This page lists every Across and Down clue in the NYT Crossword puzzle for 8 November 2026; tap a clue to see its answer. The folds after each list give hints for every answer, first showing the first letter, then the first and last letters, and the solved grid is at the end.
Today’s grid is 21 squares wide and 21 squares high. It has 63 Across answers and 77 Down answers.
This puzzle was made by Simeon Seigel and edited by Will Shortz.
The title of this puzzle is Mixed Results.
No clue matches, so try another word from the clue or its number.
NYT Crossword Across hints and answers for November 08, 2026
There are 63 Across clues. Use the buttons below to show no letters, the first letter, the first and last letters, or the full answer beside every clue; tap a clue to show its answer.
1AHome of India’s most-visited monument (4)
AGRA
5AEnding with hard or soft (4)
WARE
9A“___ girl!” (4)
ATTA
13AIndian silk region (5)
ASSAM
18ACompany whose name took off as a verb in the 2020s (4)
ZOOM
19ASoCal N.F.L.’er (5)
LARAM
20ALetters of qualification (4)
FWIW
21A“Bumping,” as a party (5)
ALIVE
22AConfidential scoop (10)
INSIDEDOPE
24ALike threat advisories, typically (10)
COLORCODED
26ASee 27-Across (7)
ZEALOTS
27APotatoes, e.g. + Soothe (13)
TRUEBELIEVERS
29AFrench stew whose name sounds like an Italian sauce (6)
RAGOUT
31A“In case you didn’t hear me …” (5)
ISAID
32AImpaler of note (4)
VLAD
33AThe Great Lakes, e.g. + Computer gurus (13)
QUITINPROTEST
36ASee 33-Across (7)
WALKOUT
39AEncounter virtually, in slang (5)
EMEET
40AAll-star lineup? (5)
ALIST
41AInternet chuckles (4)
LOLS
42AMakeup, mainly, of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office (3)
OAK
43AGerman article (3)
DAS
44AAthlete’s “juice” (4)
ROID
46ATake an inch from a yard, say (3)
MOW
47AMcDonald’s McFlurry flavor (4)
OREO
48AMore than might (5)
SHALL
50APetty cash holder? (5)
MISER
53AHabitual overdrinker (3)
SOT
55ASee 58-Across (7)
SUCKUPS
58ARemark + Gripping tool (13)
COMPLIMENTERS
63ADetach, as a gate (7)
UNHINGE
64AIt’s heard during cold season (5)
ACHOO
65AChart showing almost a third of the world’s land (7)
ASIAMAP
66ATotally over it + Still woolly (13)
SOUNDONESHORN
68ASee 66-Across (7)
SHOWOFF
69APro tip? (3)
NOD
70AWashington, but not Lincoln (5)
STATE
71ADavis of “Thelma & Louise” (5)
GEENA
72AWashington or Lincoln (4)
CITY
75AOne might be “great” (3)
APE
76APlaces for shots (4)
BARS
77AMorning cuppa (3)
JOE
80AAir force hero (3)
ACE
81ASquashable, say (4)
PUNY
83ALife-and-death (5)
VITAL
86ABring forth (5)
SPAWN
88ASee 90-Across (7)
BULGING
90AGym weight + Counted (on) (13)
BARRELBELLIED
93ADregs in a wine cask (4)
LEES
94AColonial-era Indian soldier (5)
SEPOY
95AIt’s not a one-off (6)
SERIAL
96AOnline broadcasts + Obvious (13)
SPATREATMENTS
100ASee 96-Across (7)
FACIALS
103AAttempt at a royal flush? (10)
PALACECOUP
104AMeme throwing shade on seemingly attractive boyfriend candidates (10)
HESATENBUT
106ALike Yves Saint Laurent’s “trapeze” dresses (5)
