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Crossword #24531 | 2026-10-13

NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 13. October, 2026

The Crossword #24531 for Tuesday, October 13, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 76 clues (36 Across, 40 Down), starting with 1-Across: “___ classic ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Pulp Fiction," e.g.)”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.

Across

1 Across: ___ classic ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Pulp Fiction," e.g.) (4 letters)

5 Across: Spongy wetlands (4 letters)

9 Across: Titleholder (5 letters)

14 Across: Engrave (4 letters)

15 Across: Dirt pie ingredient (4 letters)

16 Across: Greek goddesses of the seasons (5 letters)

17 Across: Optional mission in a video game (9 letters)

19 Across: Gradually eat away (5 letters)

20 Across: Selfless sort (8 letters)

21 Across: Shindig for someone to announce whether they're having a boy or a girl (6 letters)

22 Across: – (6 letters)

23 Across: Lie next to (4 letters)

25 Across: Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief (3 letters)

26 Across: Tropical cocktail with bananas, strawberries, rum and coconut cream (8 letters)

31 Across: Go downhill fast (3 letters)

34 Across: Feedbag contents (4 letters)

36 Across: Shindig for someone settling into a new home (5 letters)

37 Across: – (7 letters)

40 Across: Flips, say (7 letters)

42 Across: Skirt, as an issue (5 letters)

43 Across: Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" (4 letters)

45 Across: Auction unit (3 letters)

46 Across: Cowboy's kerchief (8 letters)

48 Across: Show stoppers? (3 letters)

51 Across: Goes bad (4 letters)

52 Across: Shindig for someone who's about to tie the knot (6 letters)

56 Across: – (6 letters)

60 Across: Like a dish of veal or chicken dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter (8 letters)

62 Across: Surfers ride them (5 letters)

63 Across: Lunchroom (9 letters)

64 Across: Wolf in "The Jungle Book" (5 letters)

65 Across: Initials on a map until 1991 (4 letters)

66 Across: Shindig for the cast and crew after filming is done … with a hint to entering this answer and three others in the grid (4 letters)

67 Across: – (5 letters)

68 Across: Boxing stats (4 letters)

69 Across: Jazz singer Sylvia (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: ___ Millan, celebrity dog trainer (5 letters)

2 Down: Handy (5 letters)

3 Down: High-def flat screen, for short (5 letters)

4 Down: "Ay, ___ the rub" (6 letters)

5 Down: Broth that might come from a dissolved cube (8 letters)

6 Down: Magnetite and bauxite (4 letters)

7 Down: Whole that's greater than the sum of its parts, from the German (7 letters)

8 Down: Barfly (3 letters)

9 Down: Spotted African sprinters (8 letters)

10 Down: Car's honker (4 letters)

11 Down: Longtime Yankee slugger, familiarly (4 letters)

12 Down: Earned (4 letters)

13 Down: Member of a jury (4 letters)

18 Down: Ke Huy ___, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actor (4 letters)

21 Down: Boss, in Britain (3 letters)

24 Down: Major Iraqi port city (5 letters)

27 Down: Adversary (3 letters)

28 Down: Quiet period (4 letters)

29 Down: Scandinavian capital (4 letters)

30 Down: Toward sunset (4 letters)

31 Down: Mop, as the deck (4 letters)

32 Down: Polynesian brew (4 letters)

33 Down: Smooth out, as a wrinkled shirt (4 letters)

35 Down: Talent broker (5 letters)

38 Down: Mediocre, in modern slang (3 letters)

39 Down: "’Tis entirely likely" (8 letters)

41 Down: Those going along with others' unhealthy habits (8 letters)

44 Down: Item worn with a hazmat suit (7 letters)

47 Down: Negative connector (3 letters)

49 Down: "Curses!" (4 letters)

50 Down: Fibrous connecting tissues (6 letters)

53 Down: Second-largest city in Northern Ireland (5 letters)

54 Down: "Take me ___" (5 letters)

55 Down: Bounds (5 letters)

56 Down: Substitute (4 letters)

57 Down: Ceremonial Maori dance (4 letters)

58 Down: Done (4 letters)

59 Down: Mark left by a whip (4 letters)

61 Down: "Should that be true …" (4 letters)

63 Down: Word before "one's losses" or "both ways" (3 letters)

How NYT Crossword Works

The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.

NYT Crossword FAQ for October 13, 2026

How many clues are in the October 13, 2026 NYT Crossword?

The Crossword (#24531, 2026-10-13) has 76 clues — 36 Across and 40 Down.

What size is the October 13, 2026 Crossword grid?

A 15x15 grid.

What's the longest answer in this puzzle?

9 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.

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