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