NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 13, 2026
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Clues78
Across35
Down43
ConstructorBrian Keller
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Uber alternative (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITAXI→
5A
The class of '26, at the beginning of '26 (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSRS→
8A
Hosp. triage specialists (6)
Starts with E, ends with SERDOCS→
14A
One acting on impulse? (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAXON→
15A
Wasabi-coated tidbit, maybe (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
16A
Pittsburgh Pirates mascot (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPARROT→
17A
*Peers (8)
Starts with P, ends with NPLUSSIGN→
19A
Order to relax (6)
Starts with A, ends with EATEASE→
20A
Group of reps (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
21A
Back-comb, in a way (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEASE→
23A
___ mater (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALMA→
24A
*Number of years between Summer Olympics (12)
Starts with D, ends with LDOLLARSYMBOL→
30A
Heated competition? (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMEET→
31A
Kilauea output (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
32A
Some porcelain pieces (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACHINA→
34A
Shiba ___ (dog breed) (3)
Starts with I, ends with UINU→
37A
*Number of Supreme Court justices (15)
Starts with O, ends with SOPENPARENTHESIS→
41A
Ethane or methane (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
42A
Belittle (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABASE→
43A
Conscious of systemic societal problems (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWOKE→
44A
Big inits. in frozen desserts (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTCBY→
45A
They're adjusted when truing a bicycle wheel (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPOKES→
47A
*Guns N' Roses guitarist (12)
Starts with Q, ends with KQUESTIONMARK→
52A
Beauty supply chain (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULTA→
53A
"Swell!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONEATO→
54A
Under the weather (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
57A
Jackal-headed Egyptian deity (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANUBIS→
60A
What you'd need to press to make the starred clues and their answers match (8)
Starts with S, ends with YSHIFTKEY→
62A
It was discovered by the Curies (6)
Starts with R, ends with MRADIUM→
63A
Kind of line at the beach (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
64A
Try a new course, say (4)
Starts with V, ends with RVEER→
65A
TikTok phenomena (6)
Starts with T, ends with STRENDS→
66A
Guileful (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSLY→
67A
Drink with junmai and nigori variants (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAKE→
Down
1D
Array behind the counter at a tavern (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAPS→
2D
Wheel assembly component (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAXLE→
3D
Strike from a list (4)
Starts with X, ends with TXOUT→
4D
Important contacts (3)
Starts with I, ends with SINS→
5D
Many fast pitches (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPIELS→
6D
Majestic (5)
Starts with R, ends with LREGAL→
7D
Stark daughter played by Sophie Turner on "Game of Thrones" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASANSA→
8D
Fuel economy org. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
9D
Tattletale (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
10D
Imagined while sleeping (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDREAMT→
11D
Toothbrush handle? (5)
Starts with O, ends with BORALB→
12D
Cranberry-tinged cocktail (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCOSMO→
13D
Criminally good deal (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTEAL→
18D
"Quit it!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTOP→
22D
Its fur might trim a royal robe (6)
Starts with E, ends with EERMINE→
24D
College faculty head (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDEAN→
25D
Email status (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
26D
Opposite of "nah" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEAH→
27D
Real grind (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSLOG→
28D
Seville snack (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATAPA→
29D
Holiday preceders (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEVES→
32D
Handout with a kids' menu (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCRAYON→
33D
Bulls and bucks (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHES→
34D
Avoids injury, say (4)
Starts with I, ends with KISOK→
35D
Personification of victory (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENIKE→
36D
Wields (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
38D
Formal accord (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPACT→
39D
Actress Jacobson of "Broad City" (4)
Starts with A, ends with IABBI→
40D
Furry "Star Wars" creature (4)
Starts with E, ends with KEWOK→
44D
Container at an airport checkpoint, for short (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTSABIN→
45D
Smooth and glossy (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSATINY→
46D
Seminar head, informally (4)
Starts with P, ends with FPROF→
47D
Ice cream purchase (5)
Starts with Q, ends with TQUART→
48D
Forearm-related, in a way (5)
Starts with U, ends with RULNAR→
49D
Practice piece (5)
Starts with E, ends with EETUDE→
50D
Tree "houses" (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNESTS→
51D
Palace, in Hindi (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMAHAL→
54D
Retail outlet with a store map at its entrance (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
55D
Garlic relative (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLEEK→
56D
Strings of yore (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELYRE→
58D
T-shaped birth control insert (3)
Starts with I, ends with DIUD→
59D
Texting inits. (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSMS→
61D
Fixtures at sports bars (3)
Starts with T, ends with STVS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 13, 2026?+
78 clues: 35 Across and 43 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Brian Keller and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Uber alternative (TAXI); The class of '26, at the beginning of '26 (SRS); Hosp. triage specialists (ERDOCS).
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