NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, September 14, 2026
NYT Crossword
Monday, September 14, 2026
Monday puzzle · 78 answers · Easiest of the week. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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17A BOATHOUSE39A SPLITDECISION61A GOBANANAS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 305 puzzles since November 2025:
ERA ×26ARE ×15EAR ×14ACRE ×13ERS ×13ORA ×13GAS ×10SOS ×10
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All 39 Across answers
1A JEEP5A EGGS9A MELEE14A ACRE15A GNAT16A EVANS17A BOATHOUSE19A RATES20A RIBS21A ELM23A ERE24A CASINO27A BREADBOX29A EMT30A DORA32A GIRL33A LIES35A SISI37A DUOS39A SPLITDECISION42A SCAB43A SHEL44A DMED46A ONES48A ISLA50A EAR51A SLUGFEST54A SNARKY56A LIN57A ORA58A ATOM59A OTTER61A GOBANANAS66A THERE67A EVER68A ZERO69A HORSE70A SALT71A EWES
All 39 Down answers
1D JAB2D ECO3D ERA4D PETRI5D EGOBOOST6D GNUS7D GAS8D STEER9D MERMAIDS10D EVA11D LATEBLOOMER12D ENERO13D ESSEX18D HIND22D LEG24D CEL25D AMISS26D STEPCOUNTER27D BASEHIT28D DRUID31D RIDS34D SLANG36D ICES38D SNEAK40D IBEFOREE41D ILLSTART45D DRY47D SER49D ANON51D SLOTH52D LITHO53D SAGES55D AMAZE58D ABEL60D ERS62D OVA63D NEW64D ARE65D SOS
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Monday, September 14, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Andrea Carla Michaels and Dena R. Verkuil, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 1 more than the average Monday before it (76.9). No clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Sep 14: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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