NYT Crossword Answers Today, November 11, 2026
The New York Times (NYT) Crossword for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 by Damon Gulczynski: a hint for all 78 clues, four wordplay clues explained, then answers.
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The New York Times (NYT) Crossword for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, was constructed by Damon Gulczynski and edited by Will Shortz: a 15-by-15 grid with 78 clues. A single revealer explains the theme, four clues carry a wordplay question mark, and the grid is more open than Tuesday’s. Hints for every clue come first, each behind a tap, and the answers close the page.
Four question-mark clues and the tricks behind them
A question mark warns that the plain reading of a clue is a decoy. Today three of the four sit in the Across list and one is Down. No explanation below names an answer.
- 34-Across, “Cried sheepishly?” (5 letters). Treat “cried” as a verb in the past tense and “sheepishly” as an instruction to cry the way a sheep does. The entry is the sound of a lamb, turned into a past-tense verb with a double vowel.
55-Across, “Cries cattily?” (4 letters). Same device, present tense this time
“cries” is the verb and “cattily” names the animal. The entry is the noise a kitten makes, with an S on the end.Show the answer
Mews61-Across, “Image that’s difficult to make out … as suggested four times in this puzzle?” (11 letters). This is the revealer. The entry is the name for the kind of picture the theme is about, and the clue’s last phrase counts the theme entries
four.Show the answer
Blurryphoto4-Down, “How about a quick peek?” (7 letters). The clue is a spoken question, and the entry is a standard polite way to ask it
three short words run together, the middle one a single letter.Show the answer
Mayisee
How today’s theme works
Four entries carry the theme: 17-Across and 38-Across, then 10-Down and 25-Down. Their own clues are plain, so nothing on the surface gives them away. The trick sits in the letters: each entry is two words run together, and a short word hides across the join, using the end of the first word and the start of the second. The four hidden words run three to five letters, and each is the subject of a well-known blurry photograph. The revealer at 61-Across then says what that kind of picture is called. The spoiler section below shows each split.
How the grid is built
The grid is 15 by 15, which is 225 squares: 36 are black and 189 hold a letter. On Tuesday the grid had 40 black squares and 185 letters, so the white space grew by four squares. The black pattern is the same when the grid turns upside down, and the theme respects that: 17-Across at the left of row 3 turns into 61-Across at the right of row 13, and 10-Down in column 13 turns into 25-Down in column 3.
There are 78 entries, 39 Across and 39 Down, against 76 on Tuesday (35 Across, 41 Down). Lengths run from 3 to 11 letters. The tally is 20 entries of 3 letters (10 Across, 10 Down), 26 of 4 (10 and 16), 12 of 5 (10 and 2), six of 6 (two and four), eight of 7 (five and three), two of 9 (both Down) and four of 11 (two and two). Nothing runs 8, 10 or more than 11 letters. Tuesday’s longest entry was 15 squares, today’s is 11, and there are four of them.
The four 11-square entries form a pinwheel. 17-Across fills columns 1 to 11 of row 3, 10-Down fills rows 1 to 11 of column 13, 61-Across fills columns 5 to 15 of row 13, and 25-Down fills rows 5 to 15 of column 3. The two 9-letter entries, 8-Down and 35-Down, run down columns 9 and 7. The lettered cells are all single letters, so there is no rebus. Two clues point at each other: 16-Across and 19-Across each say the other is an anagram of its own answer. 15-Down is a single asterisk. The daily rules are on our NYT Crossword page, and the fastest way in is to find the revealer first.
Hints for every clue
Across
1-Across (5 letters), “Mine!”
