NYT Midi Crossword Answers Today, November 14, 2026

The New York Times (NYT) Midi Crossword for Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026: hints for all 38 clues, the Wine Selections theme, an entry-length count, answers.

By Fresh Calendars News Desk, Editorial team, daily puzzles

Published November 13, 2026, 10:29 p.m. ET 8 min read

NYT Midi Crossword answers for Nov. 14, 2026 on an eleven-by-nine grid — The New York Times Midi Crossword for Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, with a tap-to-reveal hint for each of its 38 clues. Illustration: Fresh Calendars

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What “Wine Selections” asks of the solver
The least literal clue today
Hints for every clue
Entry lengths today against Friday
Where to start in this grid
Today’s NYT Midi answers (spoilers)

The New York Times (NYT) Midi Crossword for Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, is titled “Wine Selections” and has 38 clues on an 11-by-9 grid, credited to Jeremy Newton. Each clue gets a hint behind a tap, and the answers sit in a marked section at the bottom.

What “Wine Selections” asks of the solver

Three clues share an opening: “Wine best enjoyed while…” followed by a place or activity and a question mark. They are 14-Across, 19-Across and 24-Across, and each answer fills 7 squares. Read the second half of each clue as a scene, then look for an ordinary word or phrase that fits it and whose tail also works as a clipped wine name.

The three entries sit in rows 3, 5 and 7 of the 9-row grid and step to the left as you go down: they start in columns 5, 3 and 1. The grid’s 5-Down is the one 9-letter Down that crosses all three, so any letter you place there pays off in the theme.

The three 9-letter Downs, 3-Down, 5-Down and 7-Down, are the visual decoys. They run through the theme rows at columns 3, 6 and 9, yet their clues carry no question mark and no wine.

The least literal clue today

24-Across: Wine best enjoyed while visiting Disney World? The question mark warns that “visiting” is not a plain verb here. Split the answer into two pieces. The first is a man’s first name; the second is a clipped name for a red grape, which Friday’s Midi also leaned on. Together, the two pieces also form a casual phrase for strolling into a room, which is how the clue disguises the wine.

Hints for every clue

Clue text is copied exactly as printed, blanks included. Where an answer is a phrase in the grid, the hint gives the length of each word.

Across

1-Across (3 letters), And so forth: Abbr.
the shorthand that closes a list; it starts with E and finishes with C.
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Etc
4-Across (3 letters), “Six-pack” muscles
the midsection muscles gym-goers train; plural, so it ends in S.
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Abs
7-Across (3 letters), Sandwich often held together with a toothpick, in brief
bacon, lettuce and tomato, written as initials; it starts with B and finishes with T.
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Blt
10-Across (3 letters), Neck wrap named after a snake
a feathery scarf that shares a name with a constrictor; it starts with B.
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Boa
11-Across (3 letters), Earl Grey ___
a hot drink steeped from leaves; it follows the blend’s name.
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Tea
12-Across (3 letters), Doctors’ org.
the American Medical Association (AMA), three letters with the same one at both ends.
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Ama
13-Across (3 letters), “It’s cold out here!”
the sound of a shiver, spelled with three consonants; it starts with B and finishes with R.
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Brr
14-Across (7 letters), Wine best enjoyed while moving on a runway?
it begins with the word for a plane’s slow roll along the tarmac and finishes with a short red-wine name; one word; it starts with T and finishes with B.
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Taxicab
16-Across (5 letters), Sight-related
an adjective for anything to do with the eye; it starts with O and finishes with C.
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Optic
18-Across (3 letters), Boxing match result, for short
the initials for a fight the referee stops, a technical knockout (TKO); the middle letter is K.
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Tko
19-Across (7 letters), Wine best enjoyed while touring an R.N.’s workplace?
a grove of fruit trees; the first two letters are hospital shorthand for a surgery room and the last five are a short white-wine name; it starts with O and finishes with D.
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Orchard
21-Across (3 letters), Also
a word meaning as well; it sounds like the number after one.
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Too
22-Across (5 letters), Secretly monitor
to watch without being seen; two words, 3 and 2 letters; it starts with S and finishes with N.
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Spy On
24-Across (7 letters), Wine best enjoyed while visiting Disney World?
a casual way to walk in without a care, two words of 5 and 2 letters; split it 4 and 3 instead and you get a first name plus a clipped red-wine name; it starts with W and finishes with N.
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Waltz In
26-Across (3 letters), Petroleum, e.g.
a thick liquid drilled from underground; it starts with O and finishes with L.
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Oil
28-Across (3 letters), Skating rink surface
frozen water that blades cut into; it starts with I and finishes with E.
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Ice
29-Across (3 letters), Suffix with Gator or Power
the ending that turns lemon into a cold drink; it starts with A and finishes with E.
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Ade
30-Across (3 letters), Genetic messenger
ribonucleic acid (RNA), the molecule that carries a cell’s instructions to the protein makers.
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Rna
31-Across (3 letters), Janus or Jupiter
a deity; both names in the clue belong to ancient Rome; it starts with G and finishes with D.
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God
32-Across (3 letters), Green morsel
a small round seed that grows in a pod; it starts with P and finishes with A.
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Pea
33-Across (3 letters), Stitch up
to join cloth with needle and thread; it starts with S and finishes with W.
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Sew

