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NYT Midi Crossword September 23 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated September 23 2026

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Every answer from the Wednesday, September 23 2026 New York Times Midi Crossword — the mid-size daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Tarun Krishnamurthy · Edited by Ian Livengood

Across

1Request that might make you stick out your tongue5 lettersSee answer ›6"No ___, ands or buts!"3 lettersSee answer ›9Calmness under pressure5 lettersSee answer ›10Made it through a round of musical chairs, say3 lettersSee answer ›11Leader of the pack9 lettersSee answer ›13Salary bump5 lettersSee answer ›14One with well-groomed dogs?9 lettersSee answer ›18Tennis star Agassi5 lettersSee answer ›19"In Rainbows" rock band ... or a collective feature of the circled letters in 11- and 14-Across?9 lettersSee answer ›24$1,000,000, casually3 lettersSee answer ›25Taste quality of soy sauce and miso5 lettersSee answer ›26"My bad," in a text3 lettersSee answer ›27Tribal emblem5 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Where you might get into hot water?3 lettersSee answer ›2"You've got mail" co.3 lettersSee answer ›3Sharp bark3 lettersSee answer ›4Campfire residue3 lettersSee answer ›5"You'll probably think this is crazy, but ..."9 lettersSee answer ›6"Let me repeat ..."5 lettersSee answer ›7Test answer that has a 50/50 shot of being correct5 lettersSee answer ›8"Stainless" metal5 lettersSee answer ›12Chinese Communist Party leader Zedong3 lettersSee answer ›14Produces produce5 lettersSee answer ›15Currently broadcasting5 lettersSee answer ›16In a strange way5 lettersSee answer ›17Swim-bike-run race, for short3 lettersSee answer ›20Med. care option3 lettersSee answer ›21"___, drink and be merry"3 lettersSee answer ›22Inits. in some Black churches3 lettersSee answer ›23Faintly lit3 lettersSee answer ›