ALINE
107ATubelike articles of apparel (4)
HOSE
108AAuthor Calvino (5)
ITALO
109AExile isle (4)
ELBA
110ADangerous places to seek harbor (5)
REEFS
111AHome of the first family? (4)
EDEN
112APlace for a window display (4)
SILL
113AAstromancer, e.g. (4)
SEER
Hint 1 · first letters
| No. | Letters | First letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 4 | A |
| 5A | 4 | W |
| 9A | 4 | A |
| 13A | 5 | A |
| 18A | 4 | Z |
| 19A | 5 | L |
| 20A | 4 | F |
| 21A | 5 | A |
| 22A | 10 | I |
| 24A | 10 | C |
| 26A | 7 | Z |
| 27A | 13 | T |
| 29A | 6 | R |
| 31A | 5 | I |
| 32A | 4 | V |
| 33A | 13 | Q |
| 36A | 7 | W |
| 39A | 5 | E |
| 40A | 5 | A |
| 41A | 4 | L |
| 42A | 3 | O |
| 43A | 3 | D |
| 44A | 4 | R |
| 46A | 3 | M |
| 47A | 4 | O |
| 48A | 5 | S |
| 50A | 5 | M |
| 53A | 3 | S |
| 55A | 7 | S |
| 58A | 13 | C |
| 63A | 7 | U |
| 64A | 5 | A |
| 65A | 7 | A |
| 66A | 13 | S |
| 68A | 7 | S |
| 69A | 3 | N |
| 70A | 5 | S |
| 71A | 5 | G |
| 72A | 4 | C |
| 75A | 3 | A |
| 76A | 4 | B |
| 77A | 3 | J |
| 80A | 3 | A |
| 81A | 4 | P |
| 83A | 5 | V |
| 86A | 5 | S |
| 88A | 7 | B |
| 90A | 13 | B |
| 93A | 4 | L |
| 94A | 5 | S |
| 95A | 6 | S |
| 96A | 13 | S |
| 100A | 7 | F |
| 103A | 10 | P |
| 104A | 10 | H |
| 106A | 5 | A |
| 107A | 4 | H |
| 108A | 5 | I |
| 109A | 4 | E |
| 110A | 5 | R |
| 111A | 4 | E |
| 112A | 4 | S |
| 113A | 4 | S |
Hint 2 · first and last letters
Each dot stands for one hidden letter. An answer with fewer than 4 letters shows only its first letter.
| No. | Letters | First and last letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 4 | A · · A |
| 5A | 4 | W · · E |
| 9A | 4 | A · · A |
| 13A | 5 | A · · · M |
| 18A | 4 | Z · · M |
| 19A | 5 | L · · · M |
| 20A | 4 | F · · W |
| 21A | 5 | A · · · E |
| 22A | 10 | I · · · · · · · · E |
| 24A | 10 | C · · · · · · · · D |
| 26A | 7 | Z · · · · · S |
| 27A | 13 | T · · · · · · · · · · · S |
| 29A | 6 | R · · · · T |
| 31A | 5 | I · · · D |
| 32A | 4 | V · · D |
| 33A | 13 | Q · · · · · · · · · · · T |
| 36A | 7 | W · · · · · T |
| 39A | 5 | E · · · T |
| 40A | 5 | A · · · T |
| 41A | 4 | L · · S |
| 42A | 3 | O · · |
| 43A | 3 | D · · |
| 44A | 4 | R · · D |
| 46A | 3 | M · · |
| 47A | 4 | O · · O |
| 48A | 5 | S · · · L |
| 50A | 5 | M · · · R |
| 53A | 3 | S · · |
| 55A | 7 | S · · · · · S |
| 58A | 13 | C · · · · · · · · · · · S |
| 63A | 7 | U · · · · · E |
| 64A | 5 | A · · · O |
| 65A | 7 | A · · · · · P |
| 66A | 13 | S · · · · · · · · · · · N |
| 68A | 7 | S · · · · · F |
| 69A | 3 | N · · |
| 70A | 5 | S · · · E |
| 71A | 5 | G · · · A |
| 72A | 4 | C · · Y |
| 75A | 3 | A · · |
| 76A | 4 | B · · S |
| 77A | 3 | J · · |
| 80A | 3 | A · · |
| 81A | 4 | P · · Y |
| 83A | 5 | V · · · L |
| 86A | 5 | S · · · N |
| 88A | 7 | B · · · · · G |
| 90A | 13 | B · · · · · · · · · · · D |
| 93A | 4 | L · · S |
| 94A | 5 | S · · · Y |
| 95A | 6 | S · · · · L |
| 96A | 13 | S · · · · · · · · · · · S |
| 100A | 7 | F · · · · · S |
