NYT Crossword Answers Today, November 10, 2026

The New York Times (NYT) Crossword for Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen: a hint for all 76 clues, five wordplay tricks, then answers.

By Fresh Calendars News Desk, Editorial team, daily puzzles

Published November 9, 2026, 10:40 p.m. ET 11 min read

A 15 by 15 Tuesday crossword grid for Nov. 10, 2026 with three long rows of squares highlighted — The New York Times Tuesday Crossword for Nov. 10, 2026; a hint for each of the 76 clues sits above the answer list. Illustration: Fresh Calendars

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Five question-mark clues and the tricks behind them
How the grid is built
Hints for every clue
Today’s NYT Crossword answers (spoilers)

The New York Times (NYT) Crossword for Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, was constructed by Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen and edited by Will Shortz: a 15-by-15 grid with 76 clues. Five of the clues are wordplay, and all five sit on the grid’s longest Across entries. Below are the tricks, a map of the grid, one hint per clue behind a tap, and the answers at the bottom.

Five question-mark clues and the tricks behind them

A question mark at the end of a clue signals that the surface reading is a decoy. Today every one of them is an Across clue, and no explanation below names an answer.

17-Across, “Kleenex?” (9 squares). A brand name stands in for what the product is
a thing you pull one piece from and rip off. The answer is a two-word compound for a page torn from a publication.
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Tearsheet
24-Across, “Important female deer?” (14 squares). Read “female deer” as the plural noun, then let that word turn into a verb at the start of a question. The rest of the entry asks whether something carries weight.
39-Across, “Soft touch on a golf course green?” (15 squares). The golf stroke played on the green and the gentle manner in which something is said are the same verb form. The entry is a phrase that cushions bad news.
51-Across, “Prepares for a dog walk?” (14 squares). The surface suggests clipping on a leash. The entry is a standard phrase for hurrying, in which the leash-like word means a heavy metal instead.
63-Across, “Prepare to shoot like Cupid?” (9 squares). Cupid’s weapon points one way, and an old stage custom points another. The answer is what a performer does at the end of a show.

How the grid is built

The grid is 15 by 15, which is 225 squares: 40 are black and 185 hold a letter. The black pattern is the same when the grid turns upside down, a rotational symmetry (the clue data confirms every square has a matching partner). There are 76 entries: 35 Across and 41 Down.

Entry lengths are unusual. Only 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14 and 15 letters appear; nothing runs 6 or 7 letters, and nothing 10 to 13. The tally is 19 entries of 3 letters (6 Across, 13 Down), 22 of 4 (14 and 8), 26 of 5 (10 and 16), two of 8 (both Down), four of 9 (two and two), two of 14 (both Across) and one of 15.

The five longest entries run in order down the grid. The two 9-letter Across entries, 17-Across and 63-Across, start at the left edge of row 3 and in column 7 of row 13. The two 14-letter entries, 24-Across and 51-Across, mirror each other through the center: 24-Across spans row 5 from column 2 to column 15, and 51-Across spans row 11 from column 1 to column 14. The 15-letter 39-Across takes the whole of row 8, so all 15 of its squares cross a different Down entry, among them 8-Down, 10-Down and 41-Down. The 8-letter Down entries are 8-Down and 41-Down; the 9-letter Down entries are 10-Down and 32-Down.

Four clues are fill-in-the-blank lines with a blank: 7-Down, 26-Down, 64-Down and 65-Down. 15-Across mentions the Global Positioning System (GPS) in its clue. With a stack of long phrases to fit, the daily rules are on our NYT Crossword page.