a child’s one-word claim on a toy; also a golf putt so short it is conceded; double M in the middle.Show the answer
Gimme6-Across (4 letters), Shoestring
the thin cord pulled through eyelets on a sneaker; begins with L.Show the answer
Lace10-Across (3 letters), It’s over $30 trillion for the U.S., in brief
initials for a yearly measure of a country’s economic output; three consonants.Show the answer
Gdp13-Across (5 letters), Place to end an engagement without breaking up
where a couple stands to marry, so the engagement ends in a wedding; begins with A and ends with R.Show the answer
Altar14-Across (5 letters), Some noblemen
British nobles ranking below marquesses; a plural noun that begins with E.Show the answer
Earls16-Across (3 letters), Singer Rita whose last name is an anagram of 19-Across
the surname of a pop singer named Rita; its letters can be rearranged into the entry at 19-Across; it begins and ends with a vowel.Show the answer
Ora17-Across (11 letters), Welcoming people to a party, say
taking the role of the one who greets guests at a party; two words run together, the first a present participle; one of the four theme entries.Show the answer
Playinghost19-Across (3 letters), Sporting blade that’s an anagram of 16-Across
the paddle of a rowboat; its letters can be rearranged into the entry at 16-Across; begins with O.Show the answer
Oar20-Across (4 letters), Retailer whose outdoor furniture items are named after Scandinavian islands
a Swedish chain known for flat-pack furniture; three of its four letters are vowels.Show the answer
Ikea21-Across (7 letters), The folks, folksily
a down-home way to name a couple’s parents; three words run together with a conjunction in the middle; begins with M and ends with A.Show the answer
Maandpa23-Across (4 letters), “All ___ are off!”
wagers; the clue’s phrase is shouted when a deal collapses; ends with S.Show the answer
Bets26-Across (4 letters), First name of the “First Lady of Song”
a woman’s first name; double L in the middle, with a vowel at each end.Show the answer
Ella28-Across (5 letters), Like a boxer before a fight, typically
wearing a loose garment over the shoulders in the corner of the ring; a past participle ending in ED.Show the answer
Robed29-Across (6 letters), Consented
said yes to a proposal; past tense with a double E; begins with A.Show the answer
Agreed31-Across (3 letters), Common ramen add-in
a boiled topping for noodle soup; begins with E and ends with G.Show the answer
Egg33-Across (4 letters), Jane of literature
the surname of a governess in a Charlotte Brontë novel; sounds like “air”.Show the answer
Eyre34-Across (5 letters), Cried sheepishly?
what a lamb did when it bleated, as a past-tense verb; the sheep half of the animal-sound puns; double A, begins with B.Show the answer
Baaed35-Across (7 letters), Actress/singer Monáe
the first name of an artist whose surname is in the clue; double L, begins with J.Show the answer
Janelle37-Across (3 letters), Shortly, e.g., for short
clipped form of a part of speech that modifies verbs; begins with A and ends with V.Show the answer
Adv38-Across (7 letters), “That was a boneheaded thing to do!”
an exasperated scolding, two words run together; one of the four theme entries; begins with Y.Show the answer
Youfool40-Across (3 letters), Paving gunk
sticky black stuff spread on a road; spelled backward it names a rodent.Show the answer
Tar43-Across (7 letters), Entered without making a fuss
moved inside gently; a past-tense verb plus a short preposition; begins with E.Show the answer
Easedin45-Across (5 letters), D, on an automatic gearshift
the setting marked D on a transmission, for going forward; begins with D and ends with E.Show the answer
Drive47-Across (4 letters), Margarita garnish
white crystals on a glass rim; begins with S.Show the answer
Salt49-Across (3 letters), Henna, for one
what henna is used as on hair or skin; ends with E.Show the answer
Dye50-Across (6 letters), “I, Robot” author
the surname of the writer of the robot stories collected in the clue’s book; first name Isaac; begins with A and ends with V.Show the answer
Asimov51-Across (5 letters), ___ Stadium, 49ers’ home
a denim jeans brand that names a stadium; the apostrophe is dropped in the grid; begins with L and ends with S.Show the answer
Levis53-Across (4 letters), Spoiled kid
a child who acts badly; begins with B.Show the answer
Brat55-Across (4 letters), Cries cattily?
what a kitten does, with an S on the end; the cat half of the animal-sound puns; begins with M.Show the answer
Mews56-Across (7 letters), Quickly indicate one’s approval, say
to sign with only the first letters of your name; begins with I and ends with L.Show the answer
Initial58-Across (4 letters), Some Four Corners natives
the plural name of a Native American people of the Four Corners region; its first two letters begin the name of a state there.Show the answer
Utes60-Across (3 letters), Super Mario Bros. 2 console
initials of a Nintendo home console from the 1980s; begins with N.Show the answer
Nes61-Across (11 letters), Image that’s difficult to make out … as suggested four times in this puzzle?
