Across Clues NYT September 14, 2025 - Today's Complete Horizontal Solutions
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 60 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!
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About Today's Across Clues
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | September 14, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Sunday |
| Total Across Clues | 60 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Medium |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 60 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. New H.S. student |
| 2 Across | 6. They're here today, gone tomorrow |
| 3 Across | 10. Complete |
| 4 Across | 14. Swanky Tokyo shopping district |
| 5 Across | 19. Supplier of oxygenated blood |
| 6 Across | 20. Very similar |
| 7 Across | 22. Shaped like a kiwi fruit |
| 8 Across | 23. Orange creature in an arcade game |
| 9 Across | 24. Trees native to the Yukon |
| 10 Across | 25. Young bucks, say |
| 11 Across | 26. Supplier of 110-Across |
| 12 Across | 29. Locale of the oracle of Apollo |
| 13 Across | 32. Some tots' transports |
| 14 Across | 36. Allhallows ___ |
| 15 Across | 37. Trees on the National Mall |
| 16 Across | 40. Nintendo character with a long, sticky tongue |
| 17 Across | 43. Emmy-winning actress Edebiri |
| 18 Across | 44. Celebration dedicated to a saint |
| 19 Across | 46. Vessel that infuses and pours |
| 20 Across | 48. Italian for "year" |
| 21 Across | 49. Reason to atone |
| 22 Across | 50. Lindsay who played both twins in 1998's "The Parent Trap" |
| 23 Across | 51. Monumental |
| 24 Across | 52. Voice of 110-Across |
| 25 Across | 54. Artist and co-creator of 91- and 110-Across |
| 26 Across | 56. Confectioner said to have co-created Rocky Road ice cream |
| 27 Across | 57. Liverpool's borders? |
| 28 Across | 58. Bowie collaborator Brian |
| 29 Across | 59. Key that a Mac lacks |
| 30 Across | 60. 1949 short that marked the first appearance of 91- and 110-Across |
| 31 Across | 69. Left-wing activist movement |
| 32 Across | 72. Sax who invented the saxophone |
| 33 Across | 73. ___ horse |
| 34 Across | 77. Emulate an owl |
| 35 Across | 78. Closely tracking |
| 36 Across | 80. Love letters? |
| 37 Across | 81. Apropos |
| 38 Across | 82. It pumps up the volume |
| 39 Across | 84. What a queen may lay |
| 40 Across | 87. ___ Wong, co-star of "Always Be My Maybe" |
| 41 Across | 88. Signature sound of 91-Across |
| 42 Across | 91. Target of 110-Across |
| 43 Across | 93. Partner of a pestle |
| 44 Across | 94. Broadband connection, in brief |
| 45 Across | 95. North Carolina college town |
| 46 Across | 96. Eccentric |
| 47 Across | 97. Personal trainer's count |
| 48 Across | 98. "That's useful information" |
| 49 Across | 101. Unscheduled slots |
| 50 Across | 106. P, to Pythagoras |
| 51 Across | 107. DuBois's portrayer in the film "A Streetcar Named Desire" |
| 52 Across | 110. Devious character who's the subject of this puzzle |
| 53 Across | 112. Company that once offered "50 Free Hours" CDs |
| 54 Across | 113. Bert's best buddy |
| 55 Across | 114. Supervised |
| 56 Across | 115. Upper limit |
| 57 Across | 116. "Huh?," in Honduras |
| 58 Across | 117. Mercilessly mock |
| 59 Across | 118. Part of Wayne's world? |
| 60 Across | 119. Nonkosher sandwich, in brief |
Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues
Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:
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Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. New H.S. student"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: F___H
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FROSH
2 Across: "6. They're here today, gone tomorrow"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: F__S
- Similar words: furor, craze
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FADS
3 Across: "10. Complete"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Z'
- Word pattern: A__Z
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATOZ
4 Across: "14. Swanky Tokyo shopping district"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: G___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GINZA
5 Across: "19. Supplier of oxygenated blood"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: A___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AORTA
6 Across: "20. Very similar"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A_______E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALOTALIKE
7 Across: "22. Shaped like a kiwi fruit"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: O___D
- Similar words: ovate, oviform
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an egg-shaped object
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OVOID
8 Across: "23. Orange creature in an arcade game"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Q' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: Q___T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
QBERT
9 Across: "24. Trees native to the Yukon"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: R_______S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REDALDERS
10 Across: "25. Young bucks, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: F___S
- Similar words: kowtow, bootlick
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FAWNS
11 Across: "26. Supplier of 110-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 15 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: A_____________N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACMECORPORATION
12 Across: "29. Locale of the oracle of Apollo"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: D____I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DELPHI
13 Across: "32. Some tots' transports"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T____S
- Similar words: velocipede, trike
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TRIKES
14 Across: "36. Allhallows ___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: even, evening
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EVE
15 Across: "37. Trees on the National Mall"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E__S
- Similar words: elm tree, elm
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELMS
16 Across: "40. Nintendo character with a long, sticky tongue"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: Y___I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YOSHI
17 Across: "43. Emmy-winning actress Edebiri"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AYO
18 Across: "44. Celebration dedicated to a saint"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: F______Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FEASTDAY
19 Across: "46. Vessel that infuses and pours"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: T________R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TEAPITCHER
20 Across: "48. Italian for "year""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: A__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANNO
21 Across: "49. Reason to atone"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
- Similar words: sine, trespass
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: estrangement from god
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SIN
22 Across: "50. Lindsay who played both twins in 1998's "The Parent Trap""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: L___N
- Similar words: Arhat, Arhant
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOHAN
23 Across: "51. Monumental"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: H__E
- Similar words: Brobdingnagian, immense
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HUGE
24 Across: "52. Voice of 110-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'C'
- Word pattern: M______C
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MELBLANC
25 Across: "54. Artist and co-creator of 91- and 110-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: C________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CHUCKJONES
26 Across: "56. Confectioner said to have co-created Rocky Road ice cream"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EDY
27 Across: "57. Liverpool's borders?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: elevation, altitude
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELS
28 Across: "58. Bowie collaborator Brian"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ENO
29 Across: "59. Key that a Mac lacks"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: EL, elevation
