NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 14, 2026
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Wednesday puzzle · 78 answers · Medium. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)
17A YOUREMUTED25A WECANTHEARYOU43A TURNYOURMICON58A OHFORGETIT
The question-mark clues
A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 1; here are their numbers and answers.
- 60AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
Reveal
AWOL
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 335 puzzles since November 2025:
ATE ×23ELI ×18AHA ×12ETON ×11AFAR ×10LED ×10MAR ×10IOWA ×9
The full NYT Crossword solution
Show the solved grid
All 37 Across answers
1A MAGMA6A GOAL10A APSE14A ALLAN15A LACE16A PEEK17A YOUREMUTED19A PANE20A ATE21A MYTHS22A SECTS23A PINE24A SHAH25A WECANTHEARYOU30A COIL32A HEAD33A KIN34A HAZEL36A SEX37A YIELD39A AHA40A ALTI42A PESO43A TURNYOURMICON48A DELL49A EGOS50A BIOTA52A TALON54A ELS57A LOFT58A OHFORGETIT60A AWOL61A ROAD62A ALONE63A HAZE64A BURY65A SINEW
All 41 Down answers
1D MAYA2D ALOT3D GLUE4D MAR5D ANEMIC6D GLUTEN7D OATH8D ACES9D LED10D APPEAR11D PEACHYKEEN12D SENT13D EKES18D MYNA22D SHADY23D PELE24D SEA25D WIZARDOFOZ26D THEIR27D HEX28D OILS29D UNDO30D CHAT31D OAHU35D LAYLA36D STU38D IPOS41D LOL44D NETTLE45D MELODY46D IGOR47D CONGAS50D BLAH51D IOWA52D THOU53D AFAR54D ETON55D LINE56D STEW58D ORB59D ELI
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Wednesday, October 14, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Jacob Stulberg, edited by Will Shortz. It had 78 answers and 42 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is 1 more than the average Wednesday before it (76.6). 1 clue ended in a question mark.
Also on Oct 14: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
Earlier October 2026 NYT Crossword Answers
Every earlier puzzle is in the NYT Crossword archive. For the newest one, see today's NYT Crossword answers, which switch to the next puzzle as soon as it's released.
Unofficial fan guide — not affiliated with or endorsed by The New York Times. We publish answers only, not the clue text.