NYT Special Crossword October 1, 2026 Answers (10/1/26)

Our NYT Special Crossword October 1, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s puzzle if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Special Crossword is a monthly bonus puzzle built around a theme, usually a full-size grid with a title of its own.

NYT Special Crossword October 1, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Special Crossword on 10/1/26, we’ve listed all of the clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	___ Touch, label for 1990s Dylan bootleg recordings
6A	Family member to whom Dylan sings "you been on my mind"
10A	Feel sore
14A	In unison
15A	___ Lomax, ethnomusicologist who was a vocal critic of Dylan's decision to "go electric"
16A	Knight's neighbor on a chessboard
17A	"Blood on the Tracks" opener that Dylan claimed "took ten years to live and two years to write"
20A	Aunt, in Spanish
21A	Things filled out in waiting rooms
22A	Not mine
23A	Has some bread or caviar, say
25A	"Waltzing With ___," country classic covered in the Basement Tapes sessions
26A	Maggie's property, in a 1965 Dylan song title
27A	Bookcase component
29A	Hoodwinked
31A	Modern term of endearment
34A	Aladdin's monkey sidekick
36A	Concert lineup
37A	"It ___ Me, Babe," Dylan hit that opens with the lyrics "Go ’way from my window / Leave at your own chosen speed"
38A	Minnesota town where young Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan
42A	Dylan's iconic 1960s Wayfarer sunglasses, e.g.
44A	Nails, as a test
45A	___ Mahal
47A	South, in Spain
48A	Brew that might soothe a singer's throat
49A	Beauty parlor
51A	Baby sheep
55A	Bit of nest-building material
57A	Shorten, as pants
59A	Burrowing garden pest
60A	Guitar accessories
62A	Like Dylan's singing voice
64A	Indie music's ___ Iver
65A	Protest song that has been recorded by hundreds of artists, including versions translated into German and Swedish
68A	Jubilation
69A	Dog's buried treasure
70A	Wordsmith Oscar who, unlike Dylan, never won an Oscar
71A	Eight bits
72A	Not much
73A	Scornful expression that some hear in the delivery of "Like a Rolling Stone"
1D	Nonglossy photo finishes
2D	Old Testament book echoed in "All Along the Watchtower"
3D	Give to charity, as Dylan does with "Christmas in the Heart" royalties
4D	Director Lee
5D	"___ Portrait" (controversial 1970 album)
6D	Iberian capital in "Boots of Spanish Leather"
7D	Dylan, vis-à-vis the University of Minnesota
8D	Contents of an atlas
9D	Musician DiFranco who toured with Dylan in 1997 and 2003
10D	See 32-Down
11D	Record label that signed Dylan in 1961
12D	"Theme Time Radio ___," Dylan's freeform musical podcast
13D	Scrapes (out), as a living
18D	Greek goddess of the dawn
19D	Marathon swimmer Diana who mentally sings the song at 37-Across to keep time
24D	Big hunks
26D	Crumbly cheeses
28D	Law enforcement org.
30D	For each
32D	With 10-Down, Michigan college town where the relatively unknown "Bob Dillon" made a 1962 folk festival appearance
33D	U.F.O. flyers
35D	Remove ID from, as an Instagram post
37D	Biblical name meaning "exalted father" (and Dylan's father's name!)
38D	Dylan wears a corduroy one on the cover of his debut album
39D	Surface swept by a curler
40D	Ginsberg or Kerouac, e.g.
41D	Folksy lass
43D	Film star Brynner name-dropped in "I Shall Be Free"
46D	"Visions of ___," one of thirteen Dylan songs on Rolling Stone's original "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list
49D	"Yes, yes!," in Spanish
50D	Like matryoshka dolls
52D	Alabama city Dylan was stuck inside of "with the Memphis blues again"
53D	"___ on ___," album with the songs "I Want You" and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"
54D	To whom a lost letter might be returned
56D	"Holy cow!"
58D	Dashboard abbr.
60D	Legendary N.Y.C. punk music club
61D	Friend in a conflict
62D	Absolute hoot
63D	Churchyard trees
66D	Sports org. for Pistol Pete, the inspiration behind "Dignity"
67D	Come out on top