New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 10/01/2026. The October 01 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Sneaker brand whose logo features the “Formstrip”PUMA
- 5a “Thank You for the Music” groupABBA
- 9a Some instructors, for shortPROFS
- 14a Gator’s relativeCROC
- 15a “King of all kings” in the prehistoric world, familiarlyTREX
- 16a Features of gathering clouds?AEIOU
- 17a Patriotic recitation since 1892PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE
- 20a Concoct, with “up”COOK
- 21a It may include toms and a snareDRUMKIT
- 22a Abbr. on a scaleOZS
- 25a First ladyEVE
- 26a Tagging symbolsATS
- 27a Expresses support without meaning itPAYSLIPSERVICE
- 31a Bit of inkTAT
- 34a Quite the stirUPROAR
- 35a Bygone “before”ERE
- 36a Means of self-defenseMACE
- 37a Joan of Arc, for oneSAINT
- 38a It’s just a state of mind, to someAGE
- 39a Cruz known as the “Queen of Salsa”CELIA
- 40a Some midflight announcements, in briefETAS
- 41a Molecule in protein synthesisRNA
- 42a Disposes of securely, in a waySHREDS
- 43a Start of the names of four of the U.S.’s 20 largest citiesSAN
- 44a Obsolescent credit card featureMAGNETICSTRIPE
- 46a Term of affection in the U.K.LUV
- 47a Rapper with the 1999 #1 album “I Am …”NAS
- 48a Is long ago?EST
- 49a Chickpeas, e.g.LEGUMES
- 53a “Uh-huh, sure it is”IBET
- 55a Obstacles … or a hint to three squares in this puzzleSTUMBLINGBLOCKS
- 60a LostATSEA
- 61a IdentifyNAME
- 62a Goddess of the earthGAIA
- 63a All together, in musicTUTTI
- 64a Migratory fish with exceptionally sensitive hearingSHAD
- 65a The Black Knights of the N.C.A.A.ARMY
- Down
- 1d Doc seen for an annual checkupPCP
- 2d Address lettersURL
- 3d A StoogeMOE
- 4d Band whose logo is stylized with a lightning boltACDC
- 5d Came by for dinnerATEOVER
- 6d Word with power or pawnBROKER
- 7d Happen toBEFALL
- 8d CutAXED
- 9d Great Basin tribePAIUTE
- 10d Chews (out)REAMS
- 11d Cry heard by Old MacDonaldOINK
- 12d Central pointsFOCI
- 13d Woodpecker foodSUET
- 18d AttacksGOESAT
- 19d Words that might come before a mealGRACE
- 22d Major works of artOPUSES
- 23d Mexican revolutionary EmilianoZAPATA
- 24d Resident of AleppoSYRIAN
- 28d Moccasins and loafers, e.g.SLIPONS
- 29d Free of animal productsVEGAN
- 30d WrathIRE
- 31d Writer GayTALESE
- 32d Hallucinatory experiencesACIDTRIPS
- 33d It comes with cups and saucersTEASET
- 36d Chicago exchange, in briefMERC
- 38d Director LeeANG
- 39d Sculptor’s toolCHISEL
- 41d French composer who refused the Legion of Honour in 1920RAVEL
- 42d SkeweredSTABBED
- 44d Gateway of India localeMUMBAI
- 45d Tough nut to crackENIGMA
- 46d “Network” director SidneyLUMET
- 49d Hurdle for an aspiring atty.LSAT
- 50d Words of reproach following a betrayalETTU
- 51d Big blowGUST
- 52d Things confessedSINS
- 54d Ancient wrapTOGA
- 56d “I don’t wanna”NAH
- 57d It might be on a lotCAR
- 58d “___ Possible” (2000s animated series)KIM
- 59d PerchanceSAY