NYT Crossword hints and answer for April 13, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorBrad Wiegmann
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Undergoes a chemical change (6)
Starts with R, ends with SREACTS→
7A
Yosemite or Yellowstone (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPARK→
11A
Hairstyling stuff (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGEL→
14A
Send out of the country, as goods (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEXPORT→
15A
One of many in an autumn pile (4)
Starts with L, ends with FLEAF→
16A
Alter ___ (secondary identity) (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
17A
Rap songs and such (11)
Starts with H, ends with CHIPHOPMUSIC→
19A
Certain endurance race, in brief (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITRI→
20A
Bowling venue (5)
Starts with A, ends with YALLEY→
21A
Singer Tori (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
22A
"You got that right!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
23A
Brewski (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEER→
24A
Places to stick wallets (10)
Starts with H, ends with SHIPPOCKETS→
26A
"___ of the d'Urbervilles" (4)
Starts with T, ends with STESS→
28A
"There's ___ in 'team,' but there is one in 'win'" (3)
Starts with N, ends with INOI→
29A
Longtime TV brand (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARCA→
31A
Paula of "American Idol" (5)
Starts with A, ends with LABDUL→
35A
Something named on a license plate (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTATE→
39A
Risky time for beach property owners (15)
Starts with H, ends with NHURRICANESEASON→
43A
Highway stopover (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMOTEL→
44A
Married (3)
Starts with W, ends with DWED→
45A
Keg attachment (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTAP→
47A
French fashion magazine (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
49A
Singer with the 1961 #1 hit "Hit the Road Jack" (10)
Starts with R, ends with SRAYCHARLES→
55A
"The Thin Man" terrier (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASTA→
58A
Salt Lake City's home (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUTAH→
59A
"___, and ye shall find" (Matthew 7:7) (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSEEK→
60A
Tehre are two in tihs clue (5)
Starts with T, ends with STYPOS→
61A
___ B, a.k.a. Scary Spice (3)
Starts with M, ends with LMEL→
62A
"Woo-hoo!" … as suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across (11)
Starts with T, ends with STHREECHEERS→
64A
Slight amount (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBIT→
65A
The slightest amount (4)
Starts with A, ends with DATAD→
66A
Make fizzy, as a drink (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAERATE→
67A
Actress de Armas (3)
Starts with A, ends with AANA→
68A
Freight car weights (4)
Starts with T, ends with STONS→
69A
Picnic food holder (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBASKET→
Down
1D
Physical therapy and such, informally (5)
Starts with R, ends with BREHAB→
2D
Send out of the country, as a disgraced leader (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEXILE→
3D
Fruit pastry that pairs well with vanilla ice cream (9)
Starts with A, ends with TAPPLETART→
4D
Stick together (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOHERE→
5D
Land of Priam and Hector (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTROY→
6D
Motor oil brand (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
7D
Pleasingly round (5)
Starts with P, ends with PPLUMP→
8D
Author of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (5)
Starts with A, ends with PAESOP→
9D
___ d'etre (justification for being) (6)
Starts with R, ends with NRAISON→
10D
Colonel Sanders's chain (3)
Starts with K, ends with CKFC→
11D
"See what I mean?" (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGETME→
12D
Wading bird (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEGRET→
13D
Gird one's ___ (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOINS→
18D
___ tai (cocktail) (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMAI→
22D
Japanese dog (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAKITA→
24D
Big banking inits. in the U.K. (4)
Starts with H, ends with CHSBC→
25D
Sportscaster Howard who cried "Down goes Frazier!" (6)
Starts with C, ends with LCOSELL→
27D
Responded to a doctor's request (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSAIDAH→
29D
Greek P (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
30D
Baking quantity (3)
Starts with C, ends with PCUP→
32D
Fish ladder locale (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDAM→
33D
Chicago-style pizza chain (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
34D
"Live and ___ live" (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
36D
Right now (9)
Starts with A, ends with KASWESPEAK→
37D
Nursery rhyme's "little piggy" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETOE→
38D
Finish line (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
40D
[Gag!] (5)
Starts with R, ends with HRETCH→
41D
Observes (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
46D
Afghan language (6)
Starts with P, ends with OPASHTO→
48D
Features of lasagna or an onion (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLAYERS→
49D
Dance from Cuba (5)
Starts with R, ends with ARUMBA→
50D
Stayed home for dinner (5)
Starts with A, ends with NATEIN→
51D
Site where Allies met in 1945 (5)
Starts with Y, ends with AYALTA→
52D
Showed again, as on TV (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRERAN→
53D
City NE of Manchester (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEEDS→
54D
Barely manage, with "out" (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEKE→
56D
Rich cake whose name comes from German (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETORTE→
57D
Strong suit (5)
Starts with A, ends with TASSET→
60D
Ellington's "Take ___ Train" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATHEA→
62D
Tit for ___ (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for April 13, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Brad Wiegmann and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Undergoes a chemical change (REACTS); Yosemite or Yellowstone (PARK); Hairstyling stuff (GEL).
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