How NYT Crossword Works
The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.
- Full-Size Grid A standard 15x15 weekday grid, expanding to a significantly larger grid on Sundays.
- Daily Difficulty Curve Monday starts easy and each day gets progressively harder through Saturday, the toughest of the week.
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NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 5. October, 2026
Across and Down clue hints for today's Crossword.
Across
5 Across: Request at the bottom of an invitation
9 Across: Follower of Jah, informally
14 Across: "Me neither"
15 Across: Great Plains tribe
16 Across: Set of moral principles
17 Across: Famous ___ cookies
18 Across: Downfall in pinball
19 Across: Course for future therapists, for short
20 Across: Spot to work out knotted muscles
23 Across: U.F.O. occupants, in brief
24 Across: Yank
25 Across: Reach quickly, as a conclusion
29 Across: Internet meme feline
31 Across: "___ your mouth!"
33 Across: Stadium cheer
34 Across: Holiday at the end of Ramadan, informally
35 Across: Memphis barbecue staple
37 Across: Military rank above cpl.
38 Across: Tusked animals
39 Across: Squiggle shape
40 Across: Key to Aladdin's success
42 Across: ___ Paulo, Brazil
43 Across: Before, poetically
44 Across: Acorn growers
45 Across: Dress seen at Oktoberfest
48 Across: Black ___ (some spiders)
50 Across: Mental cloud
51 Across: Drag performer's accessory
52 Across: "Ah, that's where things get difficult" … or what can be said about 20-, 35- and 40-Across?
56 Across: Singer Baker
59 Across: When Fantine sings "I Dreamed a Dream" in "Les Misérables"
60 Across: Block toy with its own chain of theme parks
61 Across: Bathroom door sign
62 Across: Occasion for a teen to rent a tux
63 Across: Spot for a wolf pack
64 Across: Weapon in a scabbard
65 Across: Manager of an apt. bldg.
66 Across: Squeaks (by)
Down
1 Down: Tooth covering
2 Down: Fruit, botanically, that's treated as a vegetable
3 Down: One way to sit while meditating
4 Down: Snake's warning
5 Down: Cheap hooch
6 Down: ___ Larsson, author of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
7 Down: Bygone electric Chevy
8 Down: Org. that advocates for "cruelty-free" products
9 Down: Filled to the gills
10 Down: Completely lost
11 Down: Not likely to make the first move, say
12 Down: Unconscious mannerism
13 Down: German outburst
21 Down: Slightly
22 Down: Things you might see when you're not wearing glasses
26 Down: Escape from jail
27 Down: Clickables at the top of a computer screen
28 Down: Exclamations of surprise
30 Down: Commercial lead-in to card
31 Down: Inundates with junk mail
32 Down: Musical instrument in the Guinness logo
35 Down: Luxuriate in a bathtub
36 Down: "___ Window"
37 Down: South Asian dress
38 Down: Nonchalant
40 Down: Kitten's call
41 Down: Ranch worker
42 Down: [Oh, well]
45 Down: Serve a jail sentence
46 Down: Dance craze of the 2010s
47 Down: Hercules had 12 of these
49 Down: Playful aquatic animal
50 Down: Camera lens setting
53 Down: Emulates Big Boi and Lil' Kim
54 Down: Light beige
55 Down: Woods of "Legally Blonde"
56 Down: Reactions to something adorable
57 Down: "Immediately!"
58 Down: "If you ask me …," to a texter
Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24512, 2026-10-05) has 78 clues — 39 Across and 39 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 15x15 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
12 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.