Midi Crossword 03/05/2026. Over thirty 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 Nine-digit ID you’d rather keep privateSSN
- 4a DelayDEFER
- 9a Key by a QTAB
- 10a Karl Marx was one for much of Continental EuropeEXILE
- 11a Info sought by an expectant host, for shortETA
- 12a Harsh-smellingACRID
- 13a Hesitates … over a breakfast selection?WAFFLES
- 15a Cake mix stepSTIR
- 16a “At Last” singer JamesETTA
- 19a Ponders … over an Italian restaurant order?NOODLES
- 21a “Cut me some ___!”SLACK
- 23a Instagram or TelegramAPP
- 24a Traditional music played at a Bavarian festivalPOLKA
- 25a Barely passing gradeDEE
- 26a Like an overtired toddlerFUSSY
- 27a Currency with this symbol: ¥YEN
Down ↓
- 1d Agonizes … over a hearty winter meal?STEWS
- 2d Occupied, as a deskSATAT
- 3d Annual best-of-seven sporting event in JuneNBAFINALS
- 4d “What’s the big ___?”DEAL
- 5d Surpass, as expectationsEXCEED
- 6d Michelle Obama, from 2009-17FIRSTLADY
- 7d QB-turned-football analyst ManningELI
- 8d Shade of embarrassmentRED
- 14d Fancy dressesFROCKS
- 17d Conical homeTEPEE
- 18d Tree that lends its name to a city in ColoradoASPEN
- 20d MediocreOKAY
- 21d Sunscreen lettersSPF
- 22d Mary ___ Retton, gymnast with back-to-back perfect 10s at the 1984 OlympicsLOU