Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Thursday, August 13, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, August 13, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "EXSPOUSES".
Total Clues
78
Longest
EXSPOUSES
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
ZAG
Featured Clue
"<i>Alimony recipients, say</i>"
9 Letters
EXSPOUSES
ALLComplete Solution List
Take a quick turn
3ZAG
Sound from a monitor
4BEEP
One who's definitely not being invited to the party
6PARIAH
Letters indicating a texter's P.O.V.
3IMO
Fried side dish with catfish, perhaps
4OKRA
Cough drop brand whose name is yodeled in its commercials
6RICOLA
<i>Mafia members, e.g.</i>
8MOBSTERS
Gave a talking to?
6ORATED
Tiptoed, say
5CREPT
Bamboozle
5STUMP
Michigan in Chicago: Abbr.
3AVE
Messenger
6HERALD
<i>Alimony recipients, say</i>
9EXSPOUSES
Boil ... or a sign of boiling
5STEAM
Important travel info, in brief
4ETDS
Dessert often eaten before the ides of March
3PIE
Hold up
5STALL
Light weapon?
5SABER
Verbalized shivers
4BRRS
<i>Drinks at a pub</i>
4ALES
Kind of bean used in Egyptian falafel
4FAVA
___ Ingebrigtsen, track gold medalist at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics
5JAKOB
Teary-eyed expression
5IMSAD
In need of training, say
3NEW
Collect over and over, as resources in a video game
4FARM
Pass, as time doing something
5SPEND
<i>11th of a noted 12</i>
8AQUARIUS
Was especially wintry
6SNOWED
Part of a slider
3BUN
___ Roy, "Succession" role for which Kieran Culkin won an Emmy
5ROMAN
"It is not enough to be industrious; ___ the ants": Henry David Thoreau
5SOARE
Smallest member of the genus Lynx
6BOBCAT
Evaluating, as an opponent ... or a hint to "fitting" the answers to the italicized clues into the grid
8SIZINGUP
Uncommon color on the red carpet
6ORANGE
Draw together, as brows
4KNIT
Decline cookies, say, with "out"
3OPT
Soaked up the sun
6TANNED
___ Pictures (media giant)
4SONY
Last term in a math lecture series?
3NTH
0
5ZILCH
Love of Bologna
5AMORE
Fly off the handle
9GOBERSERK
They might have deposits
7BOTTLES
Pull (out), as a narrow victory
3EKE
Makes an oopsie
4ERRS
Sticky stuff
5PASTE
Query for Claude, e.g.
6PROMPT
Apple accessory announced alongside the removal of the iPhone's headphone jack
7AIRPODS
Record label owned by 72-Across
3RCA
Littlest bits
5IOTAS
Motrin alternative
5ALEVE
Epitome of a hot place
5HADES
Reacted to a bad taste, perhaps
4SPAT
Like a bike without wheels
7USELESS
"Gold" of the 21st century
4DATA
Org. focused on cloud security?
4USAF
Five stars on a scale, typically
7MAXIMUM
Sandwich that may be a bit crunchy, for short
3PBJ
Apt name for an investor
3IRA
A.I. that has been trained with massive amounts of text, in brief
3LLM
Something to jump on
9BANDWAGON
Many a sleepless night
3EVE
Untapped, as talent
3RAW
Casual gaming site?
4SOFA
Drains the life out of
4SAPS
Overwhelming stream
7BARRAGE
Compactness
7DENSITY
Ran amok
6RIOTED
Lunchtime, say
4NOON
Monastic superior
5ABBOT
Website that describes itself as "a place to share knowledge and better understand the world"
5QUORA
Allow to post on a forum again, e.g.
5UNBAN
Uses caution while in public during flu season, say
5MASKS
Go off with a bang
5ERUPT
Consideration when diving
5DEPTH
El ___
4NINO
Channel that pioneered 24-hour TV reporting
3CNN
Grape whose "white" wine is actually pink, informally
3ZIN