Down

1-Down (3 letters), Recede, as a tide
to drop away from the shore; it starts with E and finishes with B.
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Ebb
2-Down (4 letters), Director Guillermo del ___
the Spanish word for a bull; it starts with T and finishes with O.
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Toro
3-Down (9 letters), Shared a ride
traveled in one vehicle with others on the same route; one word; it starts with C and finishes with D.
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Carpooled
4-Down (5 letters), Room beneath the roof
the space where boxes of old things get stored; it starts with A and finishes with C.
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Attic
5-Down (9 letters), Next to a sandy shore, like some hotels
right beside the surf and the sand; one word; it starts with B and finishes with E.
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Beachside
6-Down (3 letters), Jazz band instrument, for short
a curved horn with a clipped name; it starts with S and finishes with X.
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Sax
7-Down (9 letters), Some patio entrances
doors at the rear of a house; plural; two words, 4 and 5 letters; it starts with B and finishes with S.
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Back Doors
8-Down (4 letters), “so hilarious!!”
a four-letter text-message reaction to something very funny; it starts with L and finishes with O.
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Lmao
9-Down (3 letters), Bar bill
the running total a bartender keeps open until you pay; it starts with T and finishes with B.
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Tab
15-Down (4 letters), Modest reply to “Good work!”
a humble answer that downplays the praise; two words, 1 and 3 letters; it starts with I and finishes with Y.
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I Try
17-Down (4 letters), Horse gait that’s faster than a walk
the pace between a walk and a canter; it starts and finishes with T.
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Trot
20-Down (5 letters), Sleep ___ (breathing issue)
a pause in breathing during the night; it starts and finishes with A.
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Apnea
21-Down (4 letters), Tex-Mex order
a folded tortilla with a filling; it starts with T and finishes with O.
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Taco
23-Down (4 letters), The numeral 6, when rotated 180 degrees
spell out the digit that the upside-down 6 becomes; it starts with N and finishes with E.
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Nine
24-Down (3 letters), Hairpiece
hair you can take off at night; it starts with W and finishes with G.
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Wig
25-Down (3 letters), Stick in the microwave
to heat leftovers fast, as a verb; it starts with Z and finishes with P.
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Zap
27-Down (3 letters), What a judge interprets
the rules courts apply; it starts with L and finishes with W.
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Law

Entry lengths today against Friday

The grid has 21 Across entries and 17 Down, 38 clues in all. Counts below come from the official grid data for both days.

Measure	Saturday, Nov. 14	Friday, Nov. 13
Grid size	11 by 9	11 by 11
Black squares	20	27
Letters	79	94
Clues	38	41
3-letter entries	22	12
4-letter entries	6	16
5-letter entries	4	7
6-letter entries	0	1
7-letter entries	3	1
9-letter entries	3	1
10-letter entries	0	2
11-letter entries	0	1

Short fill dominates: 22 of the 38 entries have 3 letters, against 12 of 41 on Friday. The long entries come in two sets of three, the 7-letter theme row and the 9-letter Downs, and nothing in the grid is longer than 9. Friday’s longest entry had 11 letters.

