How some duels are fought Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “How some duels are fought” from the New York Times crossword of October 4, 2026? It has 10 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 4, 2026
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TOTHEDEATH is the answer to “How some duels are fought”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 10-letter answer that starts with T.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: OEATHEHTDT.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with T and ends with H.
More clues from the New York Times (October 4, 2026)
Across
- 1. Neglect to mention4 letters, starts with OOMIT
- 5. "Oh, and ..."4 letters, starts with AALSO
- 9. Other sock4 letters, starts with MMATE
- 13. Not much, as of lotion4 letters, starts with AADAB
- 17. Prefix with technology4 letters, starts with NNANO
- 18. You'll pay for this!4 letters, starts with TTOLL
- 19. Finishes off4 letters, starts with IICES
- 20. Liver's output4 letters, starts with BBILE
- 21. "10-4"10 letters, starts with UUNDERSTOOD
- 24. Profiteroles, by another name10 letters, starts with CCREAMPUFFS
- 27. Fit perfectly10 letters, starts with SSUITTOATEE
- 28. Dieter's choice10 letters, starts with RREDUCEDFAT
- 29. "___ the One" (song on Springsteen's "Born to Run")4 letters, starts with SSHES
- 30. Tow job, maybe4 letters, starts with RREPO
- 33. Hurt all over4 letters, starts with AACHE
- 34. Philippine currency4 letters, starts with PPESO
- 35. Certain graphical shapes4 letters, starts with PPIES
- 36. Russian ruler of old4 letters, starts with TTSAR
- 37. One may be teen or false4 letters, starts with IIDOL
- 39. High-powered but lightweight racers10 letters, starts with SSPRINTCARS
- 45. Diminutive for "Elizabeth"4 letters, starts with BBESS
- 48. "Most definitely!," in Mexico City4 letters, starts with SSISI
- 49. "That's my preference as well"10 letters, starts with IIHOPESOTOO
- 50. Crushing on4 letters, starts with IINTO
- 51. "___ there!"4 letters, starts with BBEEN
- 52. "The 12 Days of Christmas" bird4 letters, starts with DDOVE
- 53. Ring4 letters, starts with PPEAL
- 54. Component of wine or vinegar4 letters, starts with AACID
- 55. No-nos for many high-profile actors10 letters, starts with NNUDESCENES
- 58. Epoch conclusion?10 letters, starts with EENDOFANERA
- 61. Titanic4 letters, starts with HHUGE
- 62. Central4 letters, starts with MMAIN
- 63. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park"4 letters, starts with IISLA
- 64. Pizzicato's opposite, musically4 letters, starts with AARCO
- 65. Summer cookout dish10 letters, starts with PPASTASALAD
- 71. Classic brand with the slogan "When it rains it pours"10 letters, starts with MMORTONSALT
- 77. Fair4 letters, starts with EEXPO
- 78. Org. created in response to 67-Down4 letters, starts with NNASA
- 79. Electronic musician Steve4 letters, starts with AAOKI
- 80. Stench4 letters, starts with OODOR
- 81. Oversupply4 letters, starts with GGLUT
- 82. Takes to task10 letters, starts with CCRITICIZES
- 85. ___ cake4 letters, starts with LLAVA
- 86. Son of Adam and Eve4 letters, starts with SSETH
- 87. Message about a suspicious login, e.g.10 letters, starts with EEMAILALERT
- 88. Mimicked4 letters, starts with AAPED
- 89. Hawaiian goose4 letters, starts with NNENE
- 92. Sections of pre-K days4 letters, starts with NNAPS
- 93. Defense in a snowball fight4 letters, starts with FFORT
- 95. Wedding vows4 letters, starts with IIDOS
- 96. Doc who might screen for HPV4 letters, starts with GGYNO
- 97. Deets4 letters, starts with IINFO
- 98. Source of the Mississippi River10 letters, starts with LLAKEITASCA
- 103. Behaves as if one were going to fail10 letters, starts with RRUNSSCARED
- 109. At sea10 letters, starts with AABOARDSHIP
- 110. 10/4 celebration … as suggested by this grid, which is made up entirely of 10- and 4-letter answers10 letters, starts with TTRUCKERDAY
- 111. Noun-forming suffix4 letters, starts with MMENT
- 112. "Ammunition" for a bubble gun4 letters, starts with SSOAP
- 113. Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking"4 letters, starts with EEDNA
- 114. Morass4 letters, starts with MMIRE
- 115. "Yuck!"4 letters, starts with BBLEH
