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NYT Midi Crossword October 22 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated October 22 2026

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Every answer from the Thursday, October 22 2026 New York Times Midi Crossword — the mid-size daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Ian Livengood

Across

1Distributes playing cards5 lettersSee answer ›6Phil ___, lead singer/drummer of Genesis7 lettersSee answer ›8Phil ___, winner of World Series of Poker bracelets in five different decades8 lettersSee answer ›10Retirement savings plan, for short3 lettersSee answer ›11Some natural hairstyles5 lettersSee answer ›13It "warms you a bit but the warming is temporary," per Marilyn Monroe4 lettersSee answer ›14I.C.U. drip lines3 lettersSee answer ›17Partner of improved3 lettersSee answer ›18Champagne bucket grabbers8 lettersSee answer ›21Phil ___, longtime TV talk show host7 lettersSee answer ›22Phil ___, co-founder of Nike6 lettersSee answer ›

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1Real go-getter4 lettersSee answer ›2Jazz singer Fitzgerald4 lettersSee answer ›3100%3 lettersSee answer ›4Capital of Peru4 lettersSee answer ›5Extinguish, as a candle5 lettersSee answer ›6The N.F.L.'s Bears, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›7Odd or bizarre7 lettersSee answer ›9Realtors' listings5 lettersSee answer ›12Work with needle and thread3 lettersSee answer ›14Clickable image4 lettersSee answer ›15Word before "vidi" and "vici" in Caesar's boast4 lettersSee answer ›16Norse mythology's Eikthyrnir (whose antlers drip water that fills the world's rivers), e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›18Texter's "No idea"3 lettersSee answer ›19"NOW it's clear to me!"3 lettersSee answer ›20Pistachio or pecan3 lettersSee answer ›