Midi Crossword 09/03/2026. Over thirty-one 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 Quibble that’s “picked”NIT
- 4a Wild guessSTAB
- 8a Alter ___EGO
- 9a “Pitched” shelterTENT
- 10a Oar-propelled vesselsROWBOATS
- 12a Air-conditioning coolantFREON
- 13a Onetime retail partner of SearsROEBUCK
- 18a Rare hit in baseballTRIPLE
- 19a Dull personBORE
- 22a “This 2,000 pound truck weighs ___!”ATON
- 23a Country now known as ZimbabweRHODESIA
- 25a “Ready, ___, fire!”AIM
- 26a Quick kissPECK
- 27a Spinner in the final frame of “Inception”TOP
- 28a QueriesASKS
Down ↓
- 1d Big name in foam dartsNERF
- 2d Frankenstein’s assistantIGOR
- 3d Eiffel ___TOWER
- 4d Sean Penn’s character in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” for oneSTONER
- 5d Beverage that’s steepedTEA
- 6d Insect in a “farm”ANT
- 7d Megapopular K-pop groupBTS
- 11d Kicked outBOOTED
- 14d PrejudicesBIASES
- 15d Slight increaseUPTICK
- 16d Outerwear for hobbit costumesCLOAKS
- 17d Movie character who says “I only exist within the warmth of your gaze. Without it, I’m just another blond guy who can’t do flips”KEN
- 19d Little snotBRAT
- 20d State whose three largest cities start with the letter “C”OHIO
- 21d Lopsided victoryROMP
- 24d Clean air org.EPA