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New York Times Crossword October 3 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 70 clues from the New York Times Crossword for October 3 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Five-note jingle for "The Gift That Grows"101 AcrossReveal answer → Tech news site411 AcrossReveal answer → Message that comes with a pointer1015 AcrossReveal answer → Symbol of love416 AcrossReveal answer → Changes in form, but not in essence1017 AcrossReveal answer → To: Abbr.418 AcrossReveal answer → Cookie, e.g.719 AcrossReveal answer → Question in a stalemate720 AcrossReveal answer → Urge322 AcrossReveal answer → "Show some manners!"823 AcrossReveal answer → Classic Harlem ballroom524 AcrossReveal answer → Get one's hands on, informally327 AcrossReveal answer → Did a boring job?528 AcrossReveal answer → Hot environment429 AcrossReveal answer → Throwing weapons for the Dark Knight930 AcrossReveal answer → Zip332 AcrossReveal answer → Indie music's ___ Iver333 AcrossReveal answer → Sword's alternative334 AcrossReveal answer → Chinese steamed bun335 AcrossReveal answer → Supplementary materials accompanying a home movie purchase937 AcrossReveal answer → Doozy440 AcrossReveal answer → Trap in the water541 AcrossReveal answer → Catches342 AcrossReveal answer → Ticket selector543 AcrossReveal answer → Thorough, say844 AcrossReveal answer → Rihanna's "Take a ___" (2008)346 AcrossReveal answer → (The) shaft, so to speak747 AcrossReveal answer → Not all there upstairs?748 AcrossReveal answer → Some altarations?452 AcrossReveal answer → Burkina Faso, before 19841053 AcrossReveal answer → Captain in Melville's "Billy Budd"455 AcrossReveal answer → Renowned naturalist buried at Rwanda's Karisoke Research Center1056 AcrossReveal answer → Singing sister of Aretha457 AcrossReveal answer → Nervously inhales?1058 AcrossReveal answer →

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Target for surgical excision41 DownReveal answer → Time42 DownReveal answer → Country where the game of dominoes is a national pastime43 DownReveal answer → Characterized by great happiness74 DownReveal answer → "Sheesh!"65 DownReveal answer → Mr. Universe contestants56 DownReveal answer → Burn47 DownReveal answer → All worked (up)38 DownReveal answer → Greek actress who brought Elektra, Penelope, Antigone and Helen of Troy to the screen109 DownReveal answer → Man who made animals talk510 DownReveal answer → Stumble home after a night out, say711 DownReveal answer → Just1012 DownReveal answer → Something you may be willing to hold?1013 DownReveal answer → Camped out, say614 DownReveal answer → Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal ___"521 DownReveal answer → Fake poster323 DownReveal answer → "___ of Frankenstein" (1939 movie sequel)324 DownReveal answer → Person who gets a lot of texts?1025 DownReveal answer → Sluglike creature known for its soft, water-repellent skin1026 DownReveal answer → Has no control1027 DownReveal answer → Word with shadow or shoe330 DownReveal answer → Lo-___331 DownReveal answer → Contradict533 DownReveal answer → Abba's "___ Last Summer"336 DownReveal answer → Outlet for the Jordan River738 DownReveal answer → Super-keen339 DownReveal answer → Weak amount of medicine740 DownReveal answer → Primary PC storage641 DownReveal answer → EX30, EX40 and XC60643 DownReveal answer → Praises545 DownReveal answer → Fails to keep things down546 DownReveal answer → Nota ___448 DownReveal answer → Classic film character who says "Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time"449 DownReveal answer → Proofreader's command450 DownReveal answer → Kansas' Fort ___451 DownReveal answer → Swinger's goal, perhaps354 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, October 3, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.