| 103A | 10 | P · · · · · · · · P |
| 104A | 10 | H · · · · · · · · T |
| 106A | 5 | A · · · E |
| 107A | 4 | H · · E |
| 108A | 5 | I · · · O |
| 109A | 4 | E · · A |
| 110A | 5 | R · · · S |
| 111A | 4 | E · · N |
| 112A | 4 | S · · L |
| 113A | 4 | S · · R |
Across answers for 8 November 2026
| No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1A | AGRA |
| 5A | WARE |
| 9A | ATTA |
| 13A | ASSAM |
| 18A | ZOOM |
| 19A | LARAM |
| 20A | FWIW |
| 21A | ALIVE |
| 22A | INSIDEDOPE |
| 24A | COLORCODED |
| 26A | ZEALOTS |
| 27A | TRUEBELIEVERS |
| 29A | RAGOUT |
| 31A | ISAID |
| 32A | VLAD |
| 33A | QUITINPROTEST |
| 36A | WALKOUT |
| 39A | EMEET |
| 40A | ALIST |
| 41A | LOLS |
| 42A | OAK |
| 43A | DAS |
| 44A | ROID |
| 46A | MOW |
| 47A | OREO |
| 48A | SHALL |
| 50A | MISER |
| 53A | SOT |
| 55A | SUCKUPS |
| 58A | COMPLIMENTERS |
| 63A | UNHINGE |
| 64A | ACHOO |
| 65A | ASIAMAP |
| 66A | SOUNDONESHORN |
| 68A | SHOWOFF |
| 69A | NOD |
| 70A | STATE |
| 71A | GEENA |
| 72A | CITY |
| 75A | APE |
| 76A | BARS |
| 77A | JOE |
| 80A | ACE |
| 81A | PUNY |
| 83A | VITAL |
| 86A | SPAWN |
| 88A | BULGING |
| 90A | BARRELBELLIED |
| 93A | LEES |
| 94A | SEPOY |
| 95A | SERIAL |
| 96A | SPATREATMENTS |
| 100A | FACIALS |
| 103A | PALACECOUP |
| 104A | HESATENBUT |
| 106A | ALINE |
| 107A | HOSE |
| 108A | ITALO |
| 109A | ELBA |
| 110A | REEFS |
| 111A | EDEN |
| 112A | SILL |
| 113A | SEER |
NYT Crossword Down hints and answers for November 08, 2026
There are 77 Down clues. Use the buttons below to show no letters, the first letter, the first and last letters, or the full answer beside every clue; tap a clue to show its answer.
1DAnsari of “Parks and Recreation” (4)
AZIZ
2DNo longer around (4)
GONE
3DHandful of prayers? (8)
ROSARIES
4DQuery upon entering a packed conference room, perhaps (7)
AMILATE
5DCrumples, as before tossing (6)
WADSUP
6DCertain queer identity, for short (3)
ARO
7DTransfixed (4)
RAPT
8DHonorary title holders (7)
EMERITI
9DPatriots’ group, in brief (7)
AFCEAST
10DThird-rate (6)
TWOBIT
11DLike many New York subway stations (5)
TILED
12DMissing tour dates? (4)
AWOL
13DRemote power sources (7)
AACELLS
14DBratislava resident (6)
SLOVAK
15DService entrance, often (8)
SIDEDOOR
16DClaim (4)
AVER
17DBathroom cabinetful, for short (4)
MEDS
19DReveal (5)
LETON
23DShirk one’s responsibilities (5)
DOGIT
25DApproach in quality (5)
RIVAL
28DDraws on (4)
USES
30DFollow behind (5)
TRAIL
33D“I’m done explaining myself!,” to a mathematician (3)
QED
34DActress Thurman (3)
UMA
35DOutdated (3)
OLD
36DRender speechless, perhaps (3)
WOW
37DInitials for one OPEC member (3)
UAE
38DCall from a ref who doesn’t count? (3)
TKO
41D___ Lightfoot, former mayor of Chicago (4)
LORI
44D2013 Eminem hit that tops out at 9.5 syllables per second (6)
RAPGOD
45DActress/sibling Mary-Kate, Ashley or Elizabeth (5)
OLSEN
46DBean or gourd (5)
MELON
47DCapital in, but not of, Ontario (6)
OTTAWA
48DReedlike (6)
SKINNY
49DC-note (5)
HUNDO
