NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 13, 2026

Complete answer list for the August 13, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 39

  1. 1Take a quick turn ↗ZAG
  2. 4Sound from a monitor ↗BEEP
  3. 8One who's definitely not being invited to the party ↗PARIAH
  4. 14Letters indicating a texter's P.O.V. ↗IMO
  5. 15Fried side dish with catfish, perhaps ↗OKRA
  6. 16Cough drop brand whose name is yodeled in its commercials ↗RICOLA
  7. 17Mafia members, e.g. ↗LOBSTERS
  8. 19Gave a talking to? ↗ORATED
  9. 20Tiptoed, say ↗CREPT
  10. 21Bamboozle ↗STUMP
  11. 23Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr. ↗AVE
  12. 24Messenger ↗HERALD
  13. 26Alimony recipients, say ↗ESPOUSES
  14. 28Boil … or a sign of boiling ↗STEAM
  15. 30Important travel info, in brief ↗ETDS
  16. 31Dessert often eaten before the ides of March ↗PIE
  17. 33Hold up ↗STALL
  18. 35"Light" weapon ↗SABER
  19. 39Verbalized shivers ↗BRRS
  20. 41Drinks at a pub ↗AXLES
  21. 43Kind of bean used in Egyptian falafel ↗FAVA
  22. 44___ Ingebrigtsen, track gold medalist at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics ↗JAKOB
  23. 46Teary-eyed expression ↗IMSAD
  24. 48In need of training, say ↗NEW
  25. 49Collect over and over, as resources in a video game ↗FARM
  26. 51Pass, as time doing something ↗SPEND
  27. 5311th of a noted 12 ↗AQUARIUM
  28. 57Was especially wintry ↗SNOWED
  29. 60Part of a slider ↗BUN
  30. 61___ Roy, "Succession" role for which Kieran Culkin won an Emmy ↗ROMAN
  31. 63"It is not enough to be industrious; ___ the ants": Henry David Thoreau ↗SOARE
  32. 64Smallest member of the genus Lynx ↗BOBCAT
  33. 66Evaluating, as an opponent … or a hint to "fitting" the answers to the italicized clues into the grid ↗SIZINGUP
  34. 68Uncommon color on the red carpet ↗ORANGE
  35. 69Draw together, as brows ↗KNIT
  36. 70Decline cookies, say, with "out" ↗OPT
  37. 71Soaked up the sun ↗TANNED
  38. 72___ Pictures (media giant) ↗SONY
  39. 73Last term in a math lecture series? ↗NTH

Down 39

  1. 10 ↗ZILCH
  2. 2Love of Bologna ↗AMORE
  3. 3Fly off the handle ↗GOBERSERK
  4. 4They might have deposits ↗BOTTLES
  5. 5Pull (out), as a narrow victory ↗EKE
  6. 6Makes an oopsie ↗ERRS
  7. 7Sticky stuff ↗PASTE
  8. 8Query for Claude, e.g. ↗PROMPT
  9. 9Apple accessory announced alongside the removal of the iPhone's headphone jack ↗AIRPODS
  10. 10Record label owned by 72-Across ↗RCA
  11. 11Littlest bits ↗IOTAS
  12. 12Motrin alternative ↗ALEVE
  13. 13Epitome of a hot place ↗HADES
  14. 18Reacted to a bad taste, perhaps ↗SPAT
  15. 22Like a bike without wheels ↗USELESS
  16. 25"Gold" of the 21st century ↗DATA
  17. 27Org. focused on cloud security? ↗USAF
  18. 29Five stars on a scale, typically ↗MAXIMUM
  19. 31Sandwich that may be a bit crunchy, for short ↗PBJ
  20. 32Apt name for an investor ↗IRA
  21. 34A.I. that has been trained with massive amounts of text, in brief ↗LLM
  22. 36Something to jump on ↗BANDWAGON
  23. 37Many a sleepless night ↗EVE
  24. 38Untapped, as talent ↗RAW
  25. 40Casual gaming site? ↗SOFA
  26. 42Drains the life out of ↗SAPS
  27. 45Overwhelming stream ↗BARRAGE
  28. 47Compactness ↗DENSITY
  29. 50Ran amok ↗RIOTED
  30. 52Lunchtime, say ↗NOON
  31. 53Monastic superior ↗ABBOT
  32. 54Website that describes itself as "a place to share knowledge and better understand the world" ↗QUORA
  33. 55Allow to post on a forum again, e.g. ↗UNBAN
  34. 56Uses caution while in public during flu season, say ↗MASKS
  35. 58Go off with a bang ↗ERUPT
  36. 59Consideration when diving ↗DEPTH
  37. 62El ___ ↗NINO
  38. 65Channel that pioneered 24-hour TV reporting ↗CNN
  39. 67Grape whose "white" wine is actually pink, informally ↗ZIN