NYT Crossword · 71 Across
“Things some checkers check” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, October 25, 2026 as 71 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.
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NYT Crossword · Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 71 Across
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Across
- 1"Aladdin" sidekick crossword clue3 letters
- 4Sommelier's asset crossword clue4 letters
- 8"Qué ___!" (Spanish "Awesome!") crossword clue5 letters
- 13Locale of the food dishes larb and thum mak hoong crossword clue4 letters
- 17The British throne? crossword clue3 letters
- 18Mexican sandwich crossword clue5 letters
- 19Encroach on, as space crossword clue6 letters
- 21Land that poets call Hibernia crossword clue4 letters
- 22Firefly vis-à-vis a fruit fly? crossword clue9 letters
- 24Peridot vis-à-vis jade? crossword clue11 letters
- 26N.F.L.'er with horns on his helmet crossword clue5 letters
- 27Notwithstanding crossword clue7 letters
- 29Low-quality, machine-generated content, in modern lingo crossword clue6 letters
- 30Implied crossword clue5 letters
- 32Cologne waters crossword clue5 letters
- 33Southern dish made from hominy crossword clue5 letters
- 34Muscle Beach vis-à-vis Venice Beach? crossword clue12 letters
- 37Dal ___ (musical notation) crossword clue5 letters
- 40"Right, gotcha" crossword clue4 letters
- 41Stark sister from Winterfell crossword clue4 letters
- 42Goalie's goal crossword clue4 letters
- 43Apt rhyme for crop and chop crossword clue3 letters
- 46Music artist on the 2012 album "Yokokimthurston" crossword clue3 letters
- 47"Happy Days" actor Scott crossword clue4 letters
- 49Oil vis-à-vis water? crossword clue12 letters
- 54Maximally ritzy crossword clue7 letters
- 56New hire at a factory crossword clue7 letters
- 57Who can see right through you, in brief? crossword clue3 letters
- 58Chevy S.U.V. crossword clue5 letters
- 60Fertile soils crossword clue5 letters
- 61Showed again, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 63Zipper up vis-à-vis zipper down? crossword clue10 letters
- 67Weight room vis-à-vis the cardio room? crossword clue10 letters
- 70Sugar amounts crossword clue5 letters
- 73Man's name that means "prosperous" in Arabic crossword clue5 letters
- 74Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" crossword clue3 letters
- 75"Lizzie ___," Disney Channel sitcom starring Hilary Duff crossword clue7 letters
- 78"Poker Face" actress Lyonne crossword clue7 letters
- 82Maui vis-à-vis Oahu? crossword clue12 letters
- 85Shivering fit crossword clue4 letters
- 86Apple runs on it crossword clue3 letters
- 87Intelligence org. crossword clue3 letters
- 88Not on solid ground crossword clue4 letters
- 89Sitarist Shankar crossword clue4 letters
- 91Pious offerings crossword clue4 letters
- 92Amphibians taken on at least six different space missions crossword clue5 letters
- 94Blazer vis-à-vis a windbreaker? crossword clue12 letters
- 98Like a bad apple crossword clue5 letters
- 101Name on a museum plaque, maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 102Like ears and brains crossword clue5 letters
- 103Undivided crossword clue6 letters
- 105Surfer's navigational aid crossword clue7 letters
- 107Orléans river crossword clue5 letters
- 109Delaware vis-à-vis the other 12 colonies? crossword clue11 letters
- 111"OMG THIS IS AWESOME!!!!" vis-à-vis "good job i guess"? crossword clue9 letters
- 114Face covering? crossword clue4 letters
- 115Blues singer Ma ___ crossword clue6 letters
- 116"___ we all?" crossword clue5 letters
- 117Spring for a fancy hotel? crossword clue3 letters
- 118B.B. King's "___ Dynamite" crossword clue4 letters
- 119Subject of inflation crossword clue5 letters
- 120Brood crossword clue4 letters
- 121M.L.B.'ers with a red "B" on their caps crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1Every last one crossword clue3 letters
- 2Illegal thing to jump crossword clue4 letters
- 3Artistic designs that glow under black light crossword clue9 letters