Hints for every clue

Across

1-Across (3 letters), Chatter away
to talk on and on without a pause; also the noise a small dog makes.
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Yap
4-Across (4 letters), Directive on an octagon
the word on a red eight-sided road sign; one vowel.
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Stop
8-Across (5 letters), Turns to mush
what an ice cream cone does in the sun; ends in S.
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Melts
13-Across (4 letters), Send out
to give off, as a light or a sound; it begins with a vowel.
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Emit
15-Across (4 letters), Common GPS setting
the saved address a phone offers when you tap for the trip back to where you live.
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Home
16-Across (5 letters), Keep from happening
to turn aside or prevent, as a crash that never happens; it begins with A.
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Avert
17-Across (9 letters), Kleenex?
a page pulled out of a magazine as a sample; two words run together, a verb for ripping and a word for a flat piece of paper or bedding.
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Tearsheet
19-Across (5 letters), Correct, as a hitch
to fasten the knot again; a prefix meaning “again” plus a verb for knotting a shoelace.
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Retie
20-Across (5 letters), Navel type
the kind of belly button that dips inward; the opposite of an “outie”.
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Innie
21-Across (4 letters), Fashion model Hadid
the first name of a model whose sister is Bella; the first two letters repeat as the last two.
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Gigi
23-Across (3 letters), Prez with a famous “like” button
the nickname of Dwight Eisenhower, the president of the “I Like ___” campaign button; two of its three letters are vowels.
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Ike
24-Across (14 letters), Important female deer?
a skeptical question about whether something is important; three words run together, and the first is a plural for female deer.
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Doesthatmatter
28-Across (4 letters), Purchase at Foot Locker
a sneaker or a loafer; footwear sold in pairs, ending in a vowel.
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Shoe
29-Across (4 letters), Big name in laptops
a Taiwanese computer maker; it begins with A.
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Acer
30-Across (3 letters), Coding pioneer Lovelace
the first name of the woman honored in a programming language; it reads the same backward.
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Ada
33-Across (4 letters), Shoppe description
the fake-antique spelling of “old” on a sign; it ends in a silent E.
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Olde
36-Across (5 letters), Eastern Mediterranean port
an Israeli port city on the Mediterranean coast; its three vowels are two A’s and an I.
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Haifa
39-Across (15 letters), Soft touch on a golf course green?
an apology for blunt news, said before an understatement; three words run together, and the first is what a golfer does on the green.
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Puttingitmildly
43-Across (5 letters), Like a broken-down car, typically
pulled behind a truck with a chain; past tense, starting with T.
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Towed
44-Across (4 letters), Contents of un río
the Spanish word for the liquid in a river; it begins and ends with the same letter.
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Agua
45-Across (3 letters), Pupil’s place
the part of the face that holds the pupil; also the calm center of a hurricane.
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Eye
46-Across (4 letters), Still competitive
two short words run together: the opposite of “out” and a pronoun for a thing.
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Init
48-Across (4 letters), Not very bright
dull and without color, like a gray winter day; it begins with D.
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Drab
51-Across (14 letters), Prepares for a dog walk?
a phrase meaning to hurry up, in the third person; four words run together, and the clue plays on a leash.
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Getstheleadout
57-Across (3 letters), “Project Hail Mary” beings, in brief
short for extraterrestrials, in the plural; it has just one vowel.
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Ets
58-Across (4 letters), Semi supporter
the rod a wheel turns on; a truck has several.
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Axle
59-Across (5 letters), Poet John who wrote “Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies”
the surname of a 17th-century English poet; it begins with D and ends with E.
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Donne
61-Across (5 letters), “Word has it …”
a phrase that introduces gossip; a pronoun and a verb for listening, run together.
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Ihear
63-Across (9 letters), Prepare to shoot like Cupid?
what a performer does at a curtain call; three words run together, and the middle one is a single letter.
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Takesabow
66-Across (5 letters), Division of an epic poem
a main section of a long poem, such as Dante’s “Inferno”; it begins with C.
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Canto
67-Across (4 letters), One side of many a sports bet
the word paired with “under” in a bet on a game’s combined score; it begins with O.
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Over
68-Across (4 letters), Handy promotional gift
a canvas bag with two handles, often handed out free at a trade show.
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Tote
69-Across (5 letters), Like some movies borrowed from the library
a preposition followed by the initials of a disc format for movies.
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Ondvd
70-Across (4 letters), Close
not far away; it begins with N.
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Near
71-Across (3 letters), Crosses (out)
the plural of a mark that crosses something out; it begins with the 24th letter of the alphabet.
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Xes

