NYT Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 13, 2026

Thursday, August 13, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, August 13, 2026

15×15By Killian OlsonEdited by Will ShortzTricky (often a gimmick)

Thursday puzzle · 78 answers · Tricky (often a gimmick). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A LOBSTERS26A ESPOUSES53A AQUARIUM66A SIZINGUP

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 4; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 19AAcross clue ending in “?” (6)
    RevealORATED
  2. 73AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealNTH
  3. 27DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealUSAF
  4. 40DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealSOFA
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 273 puzzles since November 2025:

EVE ×10NTH ×10AVE ×9OPT ×9EKE ×8IRA ×8IMO ×7CNN ×5

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid
All 39 Across answers

1A ZAG4A BEEP8A PARIAH14A IMO15A OKRA16A RICOLA17A LOBSTERS19A ORATED20A CREPT21A STUMP23A AVE24A HERALD26A ESPOUSES28A STEAM30A ETDS31A PIE33A STALL35A SABER39A BRRS41A AXLES43A FAVA44A JAKOB46A IMSAD48A NEW49A FARM51A SPEND53A AQUARIUM57A SNOWED60A BUN61A ROMAN63A SOARE64A BOBCAT66A SIZINGUP68A ORANGE69A KNIT70A OPT71A TANNED72A SONY73A NTH

All 39 Down answers

1D ZILCH2D AMORE3D GOBERSERK4D BOTTLES5D EKE6D ERRS7D PASTE8D PROMPT9D AIRPODS10D RCA11D IOTAS12D ALEVE13D HADES18D SPAT22D USELESS25D DATA27D USAF29D MAXIMUM31D PBJ32D IRA34D LLM36D BANDWAGON37D EVE38D RAW40D SOFA42D SAPS45D BARRAGE47D DENSITY50D RIOTED52D NOON53D ABBOT54D QUORA55D UNBAN56D MASKS58D ERUPT59D DEPTH62D NINO65D CNN67D ZIN

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Thursday, August 13, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Killian Olson, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 34 black squares; the longest answer ran 8 letters. That is 2 more than the average Thursday before it (76.5). 4 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Aug 13: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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