Today’s NYT Crossword hints and answer for November 6
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorAidan Deshong
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Dating around? (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACIRCA→
6A
Noodles often served with tsuyu sauce (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASOBA→
10A
___ Spalding, 1984 Oscar-winning role for Sally Field (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEDNA→
14A
"Pay up!" (10)
Starts with A, ends with TABETISABET→
16A
Stock exchange? (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOOS→
17A
Soda once advertised as "Shockingly refreshing" (10)
Starts with S, ends with TSIERRAMIST→
18A
City west of Cedar Rapids (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMES→
19A
"Should've known better!" (3)
Starts with T, ends with KTSK→
20A
Blue Ribbon brewer (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPABST→
21A
Italian city that lent its name to a color (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASIENA→
22A
Drink served with an extra-wide straw (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABOBA→
23A
Woman who prefers tabbies over terriers (7)
Starts with C, ends with YCATLADY→
25A
Theater directors? (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUSHERS→
28A
Scrolls that may be read from a bimah (6)
Starts with T, ends with STORAHS→
29A
Billboard list (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCHART→
30A
Popular hangout spots of the 1990s (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCHATROOMS→
33A
Video game character with a spiky head (5)
Starts with S, ends with CSONIC→
34A
Article in a French newspaper (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
35A
Hollywood's Shire or Balsam (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATALIA→
36A
"Good grief!" (9)
Starts with D, ends with TDOGGONEIT→
39A
"Good grief!" (6)
Starts with O, ends with ROHDEAR→
40A
People believe in them (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCREDOS→
41A
Item for a desert hike (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCANTEEN→
43A
Group in blue (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOPS→
44A
Ones shopping at a souk, say (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARABS→
45A
Main role in "The Nutcracker" (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACLARA→
47A
Lead-in to face or fix (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPRE→
50A
City north of Chandler (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMESA→
51A
"You should keep that story to yourself" (10)
Starts with N, ends with SNOONECARES→
53A
Well-funded group? (4)
Starts with O, ends with COPEC→
54A
Reuben sandwich topping (10)
Starts with S, ends with TSAUERKRAUT→
56A
Secondary accounts in online gaming (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALTS→
57A
Service replaced by Teams (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESKYPE→
Down
1D
Something often signed by friends (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCAST→
2D
Sacred bird of ancient Egypt (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIBIS→
3D
Offend the nostrils (4)
Starts with R, ends with KREEK→
4D
Football snapper: Abbr. (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCTR→
5D
JFK and others (12)
Starts with A, ends with SAIRPORTCODES→
6D
Carnival dance (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMBA→
7D
Kimono closers (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOBIS→
8D
California's locale, according to natives' lingo (9)
Starts with B, ends with TBESTCOAST→
9D
Court figure: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TATT→
10D
Messages sent from @nicrosoft.com addresses, perhaps (11)
Starts with E, ends with SEMAILHOAXES→
11D
Help line? (10)
Starts with D, ends with DDOMEASOLID→
12D
Without limit (5)
Starts with N, ends with DNOEND→
13D
Certain chemistry test (5)
Starts with A, ends with YASSAY→
15D
Onetime major Scandinavian exports (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSAABS→
21D
Some collections of essentials (12)
Starts with S, ends with SSTARTERPACKS→
22D
"Give me one moment ..." (11)
Starts with B, ends with KBERIGHTBACK→
24D
It's "what you make others see," per Degas (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
25D
Scripps Institution of Oceanography sch. (4)
Starts with U, ends with DUCSD→
26D
Cry to a fly (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSHOO→
27D
"Give me one moment ..." (10)
Starts with H, ends with CHANGONASEC→
28D
Not our (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTHEIR→
30D
Greenish black rock? (9)
Starts with C, ends with LCLEANCOAL→
31D
Soup often drunk directly from the bowl (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMISO→
32D
Exams with a median score of about 1030 (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSATS→
37D
French word in a wedding announcement (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENEE→
40D
Apple device (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCORER→
41D
Paintball outfits, informally (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCAMOS→
42D
Flatbread that might be served with cuajada (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAREPA→
43D
University of Miami athletes, informally (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCANES→
46D
Uncouth sort (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOUT→
47D
Speak to a higher-up? (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPRAY→
48D
Volunteer for more (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREUP→
49D
Ciudad del ___, Paraguay's second-largest city (4)
Starts with E, ends with EESTE→
51D
Largest employer of mathematicians in the U.S., for short (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANSA→
52D
Noted animal shelter (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for November 6, 2026?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Aidan Deshong and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Dating around? (CIRCA); Noodles often served with tsuyu sauce (SOBA); ___ Spalding, 1984 Oscar-winning role for Sally Field (EDNA).
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