New York Times Crossword Answers

Friday, November 13 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

70 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for November 13 2026. In total there are 70 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1"Finally! Me time!"11 letters 12"___ gratia artis"3 letters 15Total area11 letters 16Native American Heritage Mo.3 letters 17"Nothing better!"11 letters 18Word with ginger or cream3 letters 19Org. that measures A.Q.I.3 letters 20Fall opener: Abbr.4 letters 21"Little help here"6 letters 23Customs4 letters 25Look4 letters 27Scintilla4 letters 28Dueling equipment5 letters 30Formal guidance?9 letters 33___ Z3 letters 35What a deck may be stacked with?7 letters 36Greek letter that becomes another Greek letter when its first two letters are dropped5 letters 38It's seriously entertaining5 letters 39Raise a false red flag7 letters 41Memphis-to-Nashville dir.3 letters 42Salsa partner9 letters 44Reach for the stars, say5 letters 48Parks of Montgomery4 letters 49Inspiration4 letters 51___ colada (mocktail)4 letters 52Like many a vault6 letters 55[That's *my* kibble!]4 letters 57Bloomer3 letters 58"I'll pass"3 letters 59"Pick up the pace!"11 letters 62Country music's ___ Young Band3 letters 63"So, there's this special person …"11 letters 64Two shakes of a lamb's tail3 letters 65"Heaven forbid!"11 letters

Down

1Acquiesce6 letters 2Perform an entrechat, e.g.6 letters 3Not at all plain6 letters 4Not gross3 letters 5Vittles4 letters 6Spiny succulents5 letters 7Chosen, in a way6 letters 8Lays waste to?7 letters 9Louisville Slugger material3 letters 10Major hunk4 letters 11French bean4 letters 12Rhetorical device like "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"8 letters 13Relief pitcher?7 letters 14Lissome6 letters 22"You've gotta be kidding me!"8 letters 24"OK, fine, I get it …"8 letters 26Ye olde quaff4 letters 29Bouillabaisse and hasenpfeffer5 letters 31Progenitor4 letters 32Argot5 letters 34Plains tribe4 letters 36"What style!"8 letters 37Big name in discount supermarkets4 letters 39Lutheran hymn7 letters 40Doesn't sit still7 letters 42Common origami figures6 letters 43Fourth-to-last word of the Gettysburg Address6 letters 45Relative of a mandrill6 letters 46"No clue!"6 letters 47Doohickey6 letters 50Sci-fi companion who speaks "binary," familiarly5 letters 53Actor Jannings or artist Nolde4 letters 54Hagia Sophia feature4 letters 56Way off, sometimes4 letters 60One working with canines, maybe3 letters 61"Pachinko" author Min Jin ___3 letters

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