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NYT Crossword — March 13, 2026

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 64 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 64 revealed

1B

2U

3S

4L

5O

6A

7D

8C

9O

10R

11G

12I

13I

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14T

15P

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16S

L

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B

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S

17E

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M

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18H

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Y

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19S

H

20O

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21O

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22F

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23N

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24P

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25L

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26A

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27B

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28E

29K

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30P

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C

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31J

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P

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32P

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33O

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34S

35I

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37A

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38P

39H

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41C

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42Y

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43K

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44E

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45N

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46F

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47R

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48S

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49S

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Across

31 clues

1Group of students on a field trip, say

8Holly or Monty, for Queen Elizabeth II

13Where to see the sites

15Tools for potatoes

16Guitar player's percussive technique

17Canine's coat

18President whose wife was nicknamed "Lemonade Lucy" for refusing to serve alcohol in the White House

21Something unwanted that can linger

22Deceptive actions

23Big player in D.C., for short?

24Cross product

25Chuck who created "Young Sheldon"

27Showed subservience, in a way

30Section of Westminster Abbey where Chaucer and Shakespeare are honored

31Film character who says "Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate"

32With 37-Across, major N.Y.C. thoroughfare

37See 32-Across

40Powerful auto engine type

41"Knock it off!"

43Pop star who once stylized her name with a dollar sign

45Trait of someone who may say things he shouldn't

48The 1930s-’40s, to a jazz aficionado

49___ Rooney, best-selling author of 2024's "Intermezzo"

Down

33 clues

1Piece that can't move to a different-colored square

2Take cargo from

3Not hang up the call

4Biblical pariah

5Oranges, but not apples

6"Ugly Betty" actress Ortiz

7Implement with mousse or pudding

8Some Christmas tree decorations

9Kind of cavity

11Dangerous item whose first six letters are an anagram of DANGER

20Nowheresville

22Some are gothic

25Ingredient in some vegetable stock

26One way to start

27Dark beer variety

28Didn't do the right thing

29Figure-eight, for example

31Body of water near Sumatra

32Aids for competitive marathon runners

34Last six lines of a sonnet

35Announcement upon arriving

36Toppers that twinkle

38Word with mouth or training

39Military chopper

40Scandinavian woman's name meaning "blessed"

42Southern collective?

46"Bah!," to Lady Macbeth

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Stats & info

Friday, Mar 13, 2026

15×15

Grid size

64

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

6.0

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMar 13, 2026

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorJames McCarron and Rachel Souza

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split31 across · 33 down

Longest entries

14DTop guns?13 ltrs 7DImplement with mousse or pudding12 ltrs 20DNowheresville12 ltrs 27AShowed subservience, in a way11 ltrs 30ASection of Westminster Abbey where Chaucer and Shakespeare are honored11 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 6.0 letters per entry.