Today’s NYT Crossword hints and answer for November 5
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorDavid P. Williams
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
___ Batlló, Antoni Gaudí masterpiece whose roof arch mimics a dragon's back (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACASA→
5A
Cheese that comes from northern Italy (and not another continent!) (6)
Starts with A, ends with OASIAGO→
11A
Tote, for one (3)
Starts with B, ends with GBAG→
14A
Certain sports bet (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROVER→
15A
You can see right through it (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACORNEA→
16A
Subject of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARNA→
17A
Hand-held communication devices (13)
Starts with W, ends with SWALKIETALKIES→
19A
Pioneers, in hip-hop slang (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOGS→
20A
D.O.J. branch (3)
Starts with A, ends with FATF→
21A
Online chat sign-off (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACYA→
22A
Pottery needs (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKILNS→
24A
It accompanies a promotion, typically (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERAISE→
26A
Songs played on an oldies station (11)
Starts with C, ends with SCLASSICHITS→
30A
Word after pipe or before team (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDREAM→
31A
Canal site (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
32A
Book of the Bible that includes doings of Cyrus the Great (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEZRA→
33A
Whistle blower, informally (3)
Starts with R, ends with FREF→
35A
Disapproving sounds (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSKS→
38A
Sound after a gut punch (3)
Starts with O, ends with FOOF→
39A
Admission of confusion ... or a hint for interpreting four answers in this puzzle (15)
Starts with I, ends with EITSALLGREEKTOME→
44A
Flying off the shelves (3)
Starts with H, ends with THOT→
45A
Author Morrison (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
46A
Political leader? (3)
Starts with G, ends with OGEO→
47A
Gray matter? (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
49A
Sea urchin, on a sushi menu (3)
Starts with U, ends with IUNI→
51A
Women's dress shoes (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPUMPS→
55A
Juggernauts (11)
Starts with P, ends with SPOWERHOUSES→
58A
Buy a round for, say (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTREAT→
59A
Like the alphabet of the circled letters in the Down answers, but not in the Across answers (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATIN→
60A
Junior's Jr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with IIII→
62A
Way to go: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERTE→
63A
Voice, as grievances (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
64A
Popular fund-raising event (13)
Starts with S, ends with NSILENTAUCTION→
68A
Vehicle for taking a trip? (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLSD→
69A
The smallest of samples (6)
Starts with A, ends with EATASTE→
70A
Ampere or volt (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
71A
Symbols on a post (3)
Starts with A, ends with SATS→
72A
Governor Gavin (6)
Starts with N, ends with MNEWSOM→
73A
Head honcho (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOSS→
Down
1D
Hardly a risk-taker (6)
Starts with C, ends with DCOWARD→
2D
A gamer may use one (6)
Starts with A, ends with RAVATAR→
3D
One might be taken with a stick (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESELFIE→
4D
U.S. state with the most dry counties: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
5D
Feeling tender (6)
Starts with A, ends with YACETAY→
6D
Comfort (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESOLACE→
8D
Nickname of the protagonist in 2024's "Anora" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
9D
Enthusiasts, so to speak (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGEEKS→
10D
Refueling spot (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASIS→
11D
Big Apple menagerie (10)
Starts with B, ends with OBRONCHIZOO→
12D
0.1 nanometer (8)
Starts with A, ends with MANGSTROM→
13D
Super-fun time (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
18D
Salt for wintry roads (7)
Starts with I, ends with TICEMELT→
23D
More than just exaggerate (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
25D
Singer Bareilles (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASARA→
27D
Place to go, in the army (7)
Starts with L, ends with ELATRINE→
28D
British bottom (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARSE→
29D
Call made with outstretched arms (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAFE→
34D
Rock duo ___ & Eddie (3)
Starts with F, ends with OFLO→
36D
Center of a beer blast (3)
Starts with K, ends with GKEG→
37D
Unlikely buyer? (7)
Starts with S, ends with CSKEPTIC→
39D
Restaurant chain with a smiling face in its logo (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIHOP→
40D
Where things get ticked off (8)
Starts with T, ends with TTODOLIST→
41D
Cruise ship workers (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEWARDS→
42D
Wildebeests (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGNUS→
43D
Go on the road (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTOUR→
48D
Solidify (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
52D
___ wool (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMERINO→
53D
Vernacular (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPATOIS→
54D
Medical inserts (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTENTS→
56D
Galileo, for one (7)
Starts with R, ends with NRHOISAN→
57D
Get together (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNITE→
61D
Couple (6)
Starts with I, ends with MITAUEM→
63D
In the manner of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
65D
What a bill may become (3)
Starts with L, ends with WLAW→
66D
Letter indicating ownership? (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
67D
Large popcorn purchase (3)
Starts with T, ends with BTUB→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for November 5, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by David P. Williams and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: ___ Batlló, Antoni Gaudí masterpiece whose roof arch mimics a dragon's back (CASA); Cheese that comes from northern Italy (and not another continent!) (ASIAGO); Tote, for one (BAG).
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