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NYT Midi Crossword August 15 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated August 15 2026

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Every answer from the Saturday, August 15 2026 New York Times Midi Crossword — the mid-size daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Joel Fagliano · Edited by Ian Livengood

Across

1What a spare key is often hidden under3 lettersSee answer ›4Little ___ (kid's nickname)5 lettersSee answer ›9Continent with lions and hyenas: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›10Sour green fruits5 lettersSee answer ›11Accusatory cry3 lettersSee answer ›12Not up to the job5 lettersSee answer ›13Obama's predecessor4 lettersSee answer ›15In the past3 lettersSee answer ›16Musician who co-composed the song from "The Lion King" suggested in this puzzle9 lettersSee answer ›19See 21-Down4 lettersSee answer ›20Two dots above a vowel, as in Brontë and naïve9 lettersSee answer ›25Org. defending individual rights4 lettersSee answer ›26Land of Lima (and llamas)4 lettersSee answer ›27App with restaurant reviews4 lettersSee answer ›28"The Lion King" villain4 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Parent's response that sometimes means "I'm stalling, but no"5 lettersSee answer ›2Run ___ of (clash with)5 lettersSee answer ›3Corporate team-building exercise9 lettersSee answer ›4Winter bug3 lettersSee answer ›5German "a"3 lettersSee answer ›6Texter's "That's hilarious!"5 lettersSee answer ›7Vivien ___, Oscar winner for "Gone With the Wind"5 lettersSee answer ›8___ Martin (sports car)5 lettersSee answer ›14Take shelter in a safe place6 lettersSee answer ›17Neither's partner3 lettersSee answer ›18Wrangler and Grand Wagoneer5 lettersSee answer ›20The "15" of 8/15/26, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›21With 19-Across, floating chunk in the Arctic Ocean3 lettersSee answer ›22Triple ___ (margarita ingredient)3 lettersSee answer ›23Appropriate missing letters in RET_ _EMENT PL_N3 lettersSee answer ›24Spanish for "south"3 lettersSee answer ›