Gibbon or gorilla NYT Crossword Clue

Gibbon or gorilla NYT Crossword Clue

ANSWER: APE

The answer to the New York Times crossword clue Gibbon or gorilla for July 13, 2025, is APE.

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 13, 2025

Across

1A Gibbon or gorilla: APE

4A Bird whose name is an excellent starting guess in Wordle, according to WordleBot: CRANE

6A Cry from a judge: ORDER

7A Family nickname that would make a terrible starting guess in Wordle: MAMMA

8A “Hooray!”: YAY

Down

1D Widespread display: ARRAY

2D Lakshmi who was a longtime host of “Top Chef”: PADMA

3D “Don’t let perfect be the ___ of good” (aphorism): ENEMY

4D URL ending: COM

5D Historical period: ERA

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