NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 6. November, 2026
The Crossword #24617 for Friday, November 6, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 70 clues (35 Across, 35 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Dating around?”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
6 Across: Noodles often served with tsuyu sauce (4 letters)
10 Across: ___ Spalding, 1984 Oscar-winning role for Sally Field (4 letters)
14 Across: "Pay up!" (10 letters)
16 Across: Stock exchange? (4 letters)
17 Across: Soda once advertised as "Shockingly refreshing" (10 letters)
18 Across: City west of Cedar Rapids (4 letters)
19 Across: "Should've known better!" (3 letters)
20 Across: Blue Ribbon brewer (5 letters)
21 Across: Italian city that lent its name to a color (5 letters)
22 Across: Drink served with an extra-wide straw (4 letters)
23 Across: Woman who prefers tabbies over terriers (7 letters)
25 Across: Theater directors? (6 letters)
28 Across: Scrolls that may be read from a bimah (6 letters)
29 Across: Billboard list (5 letters)
30 Across: Popular hangout spots of the 1990s (9 letters)
33 Across: Video game character with a spiky head (5 letters)
34 Across: Article in a French newspaper (3 letters)
35 Across: Hollywood's Shire or Balsam (5 letters)
36 Across: "Good grief!" (9 letters)
38 Across: Are (5 letters)
39 Across: "Good grief!" (6 letters)
40 Across: People believe in them (6 letters)
41 Across: Item for a desert hike (7 letters)
43 Across: Group in blue (4 letters)
44 Across: Ones shopping at a souk, say (5 letters)
45 Across: Main role in "The Nutcracker" (5 letters)
47 Across: Lead-in to face or fix (3 letters)
50 Across: City north of Chandler (4 letters)
51 Across: "You should keep that story to yourself" (10 letters)
53 Across: Well-funded group? (4 letters)
54 Across: Reuben sandwich topping (10 letters)
55 Across: Fire (4 letters)
56 Across: Secondary accounts in online gaming (4 letters)
57 Across: Service replaced by Teams (5 letters)
Down
1 Down: Something often signed by friends (4 letters)
2 Down: Sacred bird of ancient Egypt (4 letters)
3 Down: Offend the nostrils (4 letters)
4 Down: Football snapper: Abbr. (3 letters)
5 Down: JFK and others (12 letters)
6 Down: Carnival dance (5 letters)
7 Down: Kimono closers (4 letters)
8 Down: California's locale, according to natives' lingo (9 letters)
9 Down: Court figure: Abbr. (3 letters)
10 Down: Messages sent from @nicrosoft.com addresses, perhaps (11 letters)
11 Down: Help line? (10 letters)
12 Down: Without limit (5 letters)
13 Down: Certain chemistry test (5 letters)
15 Down: Onetime major Scandinavian exports (5 letters)
21 Down: Some collections of essentials (12 letters)
22 Down: "Give me one moment ..." (11 letters)
24 Down: It's "what you make others see," per Degas (3 letters)
25 Down: Scripps Institution of Oceanography sch. (4 letters)
26 Down: Cry to a fly (4 letters)
27 Down: "Give me one moment ..." (10 letters)
28 Down: Not our (5 letters)
30 Down: Greenish black rock? (9 letters)
31 Down: Soup often drunk directly from the bowl (4 letters)
32 Down: Exams with a median score of about 1030 (4 letters)
37 Down: French word in a wedding announcement (3 letters)
40 Down: Apple device (5 letters)
41 Down: Paintball outfits, informally (5 letters)
42 Down: Flatbread that might be served with cuajada (5 letters)
43 Down: University of Miami athletes, informally (5 letters)
46 Down: Uncouth sort (4 letters)
47 Down: Speak to a higher-up? (4 letters)
48 Down: Volunteer for more (4 letters)
49 Down: Ciudad del ___, Paraguay's second-largest city (4 letters)
51 Down: Largest employer of mathematicians in the U.S., for short (3 letters)
52 Down: Noted animal shelter (3 letters)
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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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24617, 2026-11-06) has 70 clues — 35 Across and 35 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.