Midi Crossword 04/16/2026. Over thirty-six clues were solved by us and displayed below, please check them out to solve your hard clues.
The New York Times MIdi puzzles are, as the name suggests, medium crossword puzzles. Suitable for those for whom the Main is too complex and the Mini is too easy. The middle puzzle is the perfect balance for those looking for time passer game not too hard not to easy.
Across →
- 1a Fish-and-chips fishCOD
- 4a Cover-up for a bad hair day, perhapsHAT
- 7a Whac-A-___ (classic arcade game)MOLE
- 8a OutrageIRE
- 9a Ant-eating mammals that are more closely related to elephants than anteatersAARDVARKS
- 11a North Carolina fort with a boastful-sounding nameBRAGG
- 12a Sunset’s directionWEST
- 13a “Winnie-the-Pooh” authorAAMILNE
- 15a Muscles strengthened when doing a bicycle crunchABS
- 16a Lots and lotsOODLES
- 20a The “A” of E.T.A.: Abbr.ARR
- 21a Provider of a 28-AcrossAAA
- 22a Exclamation while scooping up a fallen toddlerOOPSYDAISY
- 26a Wand for a magician, e.g.PROP
- 27a Parts of archipelagosISLES
- 28a Need for a stranded carTOW
- 29a Country between Libya and the Central African RepublicCHAD
Down ↓
- 1d Dog breed favored by Queen Elizabeth IICORGI
- 2d Nickname for the U.S. flagOLDGLORY
- 3d App builder, informallyDEV
- 4d Result of a successful interview, perhapsHIRE
- 5d Big boatsARKS
- 6d Reason to get a Scantron or Blue BookTEST
- 7d Sirs’ counterpartsMAAMS
- 9d The “A” of U.A.E.ARAB
- 10d Truly amazedAWED
- 11d Ewe can say that again!BAA
- 14d Like Swedes and FinnsNORDIC
- 17d Ali of boxingLAILA
- 18d Let up, as rainEASED
- 19d “Nothing is impossible, the word itself ___ ‘I’m possible’!”: Audrey HepburnSAYS
- 20d Snake associated with Egyptian royaltyASP
- 22d ChooseOPT
- 23d Gold, in SpanishORO
- 24d Fresh fluffy snow, familiarlyPOW
- 25d Pokémon protagonist ___ KetchumASH