# Everyday Puzzles Crossword Answers - September 14, 2026

- Across: Bathing suit that inspired songs, laws, movies — **BIKINI**
- Across: Arcane or abstruse — **ESOTERIC**
- Across: Adhesive in a cylindrical tube — **GLUESTICK**
- Across: Organisms before they become fetuses — **EMBRYOS**
- Across: __ del Rio, duo behind the Macarena dance hit — **LOS**
- Across: TV channel also known as Home Box Office — **HBO**
- Across: Troublemaker Eric __ loves Cheesy Poofs — **CARTMAN**
- Across: Babies born per thousand population — **BIRTHRATE**
- Across: First __, the first print run of books — **EDITIONS**
- Across: New York state capital — **ALBANY**
- Across: John __, manufacturer of agricultural machinery — **DEERE**
- Down: Sticky substance for styling hair — **GEL**
- Down: A droplet; rhymes with need — **BEAD**
- Down: Giggling red monster on Sesame Street — **ELMO**
- Down: "__ folk have the least leisure" — **IDLE**
- Down: Make advance payment to get a magazine — **SUBSCRIBE**
- Down: __ War, conflict in South Africa from 1899-1902 — **BOER**
- Down: Fragrant essential oil made from rose petals — **ATTAR**
- Down: Spider who climbed the water spout, __ bitsy — **ITSY**
- Down: Major river that flows through Germany — **RHINE**
- Down: Trendy low-carb, high-fat diet — **KETO**
- Down: Site of famous Greek battle with Helen and Paris — **TROY**
- Down: The __, 2019 Scorsese film with 3-hour runtime — **IRISHMAN**
- Down: Abbreviated name used by actor Nicolas Cage — **NIC**
- Down: Flying nocturnal mammals — **BATS**
- Down: Exclamation after eating gross food — **ICK**
- Down: Number equal to one-tenth of 10 — **ONE**

Source: https://cluestash.com/everyday-puzzles/crossword/2026-09-14/