Midi Crossword 08/16/2026. 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 Tree that produces acornsOAK
- 4a Bio or chem, e.g.SCI
- 7a Gooey vegetable in bhindi masalaOKRA
- 8a Stale and oldOLD
- 9a Like the tops of ceiling fan blades, oftenDUSTY
- 10a Animal with a pouch, for shortROO
- 11a Like fire … or someone who is “on fire”HOT
- 12a Once moreANEW
- 14a Inflated senses of selfEGOS
- 16a Pottery ovensKILNS
- 18a Sounds from a 5-Down … and from the noses inside a 5-DownHONKS
- 20a Filing cabinet securerLOCK
- 21a “In memoriam” storyOBIT
- 22a DeclareSAY
- 23a Rx regulatorFDA
- 24a ___ echelonUPPER
- 27a Flowery necklaceLEI
- 28a Tie to a dockMOOR
- 29a Web address, for shortURL
- 30a Dessert on the faces inside a 5-Down, maybePIE
Down ↓
- 1d ApprovalsOKS
- 2d Making balloon animals or juggling, to someART
- 3d Online travel company named after a boatKAYAK
- 4d One with poor sportsmanshipSORELOSER
- 5d What a pair of jokers might be found in the back of? … and a hint to this puzzle’s themeCLOWNCAR
- 6d Words followed by a kissIDO
- 7d Temporarily released from custody, perhapsOUTONBAIL
- 9d Altruistic personDOGOODER
- 11d “That’s mildly funny”HEH
- 13d 0, in soccer lingoNIL
- 15d Glide down a snowy mountainSKI
- 17d Blue expanseSKY
- 19d Truncated trunkSTUMP
- 23d ___ shot (seasonal vaccination)FLU
- 25d Hawaiian food that’s a paste made from taro rootPOI
- 26d “The Masque of the Red Death” authorPOE