NYT Crossword Answers for Saturday, November 14, 2026

Saturday, November 14, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Saturday, November 14, 2026

15×15By Byron WaldenEdited by Will ShortzHardest (themeless)

Saturday puzzle · 66 answers · Hardest (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

14A LITHUANIA17A ARRANGING29A PECANTART34A ANNOUNCER48A BEEFCURRY50A EARTHRISE

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 10; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 1AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealCHAW
  2. 26AAcross clue ending in “?” (8)
    RevealPALEALES
  3. 36AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealCUTIN
  4. 53AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealSEED
  5. 7DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealFINK
  6. 9DDown clue ending in “?” (14)
    RevealCHICKENSCRATCH
  7. 11DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealANIMALACTS
  8. 13DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealHEMS
  9. 15DDown clue ending in “?” (14)
    RevealUNHEADQUARTERS
  10. 45DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealARSE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 366 puzzles since November 2025:

ERIE ×13EYE ×9ARSE ×6ONION ×6TREAT ×5CLAM ×4DYED ×4TAG ×4

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid
All 33 Across answers

1A CHAW5A LOFT9A CRASH14A LITHUANIA16A HENCE17A ARRANGING18A IDIOM19A MEATHOOK20A SCHMOS21A AEON22A POKEAT23A TWOMAN26A PALEALES28A RAPID29A PECANTART30A EYE31A QUAKERS33A CPU34A ANNOUNCER36A CUTIN38A TEDTALKS39A DRYSET40A METRES41A CRAG42A LABATT43A FLATHEAD47A INAWE48A BEEFCURRY49A NOTAR50A EARTHRISE51A TRESS52A ARKS53A SEED

All 33 Down answers

1D CLAM2D HIRE3D ATRA4D WHATAMI5D LAGOON6D ONION7D FINK8D TAG9D CHICKENSCRATCH10D REDHEAT11D ANIMALACTS12D SCOOTERPIE13D HEMS15D UNHEADQUARTERS20D SOLAR22D PACER23D TREAT24D WAYNEMANOR25D OPENDEBATE26D PEKES27D STUNT29D PACKS32D UNLET35D OTTAWAS37D UYGHURS39D DRAFTS41D CLERK42D LINT43D FEAR44D ERIE45D ARSE46D DYED48D BEA

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Saturday, November 14, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Byron Walden, edited by Will Shortz. It had 66 answers and 26 black squares; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Saturday before it (67.5). 10 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Nov 14: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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