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Crossword #24533 | 2026-10-14

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

1 Across: Hot stuff (5 letters)

6 Across: Target (4 letters)

10 Across: Worshiper's locale, at times (4 letters)

14 Across: Poe's middle name (5 letters)

15 Across: Lingerie material (4 letters)

16 Across: Glimpse (4 letters)

17 Across: Response to "Good morning, everybody!" (10 letters)

19 Across: Glazier's product (4 letters)

20 Across: Consumed (3 letters)

21 Across: Debunked "facts" (5 letters)

22 Across: Amish, Shakers and others (5 letters)

23 Across: Long (for) (4 letters)

24 Across: Former Mideast bigwig (4 letters)

25 Across: Response to "Let's get this meeting going" (13 letters)

30 Across: Wrap, as rope (4 letters)

32 Across: Word before or after butt (4 letters)

33 Across: Flesh and blood (3 letters)

34 Across: Tree with edible nuts (5 letters)

36 Across: "A conversation carried out by other means," per Peter Ustinov (3 letters)

37 Across: Give in (5 letters)

39 Across: Triumphant cry (3 letters)

40 Across: Prefix with -meter (4 letters)

42 Across: Chilean money (4 letters)

43 Across: Response to "Why is everyone ignoring me?" (13 letters)

48 Across: Small valley (4 letters)

49 Across: They may be subject to inflation (4 letters)

50 Across: Flora and fauna, collectively (5 letters)

52 Across: Sharp part of a kite (5 letters)

54 Across: Chicago sights, for short (3 letters)

57 Across: Apartment option (4 letters)

58 Across: Reaction to the unsuccessful "conversation" in this puzzle (10 letters)

60 Across: Off base? (4 letters)

61 Across: ___ test (4 letters)

62 Across: Isolated (5 letters)

63 Across: Befuddled state (4 letters)

64 Across: Deep-six (4 letters)

65 Across: Source of strength and resilience (5 letters)

Down

1 Down: Bygone Mesoamerican civilization (4 letters)

2 Down: Oodles (4 letters)

3 Down: Affix, in a way (4 letters)

4 Down: Besmirch (3 letters)

5 Down: Low on red blood cells, perhaps (6 letters)

6 Down: It's in wheat, but not buckwheat (6 letters)

7 Down: Requirement for a juror (4 letters)

8 Down: Wild cards, at times (4 letters)

9 Down: Took the helm (3 letters)

10 Down: Look (6 letters)

11 Down: Dandy (10 letters)

12 Down: Label on an email folder (4 letters)

13 Down: Scratches (out) (4 letters)

18 Down: Talkative bird (4 letters)

22 Down: Like a good tree or a bad deal (5 letters)

23 Down: Three-season star of the New York Cosmos (4 letters)

24 Down: Word before green or after Red (3 letters)

25 Down: Literary title character who's mostly unseen (10 letters)

26 Down: Pronoun with two homophones (5 letters)

27 Down: Curse (3 letters)

28 Down: Mechanic's canfuls (4 letters)

29 Down: Edit menu command (4 letters)

30 Down: Shoot the breeze (4 letters)

31 Down: Locale of the Battleship Missouri Memorial (4 letters)

35 Down: Who "turned my whole world upside down," in a 1970s rock hit (5 letters)

36 Down: "Rugrats" dad (3 letters)

38 Down: Announcements in The Economist, for short (4 letters)

41 Down: "What a riot!," in brief (3 letters)

44 Down: Irk (6 letters)

45 Down: Something to hum (6 letters)

46 Down: Sikorsky of aviation fame (4 letters)

47 Down: Cuban drums (6 letters)

50 Down: Unexciting (4 letters)

51 Down: "American Gothic" setting (4 letters)

52 Down: First word of "Ode on a Grecian Urn" (4 letters)

53 Down: Way off (4 letters)

54 Down: Alma mater for George Orwell and Hugh Laurie (4 letters)

55 Down: Cue from a cuer (4 letters)

56 Down: Hearty dish (4 letters)

58 Down: Ball (3 letters)

59 Down: Hollywood's Roth or Wallach (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.

NYT Crossword FAQ for October 14, 2026

How many clues are in the October 14, 2026 NYT Crossword?

The Crossword (#24533, 2026-10-14) has 78 clues — 37 Across and 41 Down.

What size is the October 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.

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