Our NYT Crossword Hints for September 14, 2023 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, September 14, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 9/14/23. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- Kindergarten series
- Rabbit ears, e.g.
- Add up to
- 2012 film centered around a hostage crisis
- Off-roader, in brief
- Standing on the street
- Great salt lake
- Dr. based out of Compton, Calif.
- Decline
- Body shop fig.
- Sport with a stick
- "Aux innocents ___ mains pleines" ("Fortune favors fools")
- What an impostor tries to sell
- Unfamiliar
- Zero
- Published remembrance, for short
- Giant in chemicals manufacturing
- Middle-earth menace
- Divided by, in fractions
- Toon with the catchphrase "You eediot!"
- Singer Bareilles
- Wraparound garments
- Bad-tempered expression
- Snap with a stick, maybe
- Alpine athlete
- Honeybun
- Unknown quantity in a 10-Down
- Decline
- Expert service provider?
- They're often "baked in" to podcasts
- Focal point of ancient Athens
- Sounds of realization
- Affectionate gesture that might get some blowback?
- Sidewalk shader
- Low-pitched woodwind
- Congratulations
- L'Oréal competitor
- Hidden
- Reef builder
- Creator of the nine circles of Hell
- Comes (from)
- Impede
- Disney queen
- Problem that may have several factors
- Provide things for
- County in New York, Ohio or Pennsylvania
- Strongly urge
- Anyone who's "in" this is out
- Actress Mirren
- Noted figure in genetic research
- Numeral on some sundials
- Early voting site
- Site of the Wailing Wall
- Phrase that's a real game-changer?
- Preceder of the Chen dynasty
- Saint ____ (West Indies nation)
- Good thing to be in
- Where students may be plotting
- Film character who takes "the red pill"
- "The Wizard of Oz" prop
- Customer service state?
- Prefix meaning "correct"
- Govt. workplace overseer
- Bat mitzvah figure
- Tenants' collective protest
- Take exception to
- Nation that switched from right- to left-hand traffic in 2009
- Blackthorn
- Enter on tiptoe
- Fossil fuel alternative
- Successfully pitched
- Common directive in 17-Across … or what to do with five squares in this puzzle
- Get a little punchy?
- Motion to strike?
- Actress Thompson
- Power tool used for mosaics
- Body image focus group?
- 60 minutes, for one
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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