NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 14. September, 2026
The Crossword #24422 for Monday, September 14, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 78 clues (39 Across, 39 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Cherokee or Wrangler”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
5 Across: Omelet ingredients (4 letters)
9 Across: Big noisy fight (5 letters)
14 Across: Cornfield measure (4 letters)
15 Across: Little flying pest (4 letters)
16 Across: Dale who sang "Happy Trails" with Roy Rogers (5 letters)
17 Across: Crew building (9 letters)
19 Across: Assigns stars to, as on Yelp (5 letters)
20 Across: "Spare" things at a barbecue (4 letters)
21 Across: Stately tree (3 letters)
23 Across: Before, in poetry (3 letters)
24 Across: Atlantic City attraction (6 letters)
27 Across: "Is it bigger than a ___?" (8 letters)
29 Across: 911 respondent, in brief (3 letters)
30 Across: Latina toon explorer (4 letters)
32 Across: Beatles song with the lyric “She promises the earth to me” (4 letters)
33 Across: Pinocchio's are easily exposed (4 letters)
35 Across: "Absolutely, amigo!" (4 letters)
37 Across: The White Stripes and the Black Keys, for two (4 letters)
39 Across: Close boxing match outcome (13 letters)
42 Across: Picket line crosser (4 letters)
43 Across: Silverstein who wrote and illustrated "The Giving Tree" (4 letters)
44 Across: Contacted on Instagram, informally (4 letters)
46 Across: Bills typically found in a tip jar (4 letters)
48 Across: Mallorca or Menorca, por ejemplo (4 letters)
50 Across: Place for a piercing or a plug (3 letters)
51 Across: All-out boxing match (8 letters)
54 Across: Sarcastic (6 letters)
56 Across: "Hamilton" composer ___-Manuel Miranda (3 letters)
57 Across: Singer/actress Rita ___ (3 letters)
58 Across: It's "smashed" in a particle accelerator (4 letters)
59 Across: Playful aquatic mammal (5 letters)
61 Across: Flip out … or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 27-, 39- and 51-Across (9 letters)
66 Across: Word said while pointing (5 letters)
67 Across: "Never Have I ___" (sleepover game) (4 letters)
68 Across: Coldest possible temperature on the Kelvin scale (4 letters)
69 Across: Informal hoops game (5 letters)
70 Across: Winter road application (4 letters)
71 Across: Rams' mates (4 letters)
Down
1 Down: Quick boxing punch (3 letters)
2 Down: Prefix with friendly or warrior (3 letters)
3 Down: Slice of history (3 letters)
4 Down: ___ dish (lab item) (5 letters)
5 Down: Self-esteem builder (8 letters)
6 Down: African antelopes (4 letters)
7 Down: Something an electric car doesn't use (3 letters)
8 Down: Have the reins (5 letters)
9 Down: Disney's Ariel and her sisters (8 letters)
10 Down: Youngest of the Gabor sisters (3 letters)
11 Down: One slow to develop (11 letters)
12 Down: Beginning of el año (5 letters)
13 Down: English county NE of London (5 letters)
18 Down: Female red deer (4 letters)
22 Down: "Break a ___!" (3 letters)
24 Down: "The Simpsons" collectible (3 letters)
25 Down: Out of place (5 letters)
26 Down: Pedometer (11 letters)
27 Down: Single, double or triple (7 letters)
28 Down: Ancient Celtic priest (5 letters)
31 Down: Clears (of) (4 letters)
34 Down: Word hidden, aptly, in "teen's language" (5 letters)
36 Down: Completes, as a cake (4 letters)
38 Down: Move stealthily (5 letters)
40 Down: Lead-in to "except after C" (8 letters)
41 Down: "Let me go first" (8 letters)
45 Down: Like some humor and wine (3 letters)
47 Down: To be, in Barcelona (3 letters)
49 Down: Soon, in poems (4 letters)
51 Down: Animal that sleeps upside down (5 letters)
52 Down: Certain art print, informally (5 letters)
53 Down: Wise sorts (5 letters)
55 Down: Astound (5 letters)
58 Down: Brother of Cain (4 letters)
60 Down: TV medical drama settings, in brief (3 letters)
62 Down: Things traveling through fallopian tubes (3 letters)
63 Down: Previously unseen (3 letters)
64 Down: "Rules ___ rules" (3 letters)
65 Down: Abba title sung after the line "The love you gave me, nothing else can save me" (3 letters)
How NYT Crossword Works
The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.
- Full-Size Grid A standard 15x15 weekday grid, expanding to a significantly larger grid on Sundays.
- Daily Difficulty Curve Monday starts easy and each day gets progressively harder through Saturday, the toughest of the week.
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NYT Crossword FAQ for September 14, 2026
How many clues are in the September 14, 2026 NYT Crossword?
The Crossword (#24422, 2026-09-14) has 78 clues — 39 Across and 39 Down.
What size is the September 14, 2026 Crossword grid?
A 15x15 grid.
What's the longest answer in this puzzle?
13 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.