50DYemeni port with a namesake beverage (5)
MOCHA
51DComplaint during the dog days of summer (5)
IMHOT
52DMold source (5)
SPORE
53DGet-togethers, slangily (6)
SESHES
54DMain ingredient in a German Zwiebelkuchen cake (5)
ONION
55DDubious, in modern lingo (3)
SUS
56DPrimer número (3)
UNO
57DJon M. ___, director of the “Wicked” movies (3)
CHU
58DSocial grouping (5)
CASTE
59DDevice in a hydrogen atomic clock (5)
MASER
60DBrooding offshoot of punk music (3)
EMO
61DService that hosts the U.K. Space Command, in brief (3)
RAF
62DLetters read on a beach (3)
SPF
67DAward for an outstanding play (4)
ESPY
71DReally puts off (5)
GALLS
72DElevator unit (3)
CAB
73DPlace for intubators and incubators, for short (3)
ICU
74DFabulate (8)
TELLALIE
75DDirector Lee (3)
ANG
76DLuv (3)
BAE
77DWorthy of some time? (8)
JAILABLE
78DBe in for (3)
OWE
79DA dead one has a single outlet (3)
END
81DBreaks through (7)
PIERCES
82DWipe from visual memory, facetiously (5)
UNSEE
83DSource of a nicotine hit (7)
VAPEPEN
84DFlatten, in a way (4)
IRON
85D“Here’s something that might work …” (7)
TRYTHIS
86DGolfing boo-boo (5)
SLICE
87DDes ___ (Chicago suburb) (7)
PLAINES
89DNot pass (6)
GETANF
90DStump (6)
BEMUSE
91DCome upon (6)
BEFALL
92DMythological lyrist (5)
ERATO
94DWasn’t overturned (5)
STOOD
96DFight (with) (4)
SPAR
97DLacking any suntan, say (4)
PALE
98DLong (for) (4)
ACHE
99DField of inquiry that so far has not had any provable success (4)
SETI
101DGarage job (4)
LUBE
102DWhose name goes first (4)
STAR
105DNickname for Sarah (3)
SAL
Hint 1 · first letters
| No. | Letters | First letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 4 | A |
| 2D | 4 | G |
| 3D | 8 | R |
| 4D | 7 | A |
| 5D | 6 | W |
| 6D | 3 | A |
| 7D | 4 | R |
| 8D | 7 | E |
| 9D | 7 | A |
| 10D | 6 | T |
| 11D | 5 | T |
| 12D | 4 | A |
| 13D | 7 | A |
| 14D | 6 | S |
| 15D | 8 | S |
| 16D | 4 | A |
| 17D | 4 | M |
| 19D | 5 | L |
| 23D | 5 | D |
| 25D | 5 | R |
| 28D | 4 | U |
| 30D | 5 | T |
| 33D | 3 | Q |
| 34D | 3 | U |
| 35D | 3 | O |
| 36D | 3 | W |
| 37D | 3 | U |
| 38D | 3 | T |
| 41D | 4 | L |
| 44D | 6 | R |
| 45D | 5 | O |
| 46D | 5 | M |
| 47D | 6 | O |
| 48D | 6 | S |
| 49D | 5 | H |
| 50D | 5 | M |
| 51D | 5 | I |
| 52D | 5 | S |
| 53D | 6 | S |
| 54D | 5 | O |
| 55D | 3 | S |
| 56D | 3 | U |
| 57D | 3 | C |
| 58D | 5 | C |
| 59D | 5 | M |
| 60D | 3 | E |
| 61D | 3 | R |
| 62D | 3 | S |
| 67D | 4 | E |
| 71D | 5 | G |
| 72D | 3 | C |
| 73D | 3 | I |
| 74D | 8 | T |
| 75D | 3 | A |
| 76D | 3 | B |
| 77D | 8 | J |
| 78D | 3 | O |
| 79D | 3 | E |
| 81D | 7 | P |
| 82D | 5 | U |
| 83D | 7 | V |
| 84D | 4 | I |
| 85D | 7 | T |
| 86D | 5 | S |
| 87D | 7 | P |
| 89D | 6 | G |
| 90D | 6 | B |
| 91D | 6 | B |
| 92D | 5 | E |
| 94D | 5 | S |
| 96D | 4 | S |
| 97D | 4 | P |
| 98D | 4 | A |
| 99D | 4 | S |
| 101D | 4 | L |
| 102D | 4 | S |
| 105D | 3 | S |
Hint 2 · first and last letters
Each dot stands for one hidden letter. An answer with fewer than 4 letters shows only its first letter.
