"Midnight Cowboy" con man Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “"Midnight Cowboy" con man” from the New York Times crossword of October 8, 2026? It has 5 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 8, 2026

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the New York Times (October 8, 2026)

Across

1. One who might use they/them pronouns, informally
5. Sensation after getting a tattoo, for some
9. How low can they go?
14. Meteor shower?
16. Stay under the covers all morning, to a Brit
17. Taps
19. Piano exercise
20. "It's never paid to ___ against America": Warren Buffett
21. Place-holding letters on a schedule
22. Browbeaten
24. Trams
27. In the way of
28. Drill
29. Time to go fast?
30. Audacious, informally
33. "Midnight Cowboy" con man
36. Paws
40. Take a hankie to, say
41. Nora who wrote "When Harry Met Sally …"
43. Counterpart of Brahma and Vishnu
46. Expand, as dough
48. Hawaiian fish with a palindromic name
49. Dessert
52. Deciduous tree often found in regions dominated by conifers
54. Just a number, they say
55. Long-lasting birth control option, in brief
56. Turn over
58. Naive regal gnat
63. Creepy
64. It separates China and South Korea
65. Everybody's hands
66. Impudence
67. Stanch

Down

1. And so on, in brief
2. Hero famously "red-pilled," in film
3. Perceived Democratic electoral bloc
4. Matchmaker in "Fiddler on the Roof"
5. Like many summertime coffee orders
6. Caped fighter
7. Professional who's busiest in Apr.
8. Tisanes
9. Popeye's rival
10. Making money or becoming famous, maybe
11. Smolder
12. Penalty box in hockey, slangily
13. Unbroken
15. Hoop alternative
18. Neighbor of Switz.
22. Something inside or outside a wine bar?
23. Count of "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
25. Unpredictable
26. Gingham or seersucker
28. Common policy at a neighborhood BBQ
31. Remote sensing technology that uses lasers
32. Eponymous Belgian resort town
34. Cringeily cute
35. Tiny slug?
37. Units of electric charge
38. Spray from a plane
39. Sharpen
42. Start to stick?
43. Under a parasol, say
44. "My feelings exactly"
45. Host Meredith of "25 Words or Less"
47. Cézanne painted a "Pyramid" of them
50. "Oh no!"
51. Clear stuff in a restaurant
52. Prefix often meaning "gas"
53. Flakes out?
57. Thelma and Louise, e.g.
59. Signifier of no value, in many programming languages
60. Grazing area
61. First name signifier?
62. Counterpart of a sire, on a horse farm

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Questions

What is the answer to “"Midnight Cowboy" con man”?

RATSO, 5 letters.

When was “"Midnight Cowboy" con man” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of October 8, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with R.