NYT Midi Crossword October 9, 2026 Answers (10/9/26)

Our NYT Midi Crossword October 9, 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 October 9, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Midi Crossword on 10/9/26, 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	Vegetable in gumbo
5A	Tear
8A	1989 Patrick Swayze cult film set in a rural bar
11A	"Like we discussed earlier ..."
12A	Brit's bathroom
13A	Cutlery famously sold in infomercials
20A	Home to Thailand and Turkmenistan
21A	Animal with a small pet door, perhaps
22A	Intricate hairstyle associated with Zulu traditions
26A	Commit perjury
27A	Actress Mara of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
28A	Singer Sheeran and actor Harris
29A	Quibbles
1D	"... man ___ mouse?"
2D	Boxing wins, for short
3D	Unit of sunlight
4D	Fuss
5D	Kind of sentence that should really be more than one sentence
6D	Prefix with -metric
7D	Where churchgoers sit
9D	Big name in streaming TV
10D	"Yeah, yeah, I hear you"
13D	Triangular part of a house's exterior
14D	"Let me repeat ..."
15D	Dressed to the ___
16D	Used a chair
17D	Touchscreen array
18D	Destiny
19D	Website for artisanal crafts
23D	Large coffee holder
24D	Fish in a Japanese garden pond
25D	Do ___ feed the animals (sign at a zoo)

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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.