Down

1-Down (4 letters), Fantastic Himalayan sight
the abominable snowman of legend; its first and last letters are Y and I.
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Yeti
2-Down (5 letters), Correct
to change the wording of a law or a document; it begins with A.
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Amend
3-Down (5 letters), Thelonious Monk’s instrument
the instrument with 88 keys that the jazz musician played.
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Piano
4-Down (3 letters), “Keep it down!”
a whispered request for quiet; three letters, no vowels.
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Shh
5-Down (3 letters), Tester of water temperature, maybe
the part of the body dipped in first to check a pool; it ends with a vowel.
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Toe
6-Down (5 letters), Luxury watch brand
a Swiss watchmaker, also the last letter of the Greek alphabet; it begins with O.
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Omega
7-Down (5 letters), ___ four (“The Great British Baking Show” creation)
the French word for “small”, before “four”; it begins with P.
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Petit
8-Down (8 letters), Band at a quinceañera, perhaps
a Mexican street band with trumpets, violins and guitars; it begins with M.
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Mariachi
9-Down (3 letters), First mother
the first woman in the Book of Genesis, the one in the Garden of Eden.
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Eve
10-Down (9 letters), Exuberant cry at a craps table
a shout that leaves a bet on the table for the next roll; three words run together.
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Letitride
11-Down (5 letters), Early wheels
a child’s three-wheeled ride; short for tricycle.
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Trike
12-Down (5 letters), Be in the driver’s seat
to guide a vehicle with a wheel; also a young bull.
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Steer
14-Down (5 letters), Ventures
makes attempts; a verb in the third person, ending in S.
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Tries
18-Down (4 letters), Informal get-together
slang clipped from a word for a period of time spent on one activity.
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Sesh
22-Down (3 letters), “Today” rival, in brief
the initials of a morning show on ABC, “Good Morning America”.
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Gma
25-Down (4 letters), Animated figure
short for cartoon; it has two O’s.
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Toon
26-Down (5 letters), ___ Hufflepuff (co-founder of Hogwarts)
the first name of the Hogwarts co-founder; it begins with H.
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Helga
27-Down (4 letters), Color akin to turquoise
a blue-green color; also a small duck.
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Teal
30-Down (3 letters), Appropriate
well suited or fitting; a three-letter adjective that begins with A.
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Apt
31-Down (3 letters), Bert and Ernie or Chip ‘n Dale
a pair of performers; two of its three letters are vowels.
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Duo
32-Down (9 letters), Having no clue what to do
an idiom for being out of ideas and patience; three words run together, the last meaning a finish.
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Atwitsend
34-Down (3 letters), “Get what I’m sayin’?”
slang for understand; also what you do with a shovel.
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Dig
35-Down (5 letters), Finger workout that may involve pedals
a short piece of music written for practice; the French word for “study”.
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Etude
37-Down (3 letters), Target of a web entrapment
the insect that gets stuck in a spider’s web; it begins with F.
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Fly
38-Down (3 letters), Word repeated to a captain
a sailor’s yes, said twice to a captain; two of its three letters are vowels.
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Aye
40-Down (4 letters), “Train tracks” or “dimes,” in poker slang
the plural of the number after nine; it begins with T.
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Tens
41-Down (8 letters), Team competition held every March
a long sled dog race across Alaska; it begins with I.
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Iditarod
42-Down (4 letters), Actress Kate of “Fantastic Four”
the last name of the actress in the clue; it begins with M and has two A’s.
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Mara
47-Down (3 letters), Text that might generate an “np” reply
text-message shorthand for thanks; no vowels.
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Thx
49-Down (4 letters), Puts on
puts more in, as a number or a spice; it begins with A.
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Adds
50-Down (5 letters), Heckle, as an umpire
two words run together: what a crowd does to jeer, and a preposition.
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Booat
51-Down (5 letters), Progressive rival
an insurance company with a gecko in its ads; it begins with G.
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Geico
52-Down (5 letters), Movie director Coen
the first name of the director who works with his brother Joel.
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Ethan
53-Down (5 letters), Pop star John
the first name of the singer of “Rocket Man”; it begins with E.
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Elton
54-Down (5 letters), Vamoose
to go away; also time off from work.
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Leave
55-Down (5 letters), Open, as a gift
to take a gift out of its packaging; a prefix meaning “reverse” plus a container.
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Unbox
56-Down (5 letters), Govt.-backed security
a U.S. government debt security; a letter and a word for a short message, run together.
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Tnote
60-Down (4 letters), Some flock members
female sheep, in the plural; it begins with E and ends with S.
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Ewes
62-Down (3 letters), Off-road ride, for short
the initials of a rugged vehicle with fat tires: all-terrain vehicle.
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Atv
64-Down (3 letters), Mauna ___
the Hawaiian volcano that follows Mauna in its name; it ends with A.
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Kea
65-Down (3 letters), “To ___ is human, but it feels divine” (line attributed to Mae West)
to make a mistake; the clue quotes a line attributed to Mae West.
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Err

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Tuesday’s other puzzles: Wordle hints, Connections hints, Strands hints, Spelling Bee hints, Pips hints, Letter Boxed hints and Contexto hints. The smaller grids for the same date are our Mini answers for Nov. 10 and Midi answers for Nov. 10. Monday’s grid is in our Crossword answers for Nov. 9.

Today’s NYT Crossword answers (spoilers)

Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.

