee answer ›11Cry heard by Old MacDonald4 lettersSee answer ›12Central points4 lettersSee answer ›13Woodpecker food4 lettersSee answer ›18Attacks6 lettersSee answer ›19Words that might come before a meal5 lettersSee answer ›22Major works of art6 lettersSee answer ›23Mexican revolutionary Emiliano6 lettersSee answer ›24Resident of Aleppo6 lettersSee answer ›28Moccasins and loafers, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›29Free of animal products5 lettersSee answer ›30Wrath3 lettersSee answer ›31Writer Gay6 lettersSee answer ›32Hallucinatory experiences9 lettersSee answer ›33It comes with cups and saucers6 lettersSee answer ›36Chicago exchange, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›38Director Lee3 lettersSee answer ›39Sculptor's tool6 lettersSee answer ›41French composer who refused the Legion of Honour in 19205 lettersSee answer ›42Skewered7 lettersSee answer ›44Gateway of India locale6 lettersSee answer ›45Tough nut to crack6 lettersSee answer ›46"Network" director Sidney5 lettersSee answer ›49Hurdle for an aspiring atty.4 lettersSee answer ›50Words of reproach following a betrayal4 lettersSee answer ›51Big blow4 lettersSee answer ›52Things confessed4 lettersSee answer ›54Ancient wrap4 lettersSee answer ›56"I don't wanna"3 lettersSee answer ›57It might be on a lot3 lettersSee answer ›58"___ Possible" (2000s animated series)3 lettersSee answer ›59Perchance3 lettersSee answer ›