NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 12. November, 2026
The Crossword #24637 for Thursday, November 12, 2026 is a 15x17 grid with 78 clues (40 Across, 38 Down), starting with 1-Across: “"Unbelievable," in a text”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
4 Across: What's never heard in indictments? (3 letters)
7 Across: Absent, for short (3 letters)
10 Across: John of 2018's "Searching" (3 letters)
13 Across: Skintight activewear (7 letters)
15 Across: Intrusive marketing issue (7 letters)
17 Across: Overhauls (7 letters)
18 Across: 0% (7 letters)
19 Across: Boom box, e.g. (6 letters)
20 Across: Dries out, with "up" (6 letters)
21 Across: Image Awards org. (5 letters)
23 Across: One of the six so-called "simple machines" (5 letters)
24 Across: Scores that usually occur on fourth downs, in brief (3 letters)
26 Across: Some snowmobiles (7 letters)
28 Across: ___ factor (3 letters)
31 Across: Turns (4 letters)
33 Across: Furnish (with) (5 letters)
34 Across: French verb with a circumflex (4 letters)
35 Across: Contented sighs (4 letters)
36 Across: Bridal shop fabric (5 letters)
37 Across: "___ she blows!" (4 letters)
38 Across: Stay tight (to) (5 letters)
40 Across: Word with red, pink or Golden (3 letters)
41 Across: "Surprise Symphony" composer (5 letters)
42 Across: It's all around you (3 letters)
43 Across: Drinks that might be hand-squeezed, informally (3 letters)
45 Across: "To ___ will be an awfully big adventure": Peter Pan (3 letters)
47 Across: Flamenco shout (3 letters)
48 Across: Tranquil (6 letters)
50 Across: Novelist Butler (6 letters)
52 Across: In which students might seek the root of their problems? (4 letters)
54 Across: Alan of "Marriage Story" (4 letters)
55 Across: Site of some urban greenery … or where the starts of four Down answers have "grown" (13 letters)
60 Across: Dish with ingredients from this puzzle's 55-Across (15 letters)
62 Across: "Imagine that!" (5 letters)
63 Across: Bargain ___ (3 letters)
64 Across: Followers of quarters (5 letters)
65 Across: Lack of musical talent (5 letters)
66 Across: As of now (3 letters)
67 Across: "Don't feed the ___" (message board advice) (5 letters)
Down
1 Down: Some Nikons, for short (4 letters)
2 Down: Rendezvous (4 letters)
3 Down: Symphony known as "Eroica" (11 letters)
4 Down: Dressed like, at a costume party (6 letters)
5 Down: One of four on a pool table (8 letters)
6 Down: Mag staffers (3 letters)
7 Down: "Street Fighting ___" (Rolling Stones song) (3 letters)
8 Down: Toy meant to be looked into (8 letters)
9 Down: People who are told what to say? (6 letters)
10 Down: Meaning of the Arabic greeting "As-salamu alaykum" (11 letters)
11 Down: Next in line, maybe (4 letters)
12 Down: Stops vacillating (4 letters)
14 Down: Actress Reid of "The Big Lebowski" (4 letters)
16 Down: Broccoli ___ (4 letters)
22 Down: Arouses (6 letters)
23 Down: In need of laundering, perhaps (6 letters)
24 Down: Big altercation (6 letters)
25 Down: Lacrosse player with specialized padding (6 letters)
27 Down: As is fitting (4 letters)
29 Down: Bed rock item? (6 letters)
30 Down: Germ, as of an idea (6 letters)
32 Down: 1040 fig. (3 letters)
34 Down: Info from Delta, or a letter soon after delta (3 letters)
39 Down: Nagged (8 letters)
41 Down: Adjustable feature of a car seat (8 letters)
44 Down: Volkswagen compact (5 letters)
46 Down: Ibadism is a branch of this (5 letters)
49 Down: Shape-shifting organism (6 letters)
51 Down: More insane (6 letters)
53 Down: Beekeeping or birdwatching (5 letters)
54 Down: Representative (5 letters)
55 Down: Move quickly? (4 letters)
56 Down: Bad look (4 letters)
57 Down: Ballerina's move (4 letters)
58 Down: Children's TV character who refers to himself in the third person (4 letters)
59 Down: Simon or Diamond (4 letters)
60 Down: Diesel in a muscle car? (3 letters)
61 Down: Parisian fashion monogram (3 letters)
How NYT Crossword Works
The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.
- Full-Size Grid A standard 15x15 weekday grid, expanding to a significantly larger grid on Sundays.
- Daily Difficulty Curve Monday starts easy and each day gets progressively harder through Saturday, the toughest of the week.
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NYT Crossword FAQ for November 12, 2026
How many clues are in the November 12, 2026 NYT Crossword?
The Crossword (#24637, 2026-11-12) has 78 clues — 40 Across and 38 Down.
What size is the November 12, 2026 Crossword grid?
A 15x17 grid.
What's the longest answer in this puzzle?
15 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.