the revealer: the kind of picture that the four theme entries each hide a subject of; two words run together; begins with B and ends with O.Show the answer
Blurryphoto66-Across (3 letters), Seltos or Sedona
a South Korean car brand; begins with K.Show the answer
Kia67-Across (5 letters), Dance referenced in “The Girl From Ipanema”
a fast Brazilian dance; begins with S and ends with A.Show the answer
Samba68-Across (5 letters), From the Arctic
relating to the far north, like the bears with white fur; begins with P and ends with R.Show the answer
Polar69-Across (3 letters), Football units: Abbr.
abbreviation for a unit of 36 inches on a football field; no vowels.Show the answer
Yds70-Across (4 letters), Astrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson
the first name of the astrophysicist in the clue; begins with N.Show the answer
Neil71-Across (5 letters), Fitbit units
what a fitness tracker counts as you walk; begins with S.Show the answer
Steps
Down
1-Down (3 letters), Age difference, e.g.
an empty space between two things; begins with G.Show the answer
Gap2-Down (3 letters), Not well
feeling sick; begins with a vowel and ends with a double L.Show the answer
Ill3-Down (3 letters), N.Y.C. subway letters
initials of the agency that runs the city’s buses and subways; begins with M.Show the answer
Mta4-Down (7 letters), “How about a quick peek?”
a polite spoken request to look at something; three words run together; begins with M.Show the answer
Mayisee5-Down (4 letters), N.B.A. coach Spoelstra
the first name of a head coach whose surname is in the clue; spelled with a K.Show the answer
Erik6-Down (5 letters), One corporate department
a company department that handles contracts and lawsuits; begins with L.Show the answer
Legal7-Down (3 letters), “That feels s-o-o-o good”
a sigh of pleasure on sinking into a hot bath; two of its three letters match.Show the answer
Aah8-Down (9 letters), Early human
a prehistoric European named for a rock shelter in France; two words run together; begins with C and ends with N.Show the answer
Cromagnon9-Down (4 letters), Disney ice queen
the snow queen who sings in a Disney film; begins with E and ends with A.Show the answer
Elsa10-Down (11 letters), 1988 Conway Twitty country hit with the lyric “And if it’s too late for love to change your mind …”
a farewell word plus a measure of hours, run together; one of the four theme entries.Show the answer
Goodbyetime11-Down (6 letters), Colleague of Sterling, Cooper and Pryce, on “Mad Men”
the surname of the ad man played by Jon Hamm on the show in the clue; begins with D.Show the answer
Draper12-Down (6 letters), Event with floats
a procession of marching bands and floats; begins with P.Show the answer
Parade15-Down (4 letters), *
the clue is a symbol; this is what it is usually called, and also a word for a celebrity; begins with S.Show the answer
Star18-Down (4 letters), Can’t live without
to require; a double E in the middle; begins with N.Show the answer
Need22-Down (4 letters), Apt name for a caroler (other than Carol)
the French word for Christmas that appears in carols; begins with N.Show the answer
Noel23-Down (4 letters), Rum-soaked cake
a cake soaked in syrup; its first two letters repeat as its last two.Show the answer
Baba24-Down (4 letters), Old-timey “Whoa!”
an old-fashioned exclamation of surprise; begins with E and ends with D.Show the answer
Egad25-Down (11 letters), Requirements for many vacationers abroad
official stamps needed to enter foreign countries; two words run together; one of the four theme entries.Show the answer
Travelvisas27-Down (7 letters), Like an oak tree vis-à-vis a fir
having more foliage; a comparative adjective that begins with L.Show the answer
Leafier30-Down (4 letters), “A Reason to Smile” ice cream brand
an ice cream brand whose name ends in S; begins with E.Show the answer
Edys32-Down (3 letters), Prefix with politics
a prefix meaning earth; begins with G.Show the answer
Geo35-Down (9 letters), Author of “Superfudge” and “Double Fudge”
a children’s author whose surname means “flower” in German; two words run together; begins with J.Show the answer
Judyblume36-Down (4 letters), Degs. for some barristers
initials for law doctorates; all four letters are consonants, with two L’s up front.Show the answer
Llds39-Down (3 letters), Multivolume ref. work
initials of a giant multivolume dictionary from Oxford; begins with O.Show the answer
Oed41-Down (4 letters), Declare boldly
to state openly, as a promise; begins with A and ends with W.Show the answer
Avow42-Down (4 letters), Races, as an engine
speeds up the motor with the pedal; begins with R.Show the answer
Revs44-Down (4 letters), Toiling away
busy working, in two short words run together; begins with A.Show the answer
Atit46-Down (7 letters), [Ba-dum-tss]
the drum sound after a joke, which the clue writes out; two words run together; begins with R.Show the answer
Rimshot47-Down (6 letters), Toy that can “walk” down stairs
a coiled metal spring toy; begins with S and ends with Y.Show the answer
Slinky48-Down (6 letters), Virgil epic
a Latin epic about a Trojan hero’s travels; begins with A.Show the answer
Aeneid50-Down (4 letters), Part of D.A.: Abbr.
