Midi Crossword 10/20/2026. 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 Aftermath of a scrapeSCAB
- 5a Body part targeted by bench pressesCHEST
- 10a Punxsutawney ___PHIL
- 11a Party with a piñata, perhapsFIESTA
- 12a Worker associated with a red truckFIREFIGHTER
- 14a Word before a maiden name, from the FrenchNEE
- 15a Discord or DropboxAPP
- 16a “Nonsense!”BALDERDASH
- 21a Up to the taskABLE
- 22a Puppy’s barkYIP
- 23a With 25-Across, shelters from the sun … or what some squares in 12- and 16-Across do?SHADE
- 25a See 23-AcrossTREES
- 29a Marge Simpson’s pet name for her husbandHOMIE
- 30a Polynesian island nationTONGA
- 31a Sort in order of preferenceRANK
- 32a In first placeONTOP
Down ↓
- 1d Initials on a beach bottleSPF
- 2d Tai ___ (martial art)CHI
- 3d Breathe it in!AIR
- 4d Didn’t stand out from the crowdBLENDEDIN
- 5d What becomes a butt after it’s bummed, informallyCIG
- 6d “That’s kinda funny”HEH
- 7d “Cómo ___?”ESTAS
- 8d N.B.A. star CurrySTEPH
- 9d Waterproof coverTARP
- 11d ImpassionedFIERY
- 13d Extra chargeFEE
- 16d Thwack, as a piñataBASH
- 17d Absolutely despiseABHOR
- 18d Llong-necked animall lliving near Llima?LLAMA
- 19d “Same here”DITTO
- 20d Garment for a chefAPRON
- 24d Interjection that aptly rhymes with “shriek”EEK
- 26d Doc who might treat a sinus infectionENT
- 27d Sense of selfEGO
- 28d Sticky liquidSAP