- 116. Both digits on Groundhog Day4 letters, starts with TTWOS
- 117. Nails will do it, but not teeth4 letters, starts with RRUST
- 118. Texting button4 letters, starts with SSEND
Down
- 1. Weight to bear4 letters, starts with OONUS
- 2. Ginóbili in the Basketball Hall of Fame4 letters, starts with MMANU
- 3. Busy with something else10 letters, starts with IINDISPOSED
- 4. Conform10 letters, starts with TTOETHELINE
- 5. "___ girl!"4 letters, starts with AATTA
- 6. Pillager's plunder4 letters, starts with LLOOT
- 7. Blackthorn berry4 letters, starts with SSLOE
- 8. Drawback to a brownstone10 letters, starts with OOLDERPIPES
- 9. What gets a lot of viral views?10 letters, starts with MMICROSCOPE
- 10. About 75% of a football field4 letters, starts with AACRE
- 11. Angry, with "off"4 letters, starts with TTEED
- 12. Son of Isaac and Rebekah4 letters, starts with EESAU
- 13. Resident of a Mideast capital10 letters, starts with AABUDHABIAN
- 14. Result of 10 – 4, e.g.10 letters, starts with DDIFFERENCE
- 15. ___ Romeo4 letters, starts with AALFA
- 16. Tops4 letters, starts with BBEST
- 22. Ways to go: Abbr.4 letters, starts with RRTES
- 23. OK4 letters, starts with SSOSO
- 25. Seven-plus-hour exam with a lunch break, in brief4 letters, starts with MMCAT
- 26. Neighbors of delts4 letters, starts with PPECS
- 31. German article4 letters, starts with EEINE
- 32. Furry friends4 letters, starts with PPETS
- 37. Library ID4 letters, starts with IISBN
- 38. Victor Hugo's religious epic poem4 letters, starts with DDIEU
- 39. Oblique look10 letters, starts with SSIDEGLANCE
- 40. Ring around the doze-y?10 letters, starts with PPHONEALARM
- 41. Wander4 letters, starts with RROVE
- 42. Egyptian god of the sun disk4 letters, starts with AATEN
- 43. Reflective post10 letters, starts with RROADMARKER
- 44. Beyoncé or Harry Styles, now10 letters, starts with SSOLOARTIST
- 46. Agitate4 letters, starts with SSTIR
- 47. Scotch's partner4 letters, starts with SSODA
- 56. Like most Iranians4 letters, starts with SSHIA
- 57. Say "$%&!," say4 letters, starts with CCUSS
- 59. Kind of score between 300 and 8504 letters, starts with FFICO
- 60. Ever's partner4 letters, starts with AANON
- 65. Dowels, e.g.4 letters, starts with PPEGS
- 66. Wheel support4 letters, starts with AAXLE
- 67. Pioneering satellite launched 10/4/5710 letters, starts with SSPUTNIKONE
- 68. How some duels are fought10 letters, starts with TTOTHEDEATH
- 69. Home to a majority of people4 letters, starts with AASIA
- 70. Downloads that pair with your smartphone?10 letters, starts with DDATINGAPPS
- 71. Post office post10 letters, starts with MMAILSORTER
- 72. Move like mud4 letters, starts with OOOZE
- 73. Large photovoltaic arrays10 letters, starts with SSOLARFARMS
- 74. Maxim about surviving in a rapidly changing world10 letters, starts with AADAPTORDIE
- 75. Cause of "that butterfly feeling"4 letters, starts with LLOVE
- 76. Prefix with "wife" for some influencers4 letters, starts with TTRAD
- 83. "Now ___ me down to sleep"4 letters, starts with IILAY
- 84. Title for Horatio Magellan Crunch4 letters, starts with CCAPN
- 90. Femme fatale-filled genre4 letters, starts with NNOIR
- 91. Approx.4 letters, starts with EESTD
- 93. Hall-of-Fame catcher Carlton4 letters, starts with FFISK
- 94. Start of a fairy tale4 letters, starts with OONCE
- 98. Gentle soul4 letters, starts with LLAMB
- 99. Son of Adam and Eve4 letters, starts with AABEL
- 100. Rank of some profs: Abbr.4 letters, starts with AASST
- 101. Spectacle4 letters, starts with SSHOW
- 102. "See ya!"4 letters, starts with CCIAO
- 104. Language written from right to left4 letters, starts with UURDU
- 105. Sisters4 letters, starts with NNUNS
- 106. Style of singing on Louis Armstrong's "Heebie Jeebies"4 letters, starts with SSCAT
- 107. Make4 letters, starts with EEARN
- 108. Like denim fabric, typically4 letters, starts with DDYED
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Questions
What is the answer to “How some duels are fought”?
TOTHEDEATH, 10 letters.
When was “How some duels are fought” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of October 4, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
10 letters, starting with T.