NYT Crossword October 13 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Gia BoskoEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2U3L4T5B6O7G8S9C10H11A12M13P14ETCH15OREO16HORAE17SIDE18QUEST19ERODE20ALTRUIST21GENDER22REVEAL23A24BUT25SNL26LAVA27F28L29O30W31S32K33I34O35ATS36HOUSE37WAR38M39ING40R41ESELLS42AVOID43E44GAN45LOT46BANDA47NNA48A49D50S51ROTS52BRI53D54A55L56S57H58O59WER60M61ILANESE62WAVES63CAFETERIA64AKELA65USSR66WRAP67PARTY68TKOS69SYMS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
5ASpongy wetlands4 lettersBOGS
9ATitleholder5 lettersCHAMP
14AEngrave4 lettersETCH
15ADirt pie ingredient4 lettersOREO
17AOptional mission in a video game9 lettersSIDEQUEST
19AGradually eat away5 lettersERODE
20ASelfless sort8 lettersALTRUIST
22A–6 lettersREVEAL
23ALie next to4 lettersABUT
31AGo downhill fast3 lettersSKI
34AFeedbag contents4 lettersOATS
37A–7 lettersWARMING
40AFlips, say7 lettersRESELLS
42ASkirt, as an issue5 lettersAVOID
45AAuction unit3 lettersLOT
46ACowboy's kerchief8 lettersBANDANNA
48AShow stoppers?3 lettersADS
51AGoes bad4 lettersROTS
56A–6 lettersSHOWER
62ASurfers ride them5 lettersWAVES
63ALunchroom9 lettersCAFETERIA
64AWolf in "The Jungle Book"5 lettersAKELA
67A–5 lettersPARTY
68ABoxing stats4 lettersTKOS
69AJazz singer Sylvia4 lettersSYMS
DOWN
2DHandy5 lettersUTILE
4D"Ay, ___ the rub"6 lettersTHERES
6DMagnetite and bauxite4 lettersORES
8DBarfly3 lettersSOT
9DSpotted African sprinters8 lettersCHEETAHS
10DCar's honker4 lettersHORN
12DEarned4 lettersMADE
13DMember of a jury4 lettersPEER
21DBoss, in Britain3 lettersGUV
24DMajor Iraqi port city5 lettersBASRA
27DAdversary3 lettersFOE
28DQuiet period4 lettersLULL
29DScandinavian capital4 lettersOSLO
30DToward sunset4 lettersWEST
31DMop, as the deck4 lettersSWAB
32DPolynesian brew4 lettersKAVA
35DTalent broker5 lettersAGENT
39D"’Tis entirely likely"8 lettersIDARESAY
44DItem worn with a hazmat suit7 lettersGASMASK
47DNegative connector3 lettersNOR
49D"Curses!"4 lettersDRAT
50DFibrous connecting tissues6 lettersSINEWS
54D"Take me ___"5 lettersASIAM
55DBounds5 lettersLEAPS
56DSubstitute4 lettersSWAP
57DCeremonial Maori dance4 lettersHAKA
58DDone4 lettersOVER
59DMark left by a whip4 lettersWELT
61D"Should that be true …"4 lettersIFSO
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