"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)

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A book cover for Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez.

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Our is the missing word in Our Share of Night, the 2019 horror novel by Argentine writer Mariana Enríquez. Its story follows a father and son caught up in a secret occult society, with the violence of Argentina’s military dictatorship forming part of the book’s historical backdrop. The original Spanish title is Nuestra parte de noche; the English translation appeared in 2023.

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This clue's Friday, October 16, 2026 appearance

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  1. 1Word with strip or skirt
  2. 6Conniption
  3. 9Cuban poet/philosopher José
  4. 142000 hit song with the lyric "But to lose all my senses / That is just so typically me"
  5. 17Mail-centric fiction?
  6. 18Virginia is in it, in brief
  7. 19"Hah!"
  8. 20"___ had it!"
  9. 21Former home of Mr. and Mrs. Met
  10. 23"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoff
  11. 24Riot
  12. 25Spiller of tea
  13. 27Smelling things?
  14. 28Date night viewing, often
  15. 34High concept?
  16. 35They explain what's in the cards
  17. 39Comic strip sound of impact
  18. 40Infant discomfort
  19. 42Battery-powered string instrument player
  20. 43Predicated
  21. 48It has its highs and lows
  22. 49Rocky openings?
  23. 50Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals
  24. 52It may begin with a +1: Abbr.
  25. 53Idolizes
  26. 56Indiana Jones or Rocky Balboa, e.g.
  27. 57Losing causes?
  28. 58Yoga ___
  29. 59The 22nd Amendment limits them

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  1. 1"Piece of cake!"
  2. 2Reality show whose contestants report to the Judge's Table
  3. 3Not gendered
  4. 4Dope
  5. 5Some emergency resources
  6. 6Serious dirt
  7. 7State whose official fruit is the huckleberry
  8. 8Done to death
  9. 9Flow down the neck
  10. 10Past word
  11. 11Hot pockets?
  12. 1220-20, e.g.
  13. 13Small sounds
  14. 15One of 412 in the White House
  15. 16Supermodel Banks
  16. 22Took back one's words
  17. 24One struggling to make ends meet
  18. 26Grant
  19. 27Foe of Dr. Eggman, in video games
  20. 29Procured
  21. 30"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)
  22. 31Complimentary lines
  23. 32Tool for tracing family trees
  24. 33Prefix with the name of any month
  25. 35Mideast salad, in one spelling
  26. 36Simon the Zealot, e.g.
  27. 37Sparkly bits in a school art project
  28. 38Like some deliveries
  29. 39Holder of all the digits, from 1 to 0
  30. 41Stage-left orchestra section
  31. 43Coccyx or phalange, e.g.
  32. 44Unwelcome sound during a dream
  33. 45Brown tint
  34. 46Construct
  35. 47Art movement proclaimed in a 1916 manifesto
  36. 50May honorees
  37. 51Outdoor item with flaps
  38. 54Took a load off
  39. 552011 platinum single by Tyler, the Creator

The answer to “"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)” in the New York Times crossword is OUR — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 16, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 30-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)” answer

OUR (3 letters)

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What does OUR mean?

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(determiner)

  • belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people previously mentioned or easily identified
  • used in formal contexts by a royal person or a writer or editor to refer to something belonging to or associated with himself or herself
  • used with a name to refer to a relative, friend, or colleague of the speaker

When else has “"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)” appeared?

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October 16, 2026 (most recent) → OUR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)”?

The answer is OUR, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 16, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)”?

3 letters: OUR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 16, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 30-Down.

Can “"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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