Clue	Answer
1-Across	Yap
4-Across	Stop
8-Across	Melts
13-Across	Emit
15-Across	Home
16-Across	Avert
17-Across	Tearsheet
19-Across	Retie
20-Across	Innie
21-Across	Gigi
23-Across	Ike
24-Across	Doesthatmatter
28-Across	Shoe
29-Across	Acer
30-Across	Ada
33-Across	Olde
36-Across	Haifa
39-Across	Puttingitmildly
43-Across	Towed
44-Across	Agua
45-Across	Eye
46-Across	Init
48-Across	Drab
51-Across	Getstheleadout
57-Across	Ets
58-Across	Axle
59-Across	Donne
61-Across	Ihear
63-Across	Takesabow
66-Across	Canto
67-Across	Over
68-Across	Tote
69-Across	Ondvd
70-Across	Near
71-Across	Xes
1-Down	Yeti
2-Down	Amend
3-Down	Piano
4-Down	Shh
5-Down	Toe
6-Down	Omega
7-Down	Petit
8-Down	Mariachi
9-Down	Eve
10-Down	Letitride
11-Down	Trike
12-Down	Steer
14-Down	Tries
18-Down	Sesh
22-Down	Gma
25-Down	Toon
26-Down	Helga
27-Down	Teal
30-Down	Apt
31-Down	Duo
32-Down	Atwitsend
34-Down	Dig
35-Down	Etude
37-Down	Fly
38-Down	Aye
40-Down	Tens
41-Down	Iditarod
42-Down	Mara
47-Down	Thx
49-Down	Adds
50-Down	Booat
51-Down	Geico
52-Down	Ethan
53-Down	Elton
54-Down	Leave
55-Down	Unbox
56-Down	Tnote
60-Down	Ewes
62-Down	Atv
64-Down	Kea
65-Down	Err

The filled grid, with each clue number in its first square. Drawn from the official puzzle data published by The New York Times.

The answers come from the puzzle’s official data.

Yesterday's Crossword answer

The Crossword on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026: Across 1 Sass, 5 Den, 8 Sunset, 14 Plea, 15 Emu, 16 Oneman, 17 Alex, 18 Lot, 19 Assort, 20 Deposit, 22 Areso, 23 Aline, 24 Islet, 26 The, 29 Yen, 30 Decked, 32 Chat, 33 Leroy, 34 Biers, 35 Fairandsquare, 39 Pouts, 40 Intro, 41 Rate, 42 Cavort, 44 Yet, 47 Emo, 48 Shrew, 49 Odors, 51 Papas, 53 Conjure, 55 Melees, 57 Pop, 58 Stat, 59 Ararat, 60 Ene, 61 Eons, 62 Eeyore, 63 Ten, 64 Tote; Down 1 Spaday, 2 Allele, 3 Seepin, 4 Saxon, 5 Deli, 6 Emoticon, 7 Nut, 8 Soared, 9 Unset, 10 Ness, 11 Smoother, 12 Ear, 13 Tnt, 21 Seders, 22 Ale, 25 Skydive, 27 Hare, 28 Ets, 31 Era, 32 Ciao, 33 Lite, 34 Burton, 35 Foam, 36 Autoplay, 37 Snowcone, 38 Qtr, 39 Pre, 42 Chaste, 43 Ars, 44 Youtoo, 45 Errant, 46 Tsetse, 48 Spear, 50 Djset, 52 Aero, 54 Open, 55 Mae, 56 Ere, 57 Pet. Yesterday's hints and full solution.

Frequently asked questions

Who made today's NYT Crossword?

Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen constructed the Nov. 10, 2026 grid and Will Shortz edited it, according to the puzzle data.

Why are the question-mark clues all in the Across list today?

All five are Across clues, and each one belongs to a long entry: 17-Across and 63-Across have 9 squares, 24-Across and 51-Across have 14, and 39-Across has 15. The 9-letter Down entries, 10-Down and 32-Down, have plain clues.

Does any clue ask for an abbreviation today?

Yes. 57-Across and 22-Down end with "in brief", 62-Down ends with "for short", and 56-Down starts with the abbreviation "Govt.", so each of those answers is clipped or built from initials.

What are the NYT Crossword answers for Nov. 10, 2026?

Spoilers: Across, Yap, Stop, Melts, Emit, Home, Avert, Tearsheet, Retie, Innie, Gigi, Ike, Doesthatmatter, Shoe, Acer, Ada, Olde, Haifa, Puttingitmildly, Towed, Agua, Eye, Init, Drab, Getstheleadout, Ets, Axle, Donne, Ihear, Takesabow, Canto, Over, Tote, Ondvd, Near, Xes, Down, Yeti, Amend, Piano, Shh, Toe, Omega, Petit, Mariachi, Eve, Letitride, Trike, Steer, Tries, Sesh, Gma, Toon, Helga, Teal, Apt, Duo, Atwitsend, Dig, Etude, Fly, Aye, Tens, Iditarod, Mara, Thx, Adds, Booat, Geico, Ethan, Elton, Leave, Unbox, Tnote, Ewes, Atv, Kea, Err.

Sources

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