NYT Crossword October 3 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on October 3 2026.
- 70
- Total Clues
- 34
- Total Across
- 36
- Total Down
Clues Across (34 total)
(1)
Five-note jingle for "The Gift That Grows"
The answer is: chchchchia
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Tech news site
The answer is: cnet
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Message that comes with a pointer
The answer is: youarehere
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Symbol of love
The answer is: rose
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Changes in form, but not in essence
The answer is: sublimates
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To: Abbr.
The answer is: attn
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Cookie, e.g.
The answer is: tracker
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Question in a stalemate
The answer is: nowwhat
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Urge
The answer is: yen
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"Show some manners!"
The answer is: bepolite
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Classic Harlem ballroom
The answer is: savoy
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Get one's hands on, informally
The answer is: cop
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Did a boring job?
The answer is: mined
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Hot environment
The answer is: oven
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Throwing weapons for the Dark Knight
The answer is: batarangs
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Zip
The answer is: nil
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Indie music's ___ Iver
The answer is: bon
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Sword's alternative
The answer is: pen
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Chinese steamed bun
The answer is: bao
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Supplementary materials accompanying a home movie purchase
The answer is: dvdextras
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Doozy
The answer is: lulu
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Trap in the water
The answer is: creel
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Catches
The answer is: has
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Ticket selector
The answer is: voter
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Thorough, say
The answer is: detailed
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Rihanna's "Take a ___" (2008)
The answer is: bow
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(The) shaft, so to speak
The answer is: rawdeal
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Not all there upstairs?
The answer is: baldish
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Some altarations?
The answer is: idos
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Burkina Faso, before 1984
The answer is: uppervolta
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Captain in Melville's "Billy Budd"
The answer is: vere
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Renowned naturalist buried at Rwanda's Karisoke Research Center
The answer is: dianfossey
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Singing sister of Aretha
The answer is: erma
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Nervously inhales?
The answer is: stresseats
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Clues Down (36 total)
(1)
Target for surgical excision
The answer is: cyst
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(2)
Time
The answer is: hour
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Country where the game of dominoes is a national pastime
The answer is: cuba
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Characterized by great happiness
The answer is: halcyon
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"Sheesh!"
The answer is: crikey
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Mr. Universe contestants
The answer is: hemen
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Burn
The answer is: char
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All worked (up)
The answer is: het
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Greek actress who brought Elektra, Penelope, Antigone and Helen of Troy to the screen
The answer is: irenepapas
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Man who made animals talk
The answer is: aesop
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Stumble home after a night out, say
The answer is: crawlin
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Just
The answer is: nothingbut
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Something you may be willing to hold?
The answer is: estatesale
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Camped out, say
The answer is: tented
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Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal ___"
The answer is: woman
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Fake poster
The answer is: bot
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"___ of Frankenstein" (1939 movie sequel)
The answer is: son
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Person who gets a lot of texts?
The answer is: avidreader
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Sluglike creature known for its soft, water-repellent skin
The answer is: velvetworm
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Has no control
The answer is: canthelpit
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Word with shadow or shoe
The answer is: box
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Lo-___
The answer is: res
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Contradict
The answer is: belie
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Abba's "___ Last Summer"
The answer is: our
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Outlet for the Jordan River
The answer is: deadsea
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Super-keen
The answer is: rad
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Weak amount of medicine
The answer is: lowdose
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Primary PC storage
The answer is: cdrive
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EX30, EX40 and XC60
The answer is: volvos
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Praises
The answer is: lauds
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Fails to keep things down
The answer is: barfs
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Nota ___
The answer is: bene
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Classic film character who says "Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time"
The answer is: ilsa
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Proofreader's command
The answer is: stet
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Kansas' Fort ___
The answer is: hays
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Swinger's goal, perhaps
The answer is: par
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