NYT Crossword October 13 2026 Answers (10/13/26)

Our NYT Crossword October 13, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword October 13, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/13/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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« October 12 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	___ classic ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Pulp Fiction," e.g.)
5A	Spongy wetlands
9A	Titleholder
14A	Engrave
15A	Dirt pie ingredient
16A	Greek goddesses of the seasons
17A	Optional mission in a video game
19A	Gradually eat away
20A	Selfless sort
21A	Shindig for someone to announce whether they're having a boy or a girl
22A	Blank clue (22-Across)
23A	Lie next to
25A	Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief
26A	Tropical cocktail with bananas, strawberries, rum and coconut cream
31A	Go downhill fast
34A	Feedbag contents
36A	Shindig for someone settling into a new home
37A	Blank clue (37-Across)
40A	Flips, say
42A	Skirt, as an issue
43A	Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad"
45A	Auction unit
46A	Cowboy's kerchief
48A	Show stoppers?
51A	Goes bad
52A	Shindig for someone who's about to tie the knot
56A	Blank clue (56-Across)
60A	Like a dish of veal or chicken dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter
62A	Surfers ride them
63A	Lunchroom
64A	Wolf in "The Jungle Book"
65A	Initials on a map until 1991
66A	Shindig for the cast and crew after filming is done … with a hint to entering this answer and three others in the grid
67A	Blank clue (67-Across)
68A	Boxing stats
69A	Jazz singer Sylvia
1D	___ Millan, celebrity dog trainer
2D	Handy
3D	High-def flat screen, for short
4D	"Ay, ___ the rub"
5D	Broth that might come from a dissolved cube
6D	Magnetite and bauxite
7D	Whole that's greater than the sum of its parts, from the German
8D	Barfly
9D	Spotted African sprinters
10D	Car's honker
11D	Longtime Yankee slugger, familiarly
12D	Earned
13D	Member of a jury
18D	Ke Huy ___, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actor
21D	Boss, in Britain
24D	Major Iraqi port city
27D	Adversary
28D	Quiet period
29D	Scandinavian capital
30D	Toward sunset
31D	Mop, as the deck
32D	Polynesian brew
33D	Smooth out, as a wrinkled shirt
35D	Talent broker
38D	Mediocre, in modern slang
39D	"’Tis entirely likely"
41D	Those going along with others' unhealthy habits
44D	Item worn with a hazmat suit
47D	Negative connector
49D	"Curses!"
50D	Fibrous connecting tissues
53D	Second-largest city in Northern Ireland
54D	"Take me ___"
55D	Bounds
56D	Substitute
57D	Ceremonial Maori dance
58D	Done
59D	Mark left by a whip
61D	"Should that be true …"
63D	Word before "one's losses" or "both ways"

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The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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