NYT Crossword · 56 Down
“Substitute” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 13, 2026 as 56 Down. The answer has 4 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 56 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Oct 13, 2026 · 56 Down · 4 letters
- Aug 18, 2024 · 100 Down · 4 letters
- Jul 24, 2024 · 19 Across · 7 letters
- Nov 25, 2023 · 12 Down · 6 letters
- Sep 10, 2023 · 26 Down · 7 letters
- Jun 18, 2021 · 33 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 4, 2015 · 109 Down · 4 letters
- Nov 4, 2010 · 34 Across · 5 letters
- Feb 12, 2006 · 45 Down · 4 letters
- Mar 31, 2005 · 45 Across · 5 letters
- Feb 25, 2002 · 10 Down · 11 letters
- Dec 23, 2001 · 59 Down · 6 letters
- Apr 22, 2000 · 12 Down · 8 letters
- Feb 1, 1994 · 52 Down · 4 letters
Hints & tips
Each hint gives away a little more. Reveal them in order.
1
What it means
A definition of the answer, without the word itself.
2
Letters
The answer's length, first letter and last letter.
3
Another clue
Other clues from our archive that had the same answer.
More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Across
- 1___ classic ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Pulp Fiction," e.g.) crossword clue4 letters
- 5Spongy wetlands crossword clue4 letters
- 9Titleholder crossword clue5 letters
- 14Engrave crossword clue4 letters
- 15Dirt pie ingredient crossword clue4 letters
- 16Greek goddesses of the seasons crossword clue5 letters
- 17Optional mission in a video game crossword clue9 letters
- 19Gradually eat away crossword clue5 letters
- 20Selfless sort crossword clue8 letters
- 21Shindig for someone to announce whether they're having a boy or a girl crossword clue6 letters
- 22– crossword clue6 letters
- 23Lie next to crossword clue4 letters
- 25Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 26Tropical cocktail with bananas, strawberries, rum and coconut cream crossword clue8 letters
- 31Go downhill fast crossword clue3 letters
- 34Feedbag contents crossword clue4 letters
- 36Shindig for someone settling into a new home crossword clue5 letters
- 37– crossword clue7 letters
- 40Flips, say crossword clue7 letters
- 42Skirt, as an issue crossword clue5 letters
- 43Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" crossword clue4 letters
- 45Auction unit crossword clue3 letters
- 46Cowboy's kerchief crossword clue8 letters
- 48Show stoppers? crossword clue3 letters
- 51Goes bad crossword clue4 letters
- 52Shindig for someone who's about to tie the knot crossword clue6 letters
- 56– crossword clue6 letters
- 60Like a dish of veal or chicken dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter crossword clue8 letters
- 62Surfers ride them crossword clue5 letters
- 63Lunchroom crossword clue9 letters
- 64Wolf in "The Jungle Book" crossword clue5 letters
- 65Initials on a map until 1991 crossword clue4 letters
- 66Shindig for the cast and crew after filming is done … with a hint to entering this answer and three others in the grid crossword clue4 letters
- 67– crossword clue5 letters
- 68Boxing stats crossword clue4 letters
- 69Jazz singer Sylvia crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1___ Millan, celebrity dog trainer crossword clue5 letters
- 2Handy crossword clue5 letters
- 3High-def flat screen, for short crossword clue5 letters
- 4"Ay, ___ the rub" crossword clue6 letters
- 5Broth that might come from a dissolved cube crossword clue8 letters
- 6Magnetite and bauxite crossword clue4 letters
- 7Whole that's greater than the sum of its parts, from the German crossword clue7 letters
- 8Barfly crossword clue3 letters
- 9Spotted African sprinters crossword clue8 letters
- 10Car's honker crossword clue4 letters
- 11Longtime Yankee slugger, familiarly crossword clue4 letters
- 12Earned crossword clue4 letters
- 13Member of a jury crossword clue4 letters
- 18Ke Huy ___, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actor crossword clue4 letters
- 21Boss, in Britain crossword clue3 letters
- 24Major Iraqi port city crossword clue5 letters
- 27Adversary crossword clue3 letters
- 28Quiet period crossword clue4 letters
- 29Scandinavian capital crossword clue4 letters
- 30Toward sunset crossword clue4 letters
- 31Mop, as the deck crossword clue4 letters
- 32Polynesian brew crossword clue4 letters
- 33Smooth out, as a wrinkled shirt crossword clue4 letters
- 35Talent broker crossword clue5 letters
- 38Mediocre, in modern slang crossword clue3 letters
- 39"’Tis entirely likely" crossword clue8 letters
- 41Those going along with others' unhealthy habits crossword clue8 letters
- 44Item worn with a hazmat suit crossword clue7 letters
- 47Negative connector crossword clue3 letters
- 49"Curses!" crossword clue4 letters
- 50Fibrous connecting tissues crossword clue6 letters
- 53Second-largest city in Northern Ireland crossword clue5 letters
- 54"Take me ___" crossword clue5 letters
- 55Bounds crossword clue5 letters
- 57Ceremonial Maori dance crossword clue4 letters
- 58Done crossword clue4 letters
- 59Mark left by a whip crossword clue4 letters
- 61"Should that be true …" crossword clue4 letters
- 63Word before "one's losses" or "both ways" crossword clue3 letters
All answers for Oct 13, 2026Step-by-step The Crossword hints
Solve another clue
Type any clue and the letters you know; answers are ranked by meaning.
Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Substitute”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with S and ends with P, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Substitute” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 56 Down. It has appeared 14 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Substitute” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is SWAP. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.