NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 11. October, 2026
The Crossword #24492 for Sunday, October 11, 2026 is a 21x21 grid with 140 clues (65 Across, 75 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Easy putt”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
6 Across: Clever
11 Across: Exam for a future atty.
15 Across: Boulderer's safety item
18 Across: Muffin alternative
19 Across: Sea surrounding Mykonos
21 Across: Flour in Indian cooking
22 Across: "Mr. Blue Sky" band, in brief
23 Across: Some "Star Trek" slang?
25 Across: Infamous Russian mystic
27 Across: Glow up?
28 Across: One might be liquid or frozen
29 Across: Street that might run all the way through town
31 Across: Like most autographs
32 Across: French filmmaker Jacques
34 Across: Secrets known only to E.N.T.s?
38 Across: Depression formed by a volcano's collapse
41 Across: Did a taxing job?
42 Across: C.I.A. forerunner
43 Across: Listened to "Rigoletto" way too many times?
46 Across: Mideast leaders
48 Across: Member of the South Asian diaspora
49 Across: Ocho menos uno
50 Across: Berkeley university, familiarly
53 Across: Rubber stamp go-with
56 Across: Many a David Foster Wallace piece
58 Across: Not gross
59 Across: Wild hogs
61 Across: "___ y plata" (Montana's motto)
62 Across: Sleuth, slangily
64 Across: "A sharp edge recalls a splinter's bite" or "The forest's final revenge is whisper-thin," e.g.?
69 Across: N.K. ___, "Broken Earth" trilogy author
73 Across: Summer in France
74 Across: Person discussed in Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
75 Across: Spark joy?
80 Across: Educational inst.
81 Across: "Feast," in Arabic
82 Across: Count (up)
83 Across: Slippery swimmer
85 Across: Daniel ___ (children's TV character)
89 Across: "The heart of the internet," per its tagline
91 Across: Handful
93 Across: Those opposed
95 Across: Animated explorer
96 Across: Cornea-reshaping surgery
98 Across: Diwali or Holi?
101 Across: Queen ___ (pop nickname)
102 Across: Bouncing
105 Across: Some hair products
106 Across: Like the world's worst demolition company?
110 Across: Rose bowl?
111 Across: Status after a leadoff walk
112 Across: Drubbing
113 Across: Wibbly-wobbly
115 Across: Hot stone massage location
118 Across: Take a risk
120 Across: A whole bunch of ocean detritus?
124 Across: Tsp. or tbsp.
125 Across: Triumphal monument shape
126 Across: Off-target
127 Across: Family girl
128 Across: Fleur-de-___
129 Across: Luxury goods retailer since 1867
130 Across: Needlessly adorns, in an idiom
131 Across: Massachusetts county in which the term "gerrymandering" was first applied
Down
1 Down: Disapproving sounds
2 Down: "Dissent is patriotic" grp.
3 Down: Anti-matter?
4 Down: Overnight stop
5 Down: Made irrelevant
6 Down: ___ serif
7 Down: Free-for-all
8 Down: Stress-induced discomfort
9 Down: Stimpy's TV partner
10 Down: Make it?
11 Down: Roundup rope
12 Down: Comics legend behind the Fantastic Four
13 Down: Calls out on social media, slangily
14 Down: Odd-toed ungulate
15 Down: Document used for a travel companion who might sit under a seat
16 Down: Many characters in Pixar's "Elio"
17 Down: "The Bear" matriarch played by Jamie Lee Curtis
20 Down: Rootless
24 Down: Green Egyptian god
26 Down: Get into, as a cab, say
30 Down: DiFranco who made her Broadway debut in "Hadestown"
33 Down: Northernmost arm of the Mediterranean
35 Down: Like a blue moon or blue steak
36 Down: Something to chew on
37 Down: Ship brass
38 Down: Work with Python, say
39 Down: Park and Fifth, e.g.: Abbr.
40 Down: Tennis score following deuce
44 Down: Second-in-command
45 Down: ___ Place, female companion of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
47 Down: Closely examine
51 Down: "Dancing With the Stars" network
52 Down: Cardinals legend Brock
54 Down: With the bow, in music
55 Down: Sullen
57 Down: "Indeed!"
60 Down: Performed exceptionally, in slang
63 Down: Bibliography listing
65 Down: Louvre Pyramid architect
66 Down: Mail Boxes ___
67 Down: Chain that sells climbing gear
68 Down: Only egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
69 Down: Mocking cry
70 Down: "Night" memoirist Wiesel
71 Down: They might be the last to be booked on an airplane
72 Down: Grp. for Commanders and Chiefs
76 Down: Holiday classic starring Will Ferrell
77 Down: Soapmaker's supply
78 Down: Be inclined
79 Down: Cryptid with a Tibetan name
84 Down: Speech therapist's target
86 Down: Frigg and Freyja, e.g.
87 Down: One of the Great Lakes
88 Down: Cleaning cloths
90 Down: Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Flyers
92 Down: Train sound
93 Down: Home services website
94 Down: Dig up dirt, say
97 Down: "Barry Lyndon" director
99 Down: QB's worry: Abbr.
100 Down: Statement by someone who's out of date?
101 Down: Vietnamese sandwich
103 Down: Animals known for their slow metabolism
104 Down: Capital of ancient Troy?
106 Down: Alternative to express
107 Down: Ancient Andeans
108 Down: Like some allergy sprays
109 Down: Splendid
114 Down: Young newts
116 Down: A runner may need to pick it up
117 Down: Charger's option, informally
119 Down: Flop ___ (period of failure)
121 Down: Part of NGO: Abbr.
122 Down: Prefix with cycle
123 Down: Christmas carol contraction
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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24492, 2026-10-11) has 140 clues — 65 Across and 75 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 21x21 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
14 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.