Every clue from the Thursday, November 5, 2026 Daily Crossword with its answer, and the solved grid. Want to try it yourself first? Play puzzle #13, or today's puzzle.
Across
- 1Ballet step (1 Across, 3 letters): PAS
- 4Numbers game (4 Across, 5 letters): LOTTO
- 9Summary (9 Across, 5 letters): RECAP
- 14Expert (14 Across, 3 letters): ACE
- 15Cook's cover-up (15 Across, 5 letters): APRON
- 16Old anesthetic (16 Across, 5 letters): ETHER
- 17Knock (17 Across, 3 letters): RAP
- 18Blessings (18 Across, 5 letters): BOONS
- 19Egypt's capital (19 Across, 5 letters): CAIRO
- 20Small amount, as of paint (20 Across, 3 letters): DAB
- 22Hard and cold, as a stare (22 Across, 6 letters): STEELY
- 24Animal's open mouth (24 Across, 3 letters): MAW
- 25Deserves (25 Across, 6 letters): MERITS
- 27Concert passes (27 Across, 7 letters): TICKETS
- 29Unpaid players (29 Across, 8 letters): AMATEURS
- 32Playground fixture (32 Across, 5 letters): SLIDE
- 33Ignited (33 Across, 3 letters): LIT
- 34End of a prayer (34 Across, 4 letters): AMEN
- 35Number of fingers (35 Across, 3 letters): TEN
- 36Rink surface (36 Across, 3 letters): ICE
- 37In favor of (37 Across, 3 letters): FOR
- 39Female pronoun (39 Across, 3 letters): SHE
- 42Owns (42 Across, 3 letters): HAS
- 45A bit risque (45 Across, 4 letters): RACY
- 482,000 pounds (48 Across, 3 letters): TON
- 49Overacted (49 Across, 5 letters): HAMMY
- 51Grand (51 Across, 8 letters): THOUSAND
- 53Order (53 Across, 7 letters): COMMAND
- 55Church towers (55 Across, 6 letters): SPIRES
- 56Hold up (56 Across, 3 letters): ROB
- 57Shape in clay (57 Across, 6 letters): SCULPT
- 60Foxy (60 Across, 3 letters): SLY
- 61Runs in neutral (61 Across, 5 letters): IDLES
- 63Devout (63 Across, 5 letters): PIOUS
- 65Low tide (65 Across, 3 letters): EBB
- 67Long blockade of a castle (67 Across, 5 letters): SIEGE
- 68Swelling, to a doctor (68 Across, 5 letters): EDEMA
- 69Golf peg (69 Across, 3 letters): TEE
- 70Mexican money (70 Across, 5 letters): PESOS
- 71Fussed (over) (71 Across, 5 letters): DOTED
- 72Spot (72 Across, 3 letters): SEE
Down
- 1Golf standard (1 Down, 3 letters): PAR
- 2Scholarly (2 Down, 8 letters): ACADEMIC
- 3Apart (3 Down, 8 letters): SEPARATE
- 4Science room (4 Down, 3 letters): LAB
- 5Marsupial that plays dead (5 Down, 7 letters): OPOSSUM
- 6Horse's gait (6 Down, 4 letters): TROT
- 7Musical sound (7 Down, 4 letters): TONE
- 8Beginning (8 Down, 5 letters): ONSET
- 9Put bottles in the blue bin, say (9 Down, 7 letters): RECYCLE
- 10Greek letter that looks like a capital H (10 Down, 3 letters): ETA
- 11Rang, as bells (11 Down, 6 letters): CHIMED
- 12Let air into, as soil (12 Down, 6 letters): AERATE
- 13Ships' fronts (13 Down, 5 letters): PROWS
- 21Small piece (21 Down, 3 letters): BIT
- 23Grocery reminder (23 Down, 4 letters): LIST
- 25West African country whose capital is Bamako (25 Down, 4 letters): MALI
- 26Afternoon drink (26 Down, 3 letters): TEA
- 28Family (28 Down, 3 letters): KIN
- 30Whistle blower in a game (30 Down, 3 letters): REF
- 31Horse's sound (31 Down, 5 letters): SNORT
- 38Cheer (38 Down, 3 letters): RAH
- 39Young actresses (39 Down, 8 letters): STARLETS
- 40Hive worker (40 Down, 8 letters): HONEYBEE
- 41Finishes (41 Down, 4 letters): ENDS
- 42"Let me think..." (42 Down, 3 letters): HMM
- 43Piles up (43 Down, 7 letters): AMASSES
- 44Match up, as a phone and laptop (44 Down, 4 letters): SYNC
- 46Halloween outfit (46 Down, 7 letters): COSTUME
- 47Casual yes (47 Down, 3 letters): YUP
- 49Casual top with a drawstring (49 Down, 6 letters): HOODIE
- 50Strolls (50 Down, 6 letters): AMBLES
- 52Brother's sibling, for short (52 Down, 3 letters): SIS
- 53Snappy, like fresh lettuce (53 Down, 5 letters): CRISP
- 54Tricked (54 Down, 5 letters): DUPED
- 58Public swimming pool, in Britain (58 Down, 4 letters): LIDO
- 59Writer of odes (59 Down, 4 letters): POET
- 62Self-esteem (62 Down, 3 letters): EGO
- 64Blue (64 Down, 3 letters): SAD
- 66Spelling ___ (66 Down, 3 letters): BEE
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