the clipped form of a word for a lawyer; double T in the middle.Show the answer
Atty52-Down (4 letters), Bros, for example
casual word for brothers and sisters; begins with S.Show the answer
Sibs54-Down (5 letters), Hearing-related
relating to the sense of hearing; sounds almost like a word for the mouth; begins with A.Show the answer
Aural57-Down (4 letters), Turing who proposed the Turing test
the first name of the British mathematician in the clue; begins with A and ends with N.Show the answer
Alan59-Down (4 letters), Omar who co-starred in “Higher Learning,” 1995
the surname of the actor named Omar in the clue; double P; begins with E.Show the answer
Epps62-Down (3 letters), A solo homer is worth one
initials of a baseball stat for a run driven in; begins with R.Show the answer
Rbi63-Down (3 letters), Fútbol cheer
a Spanish cheer at a bullfight or soccer match; begins with O.Show the answer
Ole64-Down (3 letters), Keg opener
a faucet, or the spigot of a beer barrel; begins with T.Show the answer
Tap65-Down (3 letters), Hosp. surgery sites
short plural form of the rooms where operations take place; ends with S.Show the answer
Ors
Mark the solving days on our printable calendar for November 2026 or the weekly calendar to print.
Wednesday’s other puzzles: Wordle hints and Connections hints. The smaller grids for the same date are our Mini answers for Nov. 11 and Midi answers for Nov. 11. Tuesday’s grid is in our Crossword answers for Nov. 10.
Today’s NYT Crossword answers (spoilers)
Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1-Across | Gimme |
| 6-Across | Lace |
| 10-Across | Gdp |
| 13-Across | Altar |
| 14-Across | Earls |
| 16-Across | Ora |
| 17-Across | Playinghost |
| 19-Across | Oar |
| 20-Across | Ikea |
| 21-Across | Maandpa |
| 23-Across | Bets |
| 26-Across | Ella |
| 28-Across | Robed |
| 29-Across | Agreed |
| 31-Across | Egg |
| 33-Across | Eyre |
| 34-Across | Baaed |
| 35-Across | Janelle |
| 37-Across | Adv |
| 38-Across | Youfool |
| 40-Across | Tar |
| 43-Across | Easedin |
| 45-Across | Drive |
| 47-Across | Salt |
| 49-Across | Dye |
| 50-Across | Asimov |
| 51-Across | Levis |
| 53-Across | Brat |
| 55-Across | Mews |
| 56-Across | Initial |
| 58-Across | Utes |
| 60-Across | Nes |
| 61-Across | Blurryphoto |
| 66-Across | Kia |
| 67-Across | Samba |
| 68-Across | Polar |
| 69-Across | Yds |
| 70-Across | Neil |
| 71-Across | Steps |
| 1-Down | Gap |
| 2-Down | Ill |
| 3-Down | Mta |
| 4-Down | Mayisee |
| 5-Down | Erik |
| 6-Down | Legal |
| 7-Down | Aah |
| 8-Down | Cromagnon |
| 9-Down | Elsa |
| 10-Down | Goodbyetime |
| 11-Down | Draper |
| 12-Down | Parade |
| 15-Down | Star |
| 18-Down | Need |
| 22-Down | Noel |
| 23-Down | Baba |
| 24-Down | Egad |
| 25-Down | Travelvisas |
| 27-Down | Leafier |
| 30-Down | Edys |
| 32-Down | Geo |
| 35-Down | Judyblume |
| 36-Down | Llds |
| 39-Down | Oed |
| 41-Down | Avow |
| 42-Down | Revs |
| 44-Down | Atit |
| 46-Down | Rimshot |
| 47-Down | Slinky |
| 48-Down | Aeneid |
| 50-Down | Atty |
| 52-Down | Sibs |
| 54-Down | Aural |
| 57-Down | Alan |
| 59-Down | Epps |
| 62-Down | Rbi |
| 63-Down | Ole |
| 64-Down | Tap |
| 65-Down | Ors |
The four hidden words, where each one splits:
- 17-Across, Playinghost: Ghost, made from the last letter of Playing plus all of Host.
