NYT Midi Crossword January 12, 2026 Answers (1/12/26)

Our NYT Midi Crossword January 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The New York Times Midi Crossword is a medium sized version of the paper’s famous mini and daily crossword puzzle. The midi crossword is just as challenging as its bigger counterpart, but with fewer clues and a medium grid.

NYT Midi Crossword January 12, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Midi Crossword on 1/12/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

#	Clue
1A	Undergarment with cups
4A	Fleet of naval destroyers
10A	Go "vroom, vroom," as an engine
11A	Guiding lights for sailors
13A	Home to Tuscaloosa: Abbr.
14A	Sore throat soother
15A	Short, catchy tune
17A	___-Mex cuisine
18A	"I suppose that's true"
19A	In a feasible manner
22A	Tiny green vegetable in a Birds Eye package
24A	Cleanse with water
25A	D.C.'s Pennsylvania or Connecticut: Abbr.
28A	Word repeated in "I know a ___ who knows a ___ who knows a ___"
29A	Homer Simpson outburst
32A	#1 film on the American Film Institute's "100 Greatest American Movies of All Time" list
35A	Fashion designer Karan
36A	On or about, datewise
37A	Sound made when putting away pots and pans, maybe
38A	Proof of purchase, in Monopoly
1D	Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom
2D	What many drugs claim to provide
3D	Gamer's persona
4D	With talent
5D	___ Speedwagon (rock band)
6D	___ Kanata, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" character voiced by Lupita Nyong'o
7D	Top card in a suit
8D	Relaxed response to "I'm so sorry!"
9D	Former German chancellor Merkel
12D	Sizzlin' hot
16D	Hammer-wielding Norse god
19D	Locale
20D	On the same page
21D	Animal depicted on an "Evolution of Man" T-shirt
23D	Shape of a lightning bolt
25D	Iconic rock band with a lightning bolt symbol in their logo
26D	Stringed instrument whose letters also form the starts of two other instruments
27D	Italian volcano
29D	"Truth or ___?"
30D	On a single occasion
31D	Noggin
33D	Traveler's lodging
34D	Li'l tyke

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT Crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.