NYT CROSSWORD • TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 13, 2026

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

By Nate HallEdited by Will ShortzGrid 14×1674 clues

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Across 36

  1. 1Fall behind ↗LAG
  2. 4Angle symbol, in geometry ↗THETA
  3. 9Indonesian getaway spot ↗BALI
  4. 13Ginger ___ ↗ALE
  5. 14Some fountain drinks ↗COLAS
  6. 15Boardroom V.I.P. ↗EXEC
  7. 16Checkmate in chess or gin in gin rummy ↗WIN
  8. 17"Heyo!" ↗HOLLA
  9. 18Congressional staffer ↗AIDE
  10. 19Hospital worker tending to newborns ↗NEONATALNURSE
  11. 22Creature that moves at an average speed of 0.03 miles per hour ↗SNAIL
  12. 23Pendulum's path ↗ARC
  13. 24Awards for ad agencies ↗CLIOS
  14. 28Mystique ↗AURA
  15. 31Bar attraction with a saddle and horns ↗MECHANICALBULL
  16. 361985 mystery film with three different endings ↗CLUE
  17. 37Buffoons ↗CLODS
  18. 38Director DaCosta of "The Marvels" ↗NIA
  19. 39Key not found on a Mac ↗ALT
  20. 40___ asada ↗CARNE
  21. 41Kiss or Heart ↗BAND
  22. 42Segments of Earth's lithosphere ↗TECTONICPLATES
  23. 45Gritty film genre ↗NOIR
  24. 46Suggest ↗GETAT
  25. 47Classic British cars ↗MGS
  26. 49Concern for a singer or a salesman ↗PITCH
  27. 53Iconic 1977 Queen hit ... or a hint to 19-, 31- and 42-Across ↗WEWILLROCKYOU
  28. 58Coffee, informally ↗JAVA
  29. 59Birthplace of Marlon Brando and Warren Buffett ↗OMAHA
  30. 60Many a groan-inducing joke ↗PUN
  31. 61Egg-shaped ↗OVAL
  32. 62"Caution: Wet ___" ↗PAINT
  33. 63Antlered animal ↗ELK
  34. 64Cohort also known as "Zoomers" ↗GENZ
  35. 65Climbs without a partner, e.g. ↗SOLOS
  36. 66Sponsored posts, e.g. ↗ADS

Down 38

  1. 1Settings for some bocce games ↗LAWNS
  2. 2Extraterrestrial ↗ALIEN
  3. 3Birthplace of Columbus ↗GENOA
  4. 4Birth name of Marvel Comics' Black Panther ↗TCHALLA
  5. 5Owl's sound ↗HOOT
  6. 6Jazzy Fitzgerald ↗ELLA
  7. 7Like most N.B.A. players ↗TALL
  8. 8Yogi's pose ↗ASANA
  9. 9Yogi, once ↗BEARCUB
  10. 10x or y ↗AXIS
  11. 11Beginning of a story, for a journalist ↗LEDE
  12. 12Bartender's supply ↗ICE
  13. 20Specialized subject ↗NICHE
  14. 21Eurasian mountain range ↗URALS
  15. 25Like Peruvian pyramids ↗INCAN
  16. 26Offshore drilling site ↗OILRIG
  17. 27Wall-mounted light fixture ↗SCONCE
  18. 29Attack ↗RUNAT
  19. 30Skirt style introduced by Christian Dior ↗ALINE
  20. 31Exam for a future doc ↗MCAT
  21. 32Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy" ↗ELLEN
  22. 33Big name in carving knives ↗CUTCO
  23. 34Skilled ↗ADEPT
  24. 35Young fellows ↗LADS
  25. 40One of more than 30 dogs owned by Queen Elizabeth II throughout her life ↗CORGI
  26. 41Hand-dyed fabric ↗BATIK
  27. 43Vice-presidential candidate of 2024 ↗TIMWALZ
  28. 44Pet sitters? ↗LAPCATS
  29. 48Spills (over) ↗SLOPS
  30. 50Ambitious and high-energy, say ↗TYPEA
  31. 51"The Little Engine That ___" ↗COULD
  32. 52Many men on dating shows ↗HUNKS
  33. 53What a surfer might ride ↗WAVE
  34. 54Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen" ↗EVAN
  35. 55Reaction to a hilarious text ↗LMAO
  36. 56Commute option ↗RAIL
  37. 57"I'm in trouble!" ↗OHNO
  38. 58Light run ↗JOG