NYT Crossword September 14 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Andrea Carla Michaels and Dena R. VerkuilEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1J2E3E4P5E6G7G8S9M10E11L12E13E14ACRE15GNAT16EVANS17BOAT18HOUSE19RATES20RIBS21E22LM23ERE24C25A26SINO27BREA28DBOX29EMT30DO31RA32GIRL33LIE34S35SIS36I37DUO38S39SPL40ITDEC41ISION42SCAB43SHEL44DME45D46ONE47S48ISL49A50EAR51S52LUGFE53ST54SN55ARKY56LIN57ORA58ATOM59OTT60ER61G62OBANA63N64A65S66THERE67EVER68ZERO69HORSE70SALT71EWES

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACherokee or Wrangler4 lettersJEEP
5AOmelet ingredients4 lettersEGGS
9ABig noisy fight5 lettersMELEE
14ACornfield measure4 lettersACRE
15ALittle flying pest4 lettersGNAT
17ACrew building9 lettersBOATHOUSE
21AStately tree3 lettersELM
23ABefore, in poetry3 lettersERE
24AAtlantic City attraction6 lettersCASINO
27A"Is it bigger than a ___?"8 lettersBREADBOX
29A911 respondent, in brief3 lettersEMT
30ALatina toon explorer4 lettersDORA
35A"Absolutely, amigo!"4 lettersSISI
39AClose boxing match outcome13 lettersSPLITDECISION
42APicket line crosser4 lettersSCAB
51AAll-out boxing match8 lettersSLUGFEST
54ASarcastic6 lettersSNARKY
57ASinger/actress Rita ___3 lettersORA
59APlayful aquatic mammal5 lettersOTTER
66AWord said while pointing5 lettersTHERE
69AInformal hoops game5 lettersHORSE
70AWinter road application4 lettersSALT
71ARams' mates4 lettersEWES
DOWN
1DQuick boxing punch3 lettersJAB
3DSlice of history3 lettersERA
4D___ dish (lab item)5 lettersPETRI
5DSelf-esteem builder8 lettersEGOBOOST
6DAfrican antelopes4 lettersGNUS
8DHave the reins5 lettersSTEER
9DDisney's Ariel and her sisters8 lettersMERMAIDS
11DOne slow to develop11 lettersLATEBLOOMER
12DBeginning of el año5 lettersENERO
13DEnglish county NE of London5 lettersESSEX
18DFemale red deer4 lettersHIND
22D"Break a ___!"3 lettersLEG
25DOut of place5 lettersAMISS
26DPedometer11 lettersSTEPCOUNTER
27DSingle, double or triple7 lettersBASEHIT
28DAncient Celtic priest5 lettersDRUID
31DClears (of)4 lettersRIDS
36DCompletes, as a cake4 lettersICES
38DMove stealthily5 lettersSNEAK
40DLead-in to "except after C"8 lettersIBEFOREE
41D"Let me go first"8 lettersILLSTART
45DLike some humor and wine3 lettersDRY
47DTo be, in Barcelona3 lettersSER
49DSoon, in poems4 lettersANON
53DWise sorts5 lettersSAGES
55DAstound5 lettersAMAZE
58DBrother of Cain4 lettersABEL
63DPreviously unseen3 lettersNEW
64D"Rules ___ rules"3 lettersARE
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