NYT Crossword Answers for November 13, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Friday, November 13, 2026

15×15By Mike GraczykEdited by Will ShortzHard (themeless)

Friday puzzle · 70 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

1A ALONEATLAST15A CEREALAISLE17A CANTTOPTHAT59A MOVEITALONG63A IMETSOMEONE65A LETSHOPENOT

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.

30AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
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DRESSCODE
35AAcross clue ending in “?” (7)
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SAILORS
8DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
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LITTERS
13DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
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ROLAIDS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 365 puzzles since November 2025:

ALE ×23ELI ×20ASH ×19LEE ×15NET ×11EPA ×9IDEA ×9OTOE ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1A2L3O4N5E6A7T8L9A10S11T12A13R14S15CEREALAISLE16NOV17CANTTOPTHAT18ALE19EPA20SEPT21BE22APAL23DUT24Y25SEE26M27WHIT28EPEE29S30DRE31S32SCODE33AT34O35SAILORS36THET37A38DRAMA39CRYWOL40F41ENE42CHEESEDI43P44GO45B46I47G48ROSA49IDE50A51NADA52ARCH53E54D55GRR56R57BUD58NAH59MO60VEITA61LONG62ELI63IMETSOMEONE64SEC65LETSHOPENOT

All 34 Across answers

1A ALONEATLAST12A ARS15A CEREALAISLE16A NOV17A CANTTOPTHAT18A ALE19A EPA20A SEPT21A BEAPAL23A DUTY25A SEEM27A WHIT28A EPEES30A DRESSCODE33A ATO35A SAILORS36A THETA38A DRAMA39A CRYWOLF41A ENE42A CHEESEDIP44A GOBIG48A ROSA49A IDEA51A NADA52A ARCHED55A GRRR57A BUD58A NAH59A MOVEITALONG62A ELI63A IMETSOMEONE64A SEC65A LETSHOPENOT

All 36 Down answers

1D ACCEDE2D LEAPUP3D ORNATE4D NET5D EATS6D ALOES7D TAPPED8D LITTERS9D ASH10D SLAB11D TETE12D ANAPHORA13D ROLAIDS14D SVELTE22D AWCOMEON24D YEAHYEAH26D MEAD29D STEWS31D SIRE32D SLANG34D OTOE36D TRESCHIC37D ALDI39D CHORALE40D FIDGETS42D CRANES43D PERISH45D BABOON46D IDUNNO47D GADGET50D ARTOO53D EMIL54D DOME56D RAMP60D VET61D LEE

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Friday, November 13, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Mike Graczyk, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 33 black squares; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is about average for a Friday. 4 clues ended in a question mark.

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

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