New York Times Crossword October 3 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 3 2026, constructed by Kameron Austin Collins. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AFive-note jingle for "The Gift That Grows"›
- 11ATech news site›
- 15AMessage that comes with a pointer›
- 16ASymbol of love›
- 17AChanges in form, but not in essence›
- 18ATo: Abbr.›
- 19ACookie, e.g.›
- 20AQuestion in a stalemate›
- 22AUrge›
- 23A"Show some manners!"›
- 24AClassic Harlem ballroom›
- 27AGet one's hands on, informally›
- 28ADid a boring job?›
- 29AHot environment›
- 30AThrowing weapons for the Dark Knight›
- 32AZip›
- 33AIndie music's ___ Iver›
- 34ASword's alternative›
- 35AChinese steamed bun›
- 37ASupplementary materials accompanying a home movie purchase›
- 40ADoozy›
- 41ATrap in the water›
- 42ACatches›
- 43ATicket selector›
- 44AThorough, say›
- 46ARihanna's "Take a ___" (2008)›
- 47A(The) shaft, so to speak›
- 48ANot all there upstairs?›
- 52ASome altarations?›
- 53ABurkina Faso, before 1984›
- 55ACaptain in Melville's "Billy Budd"›
- 56ARenowned naturalist buried at Rwanda's Karisoke Research Center›
- 57ASinging sister of Aretha›
- 58ANervously inhales?›
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- 1DTarget for surgical excision›
- 2DTime›
- 3DCountry where the game of dominoes is a national pastime›
- 4DCharacterized by great happiness›
- 5D"Sheesh!"›
- 6DMr. Universe contestants›
- 7DBurn›
- 8DAll worked (up)›
- 9DGreek actress who brought Elektra, Penelope, Antigone and Helen of Troy to the screen›
- 10DMan who made animals talk›
- 11DStumble home after a night out, say›
- 12DJust›
- 13DSomething you may be willing to hold?›
- 14DCamped out, say›
- 21DMaya Angelou's "Phenomenal ___"›
- 23DFake poster›
- 24D"___ of Frankenstein" (1939 movie sequel)›
- 25DPerson who gets a lot of texts?›
- 26DSluglike creature known for its soft, water-repellent skin›
- 27DHas no control›
- 30DWord with shadow or shoe›
- 31DLo-___›
- 33DContradict›
- 36DAbba's "___ Last Summer"›
- 38DOutlet for the Jordan River›
- 39DSuper-keen›
- 40DWeak amount of medicine›
- 41DPrimary PC storage›
- 43DEX30, EX40 and XC60›
- 45DPraises›
- 46DFails to keep things down›
- 48DNota ___›
- 49DClassic film character who says "Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time"›
- 50DProofreader's command›
- 51DKansas' Fort ___›
- 54DSwinger's goal, perhaps›
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