NYT Crossword · 8 Across
“"For real"” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, October 2, 2026 as 8 Across. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Friday, October 2, 2026 · 8 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Oct 2, 2026 · 8 Across · 5 letters
- Sep 25, 2026 · 14 Across · 10 letters
- Mar 29, 2025 · 49 Across · 5 letters
- Aug 23, 2024 · 7 Down · 15 letters
- Aug 2, 2024 · 54 Across · 5 letters
- Feb 23, 2024 · 47 Across · 5 letters
- Dec 29, 2023 · 38 Across · 8 letters
- Sep 6, 2023 · 30 Across · 6 letters
- Oct 21, 2022 · 43 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 5, 2019 · 40 Across · 6 letters
- Aug 22, 2019 · 69 Across · 8 letters
- Oct 26, 2016 · 26 Down · 5 letters
- Jun 19, 2016 · 108 Across · 8 letters
- May 30, 2014 · 42 Down · 6 letters
- Feb 26, 2013 · 30 Across · 5 letters
- Jul 4, 2012 · 8 Down · 5 letters
- Mar 18, 2012 · 24 Across · 7 letters
- Jan 9, 2010 · 13 Down · 7 letters
- Oct 22, 2009 · 35 Across · 7 letters
- May 12, 2006 · 17 Across · 8 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, October 2, 2026.
Across
- 1Important figure on staff? crossword clue4 letters
- 5Photographer's inits. crossword clue3 letters
- 13Funky-smelling crossword clue4 letters
- 14Sugar substitute? crossword clue10 letters
- 16Within crossword clue4 letters
- 17Core-focused workout in a humid room crossword clue10 letters
- 18Unit of sound intensity crossword clue3 letters
- 19Like Mitt Romney and Ken Jennings crossword clue6 letters
- 20Lead-in to "coin" for a major cryptocurrency crossword clue4 letters
- 21"Whew!" crossword clue8 letters
- 23Whose fault your mistake might be crossword clue6 letters
- 25Hybrid cat crossword clue5 letters
- 26Member of a noble family crossword clue5 letters
- 28Request after eating a habanero, perhaps crossword clue4 letters
- 29What comes from needing little, per Epictetus crossword clue6 letters
- 31Small dosage amts. crossword clue3 letters
- 34Question posed at the end of a successful job interview crossword clue15 letters
- 37Waze ways: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 38Spends a long time in front of the mirror, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 39Inkling crossword clue4 letters
- 40Word with cane or corn crossword clue5 letters
- 41Villainous expression crossword clue5 letters
- 42Home to the Basilica of St. Clare crossword clue6 letters
- 45Highly controlling? crossword clue8 letters
- 48Like a golf course, regularly crossword clue4 letters
- 49Snap, crackle and pop crossword clue6 letters
- 51___ Cup, tournament established in the 2020s crossword clue3 letters
- 52"Never been better!" crossword clue10 letters
- 54Site of a 1956 international conflict crossword clue4 letters
- 55Animal chased by Toto in "The Wizard of Oz" crossword clue10 letters
- 56Key in a chain crossword clue4 letters
- 57Figure with three faces, in Dante crossword clue5 letters
- 58Brief bit crossword clue3 letters
- 59They're stretched out before some workouts crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Hard-shelled delicacies crossword clue9 letters
- 2Public eye crossword clue9 letters
- 3Written posts? crossword clue9 letters
- 4Stoked crossword clue3 letters
- 5Like some enemies crossword clue5 letters
- 6"I need to get a word in!" crossword clue15 letters
- 7Possible result of a default crossword clue4 letters
- 8Before crossword clue3 letters
- 9Not stop at the end of a chapter, say crossword clue6 letters
- 10Suffragist Harriet Taylor ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 11One doing the lord's work? crossword clue5 letters
- 12Words of affirmation crossword clue5 letters
- 14"Skedaddle!" crossword clue4 letters
- 15Condition that can be caused by excess earwax crossword clue8 letters
- 19Debussy's "La ___" crossword clue3 letters
- 22Jay ___, singer of the 2009 #1 hit "Down" crossword clue4 letters
- 24Sounds from fans crossword clue4 letters
- 27Clip follower crossword clue4 letters
- 29Some weather service messages crossword clue8 letters
- 30"Wheat Capital" of Oklahoma crossword clue4 letters
- 31Label on some domestic products crossword clue9 letters
- 32Eco-friendly area around a city crossword clue9 letters
- 33Stares into space crossword clue9 letters
- 35Ones doing balancing acts? crossword clue4 letters
- 36Windows feature? crossword clue4 letters
- 40Pictures crossword clue6 letters
- 41Message that might be signaled with smoke crossword clue3 letters
- 42Off crossword clue5 letters
- 43European capital with layers of Thracian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history crossword clue5 letters
- 44Beads for an athlete crossword clue5 letters
- 46Director Lee ___ Chung crossword clue5 letters
- 47Neighbor of an Estonian, historically crossword clue4 letters
- 50They're sometimes picked for their rarity crossword clue4 letters
- 53Wiseman who directed "Ballerina" and "Live Free or Die Hard" crossword clue3 letters
- 54___City crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “"For real"”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with T and ends with Y, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “"For real"” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 8 Across. It has appeared 20 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “"For real"” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is TRULY. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.