The NYT Midi Crossword April 23, 2026 puzzle by Adrianne Baik is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 A “female version of a hustla,” per Beyoncé DIVA
- 5 ___ Mouth, band with the 1999 hit “All Star” SMASH
- 10 Actor Sandler ADAM
- 11 Sauce made with basil PESTO
- 12 Flop BOMB
- 13 Like roughly 37% of San Francisco’s population ASIAN
- 14 Tippy-top PINNACLE
- 16 Asks too many questions, in a way PRIES
- 18 Wily SLY
- 19 Certain season-ending injury, in brief TORNACL
- 22 Feeling of wonder AWE
- 23 Some ring spots NOSES
- 27 Crustacean with attachment issues? BARNACLE
- 30 White ___ (object of Captain Ahab’s quest) WHALE
- 32 Daffy Duck or Bugs Bunny TOON
- 33 They’re sold in lots AUTOS
- 34 Jumps like a bunny HOPS
- 35 Zero out, say RESET
- 36 Fencing sword EPEE
Down
- 1 Dance move popular in the early 2010s DAB
- 2 Wedding words IDO
- 3 They suck! VAMPIREBATS
- 4 Commercial sleep-inducing medication AMBIEN
- 5 Attention ___ SPAN
- 6 Flat-topped hill MESA
- 7 Parent company of Onitsuka Tiger shoes ASICS
- 8 Strategically delay STALL
- 9 Winnie-the-Pooh’s favorite treat HONEY
- 15 Secretive govt. org. NSA
- 16 Scholastic book fair grp. PTA
- 17 Participate on a crew team ROW
- 20 “The Amanpour Hour” channel CNN
- 21 Totally hate LOATHE
- 24 Ice cream unit SCOOP
- 25 Marry in secret ELOPE
- 26 Perceive SENSE
- 28 Sunburn remedy ALOE
- 29 Weary colleague’s goal on vacation, perhaps REST
- 30 “Make love, not ___” WAR
- 31 Shade HUE
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