- 4Mainstream sort, slangily crossword clue6 letters
- 5Scepter topper crossword clue3 letters
- 6Beefcake crossword clue4 letters
- 7With excitement crossword clue7 letters
- 8"Gandhi," ""Amadeus" or "Malcolm X" crossword clue6 letters
- 9Break a tie? crossword clue6 letters
- 10Digital party request crossword clue5 letters
- 11Where a congregation congregates crossword clue4 letters
- 12Keats wrote one to a nightingale crossword clue3 letters
- 13"Time to get moving!" crossword clue8 letters
- 14Garlicky emulsification crossword clue5 letters
- 15"... never mind" crossword clue5 letters
- 16Slips through the cracks crossword clue5 letters
- 18Cover letters, say? crossword clue5 letters
- 20Time of one's life, in modern slang crossword clue3 letters
- 23Record number? crossword clue5 letters
- 2537-Across, in English crossword clue4 letters
- 28Sandy hazard for sailors crossword clue5 letters
- 31Backstabber, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 34Playful tap on the head crossword clue4 letters
- 35"Hmm ... pass" crossword clue4 letters
- 36Homie crossword clue3 letters
- 37Meet, as all the requirements crossword clue7 letters
- 38"I can't ___!" crossword clue4 letters
- 39Richard who had his first starring role in 1978's "Days of Heaven" crossword clue4 letters
- 42SeaWorld orca crossword clue5 letters
- 44Notable part of "Hey Jude" or "Layla" crossword clue5 letters
- 45Fibonacci or Galileo, by birth crossword clue5 letters
- 47"Heck if I know" crossword clue7 letters
- 48Eponym of a U.S. Open stadium crossword clue4 letters
- 50"How was ___ know?" crossword clue3 letters
- 51Up for ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 52Iron compound in magnets crossword clue7 letters
- 53Copenhagen native crossword clue4 letters
- 55Start of an unencrypted web address crossword clue4 letters
- 59Gives off crossword clue7 letters
- 60Spandex trademark crossword clue5 letters
- 62"The Snowy Day" author ___ Jack Keats crossword clue4 letters
- 63Turn on an axis crossword clue4 letters
- 64Not an extraterrestrial crossword clue5 letters
- 65Amherst sch. crossword clue5 letters
- 66Pugilist Ali crossword clue5 letters
- 68One displaying enthusiastic devotion crossword clue7 letters
- 69Biblical brother who sold his birthright crossword clue4 letters
- 72Half a score crossword clue3 letters
- 76Sticking point? crossword clue4 letters
- 77General idea crossword clue4 letters
- 79Bit of smooth eveningwear crossword clue9 letters
- 80Typical landing page, online crossword clue4 letters
- 81Executive's underling: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 83Bra straps might cause them crossword clue8 letters
- 84Sick kid's in-house caregiver crossword clue5 letters
- 85Any of 17 Monopoly spaces: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 90Presidential first name drawn from the Bible crossword clue7 letters
- 91Nail the test crossword clue5 letters
- 93Brontë orphan crossword clue4 letters
- 94Like a video with an inflated view count, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 95Feature of the jacks of spades and hearts crossword clue6 letters
- 96Dolly Parton classic crossword clue6 letters
- 97Cancel, as a NASA mission crossword clue5 letters
- 98Western landforms crossword clue5 letters
- 99Father of Methuselah crossword clue5 letters
- 100Observe Yom Kippur, say crossword clue5 letters
- 101"The Crown" role crossword clue5 letters
- 104Mess up crossword clue3 letters
- 105What one should do periodically while caramelizing onions crossword clue4 letters
- 106Criminal hothead? crossword clue4 letters
- 108Trade show crossword clue4 letters
- 110Lose tautness crossword clue3 letters
- 112Zing crossword clue3 letters
- 113Be a burden on crossword clue3 letters
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Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 71 Across.
What is the answer to the “Things some checkers check” crossword clue?
The answer is FACTS (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.