Where to start in this grid

Three clues are fill-in-the-blank: 11-Across, 2-Down and 20-Down. With 22 short entries, the corners fall quickly, and the 3-letter crossings then confirm the long ones. 5-Down is the best long entry to chase first because it touches all three theme rows.

Today’s puzzle uses 38 clues on a 9-row grid; the rules for the format are on our Midi Crossword page.

Yesterday’s grid and answers are in Friday’s Midi page. Plan the week around the puzzle with our weekly planner you can print or the printable calendar for November 2026.

More of Saturday’s puzzles: Wordle hints.

Today’s NYT Midi answers (spoilers)

Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.

Clue	Answer
1-Across	Etc
4-Across	Abs
7-Across	Blt
10-Across	Boa
11-Across	Tea
12-Across	AMA
13-Across	Brr
14-Across	Taxicab
16-Across	Optic
18-Across	TKO
19-Across	Orchard
21-Across	Too
22-Across	Spy On
24-Across	Waltz In
26-Across	Oil
28-Across	Ice
29-Across	Ade
30-Across	RNA
31-Across	God
32-Across	Pea
33-Across	Sew
1-Down	Ebb
2-Down	Toro
3-Down	Carpooled
4-Down	Attic
5-Down	Beachside
6-Down	Sax
7-Down	Back Doors
8-Down	Lmao
9-Down	Tab
15-Down	I Try
17-Down	Trot
20-Down	Apnea
21-Down	Taco
23-Down	Nine
24-Down	Wig
25-Down	Zap
27-Down	Law

The filled grid, with each clue number in its first square. Drawn from the official puzzle data published by The New York Times.

Each theme answer ends in its wine name: Cab, Chard and Zin close 14-Across, 19-Across and 24-Across. Once one of them is in, the other two follow the same pattern.

Yesterday's Midi Crossword answer

The Midi on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026: Across 1 This, 5 Elf, 8 Hoist, 9 Boa, 10 Memphis BBQ, 12 Soles, 13 Rises, 14 Pol, 15 Tour, 17 Frozen Pizza, 22 Ire, 23 Oil, 24 Prep, 27 Sunny, 29 Audio Jacks, 32 Rent Rolls, 33 Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 34 Beta; Down 1 Tome, 2 Hipster, 3 Ish, 4 Stir Up, 5 Ebbs, 6 Lobe, 7 FAQs, 8 Hello, 10 Moor, 11 Siri, 12 Sun Protection Factor (SPF), 16 One, 18 Zip It, 19 Zonks, 20 Zins, 21 Aly, 24 Part, 25 Rues, 26 Edna, 27 Salt, 28 Los Angeles (UCLA), 30 Orb, 31 Joe. Yesterday's hints and full solution.

Frequently asked questions

Who built the NYT Midi Crossword for Nov. 14, 2026?

Jeremy Newton is the constructor in the puzzle's official data, and Ian Livengood is listed as editor. Livengood was the credited constructor of Friday's Midi.

Are the three 9-letter Down entries part of the Wine Selections theme?

No. 3-Down, 5-Down and 7-Down are the longest entries in the grid, but their clues carry no question mark and no mention of wine. The theme clues are 14-Across, 19-Across and 24-Across.

What are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Nov. 14, 2026?

Spoilers: Across, Etc, Abs, Blt, Boa, Tea, AMA, Brr, Taxicab, Optic, TKO, Orchard, Too, Spy On, Waltz In, Oil, Ice, Ade, RNA, God, Pea, Sew; Down, Ebb, Toro, Carpooled, Attic, Beachside, Sax, Back Doors, Lmao, Tab, I Try, Trot, Apnea, Taco, Nine, Wig, Zap, Law.

Sources

The Midi Crossword (The New York Times)

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