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NYT Crossword — April 13, 2026

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1Undergoes a chemical change

7Yosemite or Yellowstone

11Hairstyling stuff

14Send out of the country, as goods

15One of many in an autumn pile

16Alter ___ (secondary identity)

17Rap songs and such

19Certain endurance race, in brief

20Bowling venue

22"You got that right!"

24Places to stick wallets

26"___ of the d'Urbervilles"

28"There's ___ in 'team,' but there is one in 'win'"

29Longtime TV brand

31Paula of "American Idol"

35Something named on a license plate

39Risky time for beach property owners

43Highway stopover

45Keg attachment

47French fashion magazine

49Singer with the 1961 #1 hit "Hit the Road Jack"

55"The Thin Man" terrier

58Salt Lake City's home

59"___, and ye shall find" (Matthew 7:7)

60Tehre are two in tihs clue

61___ B, a.k.a. Scary Spice

62"Woo-hoo!" … as suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across

64Slight amount

65The slightest amount

66Make fizzy, as a drink

67Actress de Armas

68Freight car weights

69Picnic food holder

Down

41 clues

1Physical therapy and such, informally

2Send out of the country, as a disgraced leader

3Fruit pastry that pairs well with vanilla ice cream

4Stick together

5Land of Priam and Hector

6Motor oil brand

7Pleasingly round

8Author of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"

9___ d'etre (justification for being)

10Colonel Sanders's chain

11"See what I mean?"

13Gird one's ___

18___ tai (cocktail)

24Big banking inits. in the U.K.

25Sportscaster Howard who cried "Down goes Frazier!"

27Responded to a doctor's request

30Baking quantity

32Fish ladder locale

33Chicago-style pizza chain

34"Live and ___ live"

37Nursery rhyme's "little piggy"

46Afghan language

48Features of lasagna or an onion

49Dance from Cuba

50Stayed home for dinner

51Site where Allies met in 1945

52Showed again, as on TV

53City NE of Manchester

54Barely manage, with "out"

56Rich cake whose name comes from German

60Ellington's "Take ___ Train"

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Stats & info

Monday, Apr 13, 2026

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 13, 2026

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorBrad Wiegmann

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 41 down

Longest entries

39ARisky time for beach property owners15 ltrs 17ARap songs and such11 ltrs 62A"Woo-hoo!" … as suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across11 ltrs 24APlaces to stick wallets10 ltrs 49ASinger with the 1961 #1 hit "Hit the Road Jack"10 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.