- 38-Across, Youfool: Ufo, made from the last letter of You plus the first two of Fool.
- 10-Down, Goodbyetime: Yeti, made from the last two letters of Goodbye plus the first two of Time.
- 25-Down, Travelvisas: Elvis, made from the last two letters of Travel plus the first three of Visas.
The answers come from the puzzle’s official data.
Yesterday's Crossword answer
The Crossword on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026: Across 1 Yap, 4 Stop, 8 Melts, 13 Emit, 15 Home, 16 Avert, 17 Tearsheet, 19 Retie, 20 Innie, 21 Gigi, 23 Ike, 24 Doesthatmatter, 28 Shoe, 29 Acer, 30 Ada, 33 Olde, 36 Haifa, 39 Puttingitmildly, 43 Towed, 44 Agua, 45 Eye, 46 Init, 48 Drab, 51 Getstheleadout, 57 Ets, 58 Axle, 59 Donne, 61 Ihear, 63 Takesabow, 66 Canto, 67 Over, 68 Tote, 69 Ondvd, 70 Near, 71 Xes; Down 1 Yeti, 2 Amend, 3 Piano, 4 Shh, 5 Toe, 6 Omega, 7 Petit, 8 Mariachi, 9 Eve, 10 Letitride, 11 Trike, 12 Steer, 14 Tries, 18 Sesh, 22 Gma, 25 Toon, 26 Helga, 27 Teal, 30 Apt, 31 Duo, 32 Atwitsend, 34 Dig, 35 Etude, 37 Fly, 38 Aye, 40 Tens, 41 Iditarod, 42 Mara, 47 Thx, 49 Adds, 50 Booat, 51 Geico, 52 Ethan, 53 Elton, 54 Leave, 55 Unbox, 56 Tnote, 60 Ewes, 62 Atv, 64 Kea, 65 Err. Yesterday's hints and full solution.
Frequently asked questions
Who made today's NYT Crossword?
Damon Gulczynski constructed the Nov. 11, 2026 grid and Will Shortz edited it, according to the puzzle data.
What does "as suggested four times in this puzzle" mean in the 61-Across clue?
It counts the theme entries. Four theme entries each hide the subject of a famously blurry picture, and the hidden letters straddle the gap between two words: 17-Across and 38-Across run across, 10-Down and 25-Down run down.
Is there a rebus square in the Nov. 11, 2026 Crossword?
No. Every one of the 189 lettered squares in the puzzle data holds a single letter.
What are the NYT Crossword answers for Nov. 11, 2026?
Spoilers: Across, Gimme, Lace, Gdp, Altar, Earls, Ora, Playinghost, Oar, Ikea, Maandpa, Bets, Ella, Robed, Agreed, Egg, Eyre, Baaed, Janelle, Adv, Youfool, Tar, Easedin, Drive, Salt, Dye, Asimov, Levis, Brat, Mews, Initial, Utes, Nes, Blurryphoto, Kia, Samba, Polar, Yds, Neil, Steps, Down, Gap, Ill, Mta, Mayisee, Erik, Legal, Aah, Cromagnon, Elsa, Goodbyetime, Draper, Parade, Star, Need, Noel, Baba, Egad, Travelvisas, Leafier, Edys, Geo, Judyblume, Llds, Oed, Avow, Revs, Atit, Rimshot, Slinky, Aeneid, Atty, Sibs, Aural, Alan, Epps, Rbi, Ole, Tap, Ors.
Sources
- The Crossword (The New York Times)
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