NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 13, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 76 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A SIDEQUEST20A ALTRUIST26A LAVAFLOW46A BANDANNA60A MILANESE63A CAFETERIA
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 1; here are their numbers and answers.
- 48AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
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ADS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 334 puzzles since November 2025:
OREO ×13ADS ×12NOR ×11ORES ×11OVER ×9ETCH ×8OSLO ×8SKI ×8
The full NYT Crossword solution
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All 36 Across answers
1A CULT5A BOGS9A CHAMP14A ETCH15A OREO16A HORAE17A SIDEQUEST19A ERODE20A ALTRUIST21A GENDER22A REVEAL23A ABUT25A SNL26A LAVAFLOW31A SKI34A OATS36A HOUSE37A WARMING40A RESELLS42A AVOID43A EGAN45A LOT46A BANDANNA48A ADS51A ROTS52A BRIDAL56A SHOWER60A MILANESE62A WAVES63A CAFETERIA64A AKELA65A USSR66A WRAP67A PARTY68A TKOS69A SYMS
All 40 Down answers
1D CESAR2D UTILE3D LCDTV4D THERES5D BOUILLON6D ORES7D GESTALT8D SOT9D CHEETAHS10D HORN11D AROD12D MADE13D PEER18D QUAN21D GUV24D BASRA27D FOE28D LULL29D OSLO30D WEST31D SWAB32D KAVA33D IRON35D AGENT38D MID39D IDARESAY41D ENABLERS44D GASMASK47D NOR49D DRAT50D SINEWS53D DERRY54D ASIAM55D LEAPS56D SWAP57D HAKA58D OVER59D WELT61D IFSO63D CUT
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 13, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Gia Bosko, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 37 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday. 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Oct 13: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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