WSJ Crossword hints and answers for September 14, 2026
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Clues74
Across33
Down41
TitleSimply Dashing
Today’s WSJ Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Bearded Smurf (4)
Starts with P, ends with APAPA→
5A
Some Cubans (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCIGARS→
11A
Mama’s boy (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSON→
14A
Farming prefix (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAGRI→
15A
Outfit for an infant (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONESIE→
16A
Debate side (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
17A
Many a modern business session (or a hasty tryst?) (11)
Starts with Z, ends with GZOOMMEETING→
19A
Emmy winner Holbrook (3)
Starts with H, ends with LHAL→
20A
Honeyed drinks (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEADS→
21A
Solution in an IV drip (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESALINE→
23A
Share one’s thoughts (or what may develop after 17-Across?) (15)
Starts with E, ends with SEXPRESSFEELINGS→
27A
Citi Field player (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
28A
Boston’s Liberty Tree, e.g. (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
29A
Former flames (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEXES→
30A
Texas city named for a Ukrainian city (6)
Starts with O, ends with AODESSA→
34A
Poetic feet (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIAMBS→
37A
Political partner (or a possible product of 17- and 23-Across?) (11)
Starts with R, ends with ERUNNINGMATE→
40A
Anvil sound (5)
Starts with C, ends with GCLANG→
41A
Is penitent (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATONES→
44A
Catcher’s wear (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMASK→
47A
End for spy, kiss or nanny (3)
Starts with C, ends with MCAM→
49A
Dog doc (3)
Starts with V, ends with TVET→
50A
Next of kin (or possible outcome of 17-, 23- and 37-Across?) (15)
Starts with I, ends with YIMMEDIATEFAMILY→
56A
Headline (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSTARIN→
57A
Wide valleys (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDALES→
58A
Do the wrong thing (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
59A
Event where the romance in 17-, 23-, 37- and 50-Across may start? (11)
Starts with S, ends with GSPEEDDATING→
64A
SoFi Stadium footballer (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
65A
Turn sour, as milk (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECURDLE→
66A
Post-shower attire (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROBE→
67A
Planetarium depiction (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSKY→
68A
Declares (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTATES→
69A
At some previous point (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
Down
1D
Nobel-winning poet Octavio (3)
Starts with P, ends with ZPAZ→
2D
Earlier than now (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
3D
Supplier of forgotten lines, for stage actors (8)
Starts with P, ends with RPROMPTER→
4D
Person drawing a bead (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAIMER→
5D
New Yale students of 1969 (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOEDS→
6D
Actually existing (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINESSE→
7D
Acquire (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGET→
8D
“___ live and breathe!” (3)
Starts with A, ends with IASI→
9D
Free of suds (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERINSE→
10D
George of “The Goldbergs” (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSEGAL→
11D
Big cat of Africa? (6)
Starts with S, ends with XSPHINX→
12D
Grand Marnier flavoring (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORANGE→
13D
Phrase tacked on for emphasis (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNOLESS→
18D
Astronaut Jemison (3)
Starts with M, ends with EMAE→
22D
Deceives (6)
Starts with L, ends with OLIESTO→
23D
Angsty music genre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
24D
Checked, on a form (3)
Starts with X, ends with DXED→
25D
Target, as with a water balloon (7)
Starts with F, ends with TFLINGAT→
26D
Online periodical, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with GEMAG→
32D
“Live from New York!” letters (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
33D
“Blonde” Oscar nominee de Armas (3)
Starts with A, ends with AANA→
35D
UFC sport (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMMA→
36D
Cricket stick (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBAT→
38D
Cuzco resident (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
39D
Conjure up (8)
Starts with E, ends with NENVISION→
42D
Elusive swimmer (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
43D
Epitome of a mess (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
44D
Stingy sorts (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMISERS→
45D
Lake Shore Limited operator (6)
Starts with A, ends with KAMTRAK→
46D
Obsequious (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSMARMY→
48D
Stick one’s nose in (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMEDDLE→
51D
Parts of spines and brakes (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDISCS→
52D
Suggestions (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINPUT→
53D
Begins to disappear (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFADES→
54D
Copying (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
55D
D.C. commuter choice (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETRO→
60D
Period (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
61D
Summer setting in NYC (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEDT→
62D
Airer of 32-Down (3)
Starts with N, ends with CNBC→
63D
“Fancy that!” (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
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How many clues are in the WSJ Crossword for September 14, 2026?+
74 clues: 33 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Grant Conley and edited by Mike Shenk.
What are some answers in today’s WSJ Crossword?+
For example: Bearded Smurf (PAPA); Some Cubans (CIGARS); Mama’s boy (SON).
Who edits the WSJ Crossword?+
Mike Shenk has edited the Wall Street Journal Crossword since its launch.
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