Chess pieces Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Chess pieces” from the New York Times crossword of June 14, 2026? It has 3 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 14, 2026
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MEN is the answer to “Chess pieces”. It means an adult human male.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
An adult human male.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: NEM.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “"It's Raining ___"”.
More clues from the New York Times (June 14, 2026)
Across
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- 19. Backup squads6 letters, starts with BBTEAMS
- 20. Asian rice porridge6 letters, starts with CCONGEE
- 21. Measure of high resistance7 letters, starts with MMEGAOHM
- 22. 10th grader critiques swanky boutique?21 letters, starts with SSOPHPOOHPOOHSPOSHSHOP
- 25. When doubled, a cry of approval4 letters, starts with HHEAR
- 26. Souvenirs fired from hand-held cannons4 letters, starts with TTEES
- 27. Pep rally yells4 letters, starts with RRAHS
- 28. Inquires4 letters, starts with AASKS
- 29. "Hoo mama, that's hot!"5 letters, starts with YYOWIE
- 31. Singer Lovato4 letters, starts with DDEMI
- 32. Wrestling move named after a pesticide3 letters, starts with DDDT
- 34. Why Keanu is such a generous tipper?20 letters, starts with RREEVESREVERESSERVERS
- 42. Revenue-raising legislation6 letters, starts with TTAXACT
- 43. The "Y" of Y.S.L.4 letters, starts with YYVES
- 44. Bad thing to bring to bed, it's said5 letters, starts with PPHONE
- 45. Rapper Kool Moe ___3 letters, starts with DDEE
- 46. Bone doc5 letters, starts with OORTHO
- 47. Heartburn5 letters, starts with AAGITA
- 49. Make out7 letters, starts with DDISCERN
- 51. Needle holder3 letters, starts with FFIR
- 52. 1960s singer swindles Nashville awards?17 letters, starts with MMAMACASSSCAMSCMAS
- 57. Online euphemism for "killed" used to avoid demonetization8 letters, starts with UUNALIVED
- 59. "See ya!"4 letters, starts with TTATA
- 60. Part between the shoulders4 letters, starts with LLANE
- 61. Well-known song with a trilingual version in English, French and Inuktitut7 letters, starts with OOCANADA
- 64. Come back in force7 letters, starts with RRESURGE
- 68. Order to go4 letters, starts with SSHOO
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- 73. "No joke!"8 letters, starts with TTRUEFACT
- 77. Scottish cryptid spotted by the French?17 letters, starts with NNESSIESEENINSEINE
- 83. Bad sound from a fan3 letters, starts with BBOO
- 84. Bothered to no end7 letters, starts with EEATENAT
- 85. Java tea5 letters, starts with PPEKOE
- 86. Bygone retail giant5 letters, starts with KKMART
- 88. Senatorial greeting3 letters, starts with AAVE
- 89. Bathroom brand5 letters, starts with OORALB
- 91. 1998 tech debut4 letters, starts with IIMAC
- 93. Volcanic gems found on every continent6 letters, starts with AAGATES
- 94. Harsh taskmaster taken to task?20 letters, starts with DDERRIERERIDERDERIDED
- 98. Totally played out3 letters, starts with OOLD
- 99. Alien leader?4 letters, starts with XXENO
- 100. "... to hold, as ___, the mirror up to nature": Hamlet5 letters, starts with TTWERE
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- 104. Eastern currency4 letters, starts with YYUAN
- 105. Opening of le soliloque d'Hamlet4 letters, starts with EETRE
- 107. Innocent sort4 letters, starts with LLAMB
- 110. What a modest play has in common with the answer to each italicized clue?21 letters, starts with SSMALLCASTOFCHARACTERS
- 116. Appropriately misspelled genre for Korn and Limp Bizkit7 letters, starts with NNUMETAL
- 117. "Woo-hoo!"6 letters, starts with HHURRAY
- 118. Kid-friendly rocker?6 letters, starts with HHORSIE
- 119. "Oh, please"7 letters, starts with SSPAREME
- 120. Pub quaff5 letters, starts with SSTOUT
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Down
- 1. Network supported by "Viewers Like You"3 letters, starts with PPBS
- 2. "Altho ..."4 letters, starts with OOTOH
- 3. Cacio e ___ (Roman pasta dish)4 letters, starts with PPEPE
- 4. Nervous agreement8 letters, starts with HHAHAYEAH
- 5. Make-up artist?11 letters, starts with IIMPROVCOMIC
- 6. General with a chicken dish named after him3 letters, starts with TTSO
- 7. Goofball4 letters, starts with DDOPE
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- 9. "S.N.L." alum Nwodim3 letters, starts with EEGO
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- 12. Certain open enrollment options, for short4 letters, starts with HHMOS
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- 14. "Gross!"3 letters, starts with UUGH
- 15. Onetime stargazer's education channel6 letters, starts with NNASATV
- 16. Cries of self-described "idiots"4 letters, starts with DDOHS
- 17. "Now I get it"4 letters, starts with AAHOK
- 18. Fireball-throwing demons from Doom4 letters, starts with IIMPS
- 20. In good spirits6 letters, starts with CCHEERY
- 23. Name in many skyscrapers4 letters, starts with OOTIS
- 24. Jam band with a Ben & Jerry's flavor5 letters, starts with PPHISH
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- 31. End of a redundant legal doublet6 letters, starts with DDESIST
- 32. Jorts material5 letters, starts with DDENIM
- 33. Kind of code5 letters, starts with DDRESS
- 34. ___ to go5 letters, starts with RRARIN
- 35. Face in the crowd, say5 letters, starts with EEXTRA
- 36. Emergency removal, in brief4 letters, starts with EEVAC
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- 39. Altitude sickness side effect5 letters, starts with EEDEMA
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Seen before
This clue also appeared in the New York Times on December 28, 2025, March 30, 2025.
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Questions
What is the answer to “Chess pieces”?
MEN, 3 letters: an adult human male.
When was “Chess pieces” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of June 14, 2026, and 2 more times before that.
How many letters does the answer have?
3 letters, starting with M.