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALT
30 Across: "60. 1949 short that marked the first appearance of 91- and 110-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 15 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: F_____________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FASTANDFURRYOUS
31 Across: "69. Left-wing activist movement"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: A____A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANTIFA
32 Across: "72. Sax who invented the saxophone"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADOLPHE
33 Across: "73. ___ horse"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: T____N
- Similar words: Dardan, Dardanian
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a native of ancient Troy
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TROJAN
34 Across: "77. Emulate an owl"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: H__T
- Similar words: hiss, tinker's damn
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HOOT
35 Across: "78. Closely tracking"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: S_______G
- Similar words: tailing, shade
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the act of following someone secretly
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SHADOWING
36 Across: "80. Love letters?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'X' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: X__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
XOXO
37 Across: "81. Apropos"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: liable, minded
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
APT
38 Across: "82. It pumps up the volume"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: adenylic acid, A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AMP
39 Across: "84. What a queen may lay"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: A____G
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 39
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANTEGG
40 Across: "87. ___ Wong, co-star of "Always Be My Maybe""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
- Similar words: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 40
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALI
41 Across: "88. Signature sound of 91-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: B______P
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 41
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BEEPBEEP
42 Across: "91. Target of 110-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: R________R
- Similar words: chaparral cock
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 42
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ROADRUNNER
43 Across: "93. Partner of a pestle"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: M____R
- Similar words: howitzer, trench mortar
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 43
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MORTAR
44 Across: "94. Broadband connection, in brief"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'L'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 44
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DSL
45 Across: "95. North Carolina college town"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: E__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 45
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELON
46 Across: "96. Eccentric"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: K___Y
- Similar words: bonkers, nuts
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- This is Across clue number 46
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KOOKY
47 Across: "97. Personal trainer's count"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: R__S
- Similar words: rep, repp
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: informal abbreviation of `representative'
- This is Across clue number 47
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REPS
48 Across: "98. "That's useful information""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: I_____S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 48
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ITHELPS
49 Across: "101. Unscheduled slots"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: O_______S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 49
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OPENDATES
50 Across: "106. P, to Pythagoras"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
- This is Across clue number 50
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RHO
51 Across: "107. DuBois's portrayer in the film "A Streetcar Named Desire""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: L___H
- Similar words: Vivien Leigh
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: English film actress (1913-1967)
- This is Across clue number 51
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEIGH
52 Across: "110. Devious character who's the subject of this puzzle"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: W_________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 52
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WILEECOYOTE
53 Across: "112. Company that once offered "50 Free Hours" CDs"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 53
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AOL
54 Across: "113. Bert's best buddy"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 54
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ERNIE
55 Across: "114. Supervised"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'W'
- Word pattern: O_____W
- Similar words: manage, oversee
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: watch and direct
- This is Across clue number 55
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OVERSAW
56 Across: "115. Upper limit"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'X'
- Similar words: soap, liquid ecstasy
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
- This is Across clue number 56
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MAX
57 Across: "116. "Huh?," in Honduras"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Q' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 57
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
QUE
58 Across: "117. Mercilessly mock"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: R___N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 58
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAGON
59 Across: "118. Part of Wayne's world?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: W_____N
- Similar words: horse opera, westerly
- Opposite of: eastern
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 59
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WESTERN
60 Across: "119. Nonkosher sandwich, in brief"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 60
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BLT
Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues
Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:
Why Start with Across Clues?
- Across clues often provide more letter intersections
- Reading left to right feels more natural
- Many common phrases run horizontally
- Across answers often help solve Down clues
Across Clue Patterns to Recognize
- Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
- Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
- Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
- Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
- Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally
Time-Saving Across Techniques
| Technique | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Scan all Across first | Get a mental map of the horizontal flow |
| Fill short Across words | 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions |
| Use crossing letters | Down letters help confirm Across answers |
| Look for themes | Related Across answers often share a theme |
Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues
What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?
Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.
Should I solve Across or Down clues first?
Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.
How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?
Today's NYT crossword has 60 Across clues.
Are Across clues easier than Down clues?
Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.
How do Across clues interact with Down clues?
Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.