| No. | Letters | First and last letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 4 | A · · Z |
| 2D | 4 | G · · E |
| 3D | 8 | R · · · · · · S |
| 4D | 7 | A · · · · · E |
| 5D | 6 | W · · · · P |
| 6D | 3 | A · · |
| 7D | 4 | R · · T |
| 8D | 7 | E · · · · · I |
| 9D | 7 | A · · · · · T |
| 10D | 6 | T · · · · T |
| 11D | 5 | T · · · D |
| 12D | 4 | A · · L |
| 13D | 7 | A · · · · · S |
| 14D | 6 | S · · · · K |
| 15D | 8 | S · · · · · · R |
| 16D | 4 | A · · R |
| 17D | 4 | M · · S |
| 19D | 5 | L · · · N |
| 23D | 5 | D · · · T |
| 25D | 5 | R · · · L |
| 28D | 4 | U · · S |
| 30D | 5 | T · · · L |
| 33D | 3 | Q · · |
| 34D | 3 | U · · |
| 35D | 3 | O · · |
| 36D | 3 | W · · |
| 37D | 3 | U · · |
| 38D | 3 | T · · |
| 41D | 4 | L · · I |
| 44D | 6 | R · · · · D |
| 45D | 5 | O · · · N |
| 46D | 5 | M · · · N |
| 47D | 6 | O · · · · A |
| 48D | 6 | S · · · · Y |
| 49D | 5 | H · · · O |
| 50D | 5 | M · · · A |
| 51D | 5 | I · · · T |
| 52D | 5 | S · · · E |
| 53D | 6 | S · · · · S |
| 54D | 5 | O · · · N |
| 55D | 3 | S · · |
| 56D | 3 | U · · |
| 57D | 3 | C · · |
| 58D | 5 | C · · · E |
| 59D | 5 | M · · · R |
| 60D | 3 | E · · |
| 61D | 3 | R · · |
| 62D | 3 | S · · |
| 67D | 4 | E · · Y |
| 71D | 5 | G · · · S |
| 72D | 3 | C · · |
| 73D | 3 | I · · |
| 74D | 8 | T · · · · · · E |
| 75D | 3 | A · · |
| 76D | 3 | B · · |
| 77D | 8 | J · · · · · · E |
| 78D | 3 | O · · |
| 79D | 3 | E · · |
| 81D | 7 | P · · · · · S |
| 82D | 5 | U · · · E |
| 83D | 7 | V · · · · · N |
| 84D | 4 | I · · N |
| 85D | 7 | T · · · · · S |
| 86D | 5 | S · · · E |
| 87D | 7 | P · · · · · S |
| 89D | 6 | G · · · · F |
| 90D | 6 | B · · · · E |
| 91D | 6 | B · · · · L |
| 92D | 5 | E · · · O |
| 94D | 5 | S · · · D |
| 96D | 4 | S · · R |
| 97D | 4 | P · · E |
| 98D | 4 | A · · E |
| 99D | 4 | S · · I |
| 101D | 4 | L · · E |
| 102D | 4 | S · · R |
| 105D | 3 | S · · |
Down answers for 8 November 2026
| No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1D | AZIZ |
| 2D | GONE |
| 3D | ROSARIES |
| 4D | AMILATE |
| 5D | WADSUP |
| 6D | ARO |
| 7D | RAPT |
| 8D | EMERITI |
| 9D | AFCEAST |
| 10D | TWOBIT |
| 11D | TILED |
| 12D | AWOL |
| 13D | AACELLS |
| 14D | SLOVAK |
| 15D | SIDEDOOR |
| 16D | AVER |
| 17D | MEDS |
| 19D | LETON |
| 23D | DOGIT |
| 25D | RIVAL |
| 28D | USES |
| 30D | TRAIL |
| 33D | QED |
| 34D | UMA |
| 35D | OLD |
| 36D | WOW |
| 37D | UAE |
| 38D | TKO |
| 41D | LORI |
| 44D | RAPGOD |
| 45D | OLSEN |
| 46D | MELON |
| 47D | OTTAWA |
| 48D | SKINNY |
| 49D | HUNDO |
| 50D | MOCHA |
| 51D | IMHOT |
| 52D | SPORE |
| 53D | SESHES |
| 54D | ONION |
| 55D | SUS |
| 56D | UNO |
| 57D | CHU |
| 58D | CASTE |
| 59D | MASER |
| 60D | EMO |
| 61D | RAF |
| 62D | SPF |
| 67D | ESPY |
| 71D | GALLS |
| 72D | CAB |
| 73D | ICU |
| 74D | TELLALIE |
| 75D | ANG |
| 76D | BAE |
| 77D | JAILABLE |
| 78D | OWE |
| 79D | END |
| 81D | PIERCES |
| 82D | UNSEE |
| 83D | VAPEPEN |
| 84D | IRON |
| 85D | TRYTHIS |
| 86D | SLICE |
| 87D | PLAINES |
| 89D | GETANF |
| 90D | BEMUSE |
| 91D | BEFALL |
| 92D | ERATO |
| 94D | STOOD |
| 96D | SPAR |
| 97D | PALE |
| 98D | ACHE |
| 99D | SETI |
| 101D | LUBE |
| 102D | STAR |
| 105D | SAL |
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