Midi Crossword 03/21/2026. Over forty-two 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 &AND
- 4a Firework that doesn’t go offDUD
- 7a Lion’s warningROAR
- 9a “Yep, noticed that”ISAW
- 11a Three-member bandTRIO
- 12a One of the ObamasSASHA
- 14a Fish that’s also a colorSALMON
- 16a Promotional fuss before a product launchHYPE
- 18a School with the Scroll and Key secret societyYALE
- 19a Make a choiceOPT
- 20a GinormousBIG
- 22a Tie-___ shirtDYE
- 24a Federal intelligence group, for shortNSA
- 25a “omg u r 2 funny!”LOL
- 26a Had onWORE
- 28a Low pair in pokerTWOS
- 30a N.B.A. great with the nicknames “The Big Aristotle,” “The Big Cactus” and “The Big Shamrock,” among othersONEAL
- 32a Really hateABHOR
- 34a “Rats!”CRAP
- 36a ___ Grey teaEARL
- 37a Palindromic Indian flourATTA
- 38a Pre-___ (science-heavy undergrad track)MED
- 39a “That was a close one!”PHEW
Down ↓
- 1d Dance, sculpture, etc.ARTS
- 2d Director/screenwriter EphronNORA
- 3d Fictional newspaper that once employed Eddie Brock, in the “Spider-Man” universeDAILYGLOBE
- 4d Major Orlando attraction, familiarlyDISNEYWORLD
- 5d Country with the most Olympic medals (3,100+)USA
- 6d –DASH
- 8d Oblong tomato typeROMA
- 10d Incredulous question … or, when read phonetically, a description of each circled letter in this puzzle?WHYONEARTH
- 13d They’re launched from a home screenAPPS
- 15d Up there in yearsOLD
- 17d Datum in a “landing soon” textETA
- 20d Sandwich known by its initialsBLT
- 21d State between Minnesota and MissouriIOWA
- 23d Long stretch of timeEON
- 27d Highlights section after a football game, maybeRECAP
- 29d FakeSHAM
- 31d “Better ___ than never!”LATE
- 33d Mine removalORE
- 35d What a dog “shakes” withPAW