The NYT Midi Crossword February 28, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Network with an eye logo CBS
- 4 “My man!” BRO
- 7 Fruit with a teardrop shape PEAR
- 9 Shared by you and me OURS
- 11 Actress Elliott of “The Bear” ABBY
- 12 Tune from way back when OLDIE
- 14 Bottom of a shoe SOLE
- 15 Drinks in Oktoberfest tents BEERS
- 16 Pasta sauce made with pine nuts PESTO
- 18 “Parks and ___” (TV sitcom, familiarly) REC
- 19 Like ghost peppers or summers in the South HOT
- 21 Mistreatment ABUSE
- 25 ___ Minor (constellation) URSA
- 29 Entrance to the Philadelphia Art Museum, popularly … or a punny description of the circled squares? ROCKYSTEPS
- 31 5,280 feet MILE
- 32 Sharpens HONES
- 33 Shredded side dish SLAW
- 34 Standing tall ERECT
Down
- 1 Tax filing pros, for short CPAS
- 2 Jazz style BEBOP
- 3 Pricey dark fur SABLE
- 4 Injury that may be treated with a kiss BOOBOO
- 5 Word after mercy or mob RULE
- 6 Select from a menu ORDER
- 8 Some breads or whiskeys RYES
- 10 Father on a stud farm SIRE
- 13 Computer key tapped with a pinkie ESC
- 17 “You know what ___ say …” THEY
- 20 One-on-one standardized test coach TUTOR
- 21 Eight for a cuttlefish ARMS
- 22 What water will do at 212° F BOIL
- 23 Sch. near Hollywood UCLA
- 24 Bias SKEW
- 26 Philosopher Descartes RENE
- 27 Architect’s blueprint detail SPEC
- 28 Aide: Abbr. ASST
- 30 That woman SHE
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