NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 14. October, 2026
The Crossword #24533 for Wednesday, October 14, 2026 is a 15x15 grid with 78 clues (37 Across, 41 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Hot stuff”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
6 Across: Target
10 Across: Worshiper's locale, at times
14 Across: Poe's middle name
15 Across: Lingerie material
16 Across: Glimpse
17 Across: Response to "Good morning, everybody!"
19 Across: Glazier's product
20 Across: Consumed
21 Across: Debunked "facts"
22 Across: Amish, Shakers and others
23 Across: Long (for)
24 Across: Former Mideast bigwig
25 Across: Response to "Let's get this meeting going"
30 Across: Wrap, as rope
32 Across: Word before or after butt
33 Across: Flesh and blood
34 Across: Tree with edible nuts
36 Across: "A conversation carried out by other means," per Peter Ustinov
37 Across: Give in
39 Across: Triumphant cry
40 Across: Prefix with -meter
42 Across: Chilean money
43 Across: Response to "Why is everyone ignoring me?"
48 Across: Small valley
49 Across: They may be subject to inflation
50 Across: Flora and fauna, collectively
52 Across: Sharp part of a kite
54 Across: Chicago sights, for short
57 Across: Apartment option
58 Across: Reaction to the unsuccessful "conversation" in this puzzle
60 Across: Off base?
61 Across: ___ test
62 Across: Isolated
63 Across: Befuddled state
64 Across: Deep-six
65 Across: Source of strength and resilience
Down
1 Down: Bygone Mesoamerican civilization
2 Down: Oodles
3 Down: Affix, in a way
4 Down: Besmirch
5 Down: Low on red blood cells, perhaps
6 Down: It's in wheat, but not buckwheat
7 Down: Requirement for a juror
8 Down: Wild cards, at times
9 Down: Took the helm
10 Down: Look
11 Down: Dandy
12 Down: Label on an email folder
13 Down: Scratches (out)
18 Down: Talkative bird
22 Down: Like a good tree or a bad deal
23 Down: Three-season star of the New York Cosmos
24 Down: Word before green or after Red
25 Down: Literary title character who's mostly unseen
26 Down: Pronoun with two homophones
27 Down: Curse
28 Down: Mechanic's canfuls
29 Down: Edit menu command
30 Down: Shoot the breeze
31 Down: Locale of the Battleship Missouri Memorial
35 Down: Who "turned my whole world upside down," in a 1970s rock hit
36 Down: "Rugrats" dad
38 Down: Announcements in The Economist, for short
41 Down: "What a riot!," in brief
44 Down: Irk
45 Down: Something to hum
46 Down: Sikorsky of aviation fame
47 Down: Cuban drums
50 Down: Unexciting
51 Down: "American Gothic" setting
52 Down: First word of "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
53 Down: Way off
54 Down: Alma mater for George Orwell and Hugh Laurie
55 Down: Cue from a cuer
56 Down: Hearty dish
58 Down: Ball
59 Down: Hollywood's Roth or Wallach
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Today's NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in today's NYT Crossword crossword?
Today's Crossword (#24533, 2026-10-14) has 78 clues — 37 Across and 41 Down.
What size is today's Crossword grid?
A 15x15 grid.
What's the longest answer today?
13 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.