The NYT Midi Crossword August 6, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Avoided an infielder’s tag, maybe SLID
- 5 Teacher’s evaluation TEST
- 9 Become fatigued TIRE
- 10 Important time periods ERAS
- 11 ___ Erikson, noted 11th-century explorer LEIF
- 12 ___ the Red, noted 10th-century explorer ERIK
- 13 Function USE
- 14 Nonverbal “yes” NOD
- 15 ___ the Horrible, comics character with a horned helmet HAGAR
- 17 Altoids holder TIN
- 18 Popular Norwegian soccer celebration in which fans pretend to operate longships … or a description of each shaded line in this puzzle? VIKINGROW
- 24 Something thrown into a fountain when making a wish COIN
- 25 One of six that make up a hexagon SIDE
- 26 Step on a ladder RUNG
- 27 What ballet dancers can balance on TOES
Down
- 1 “Gateway to the West” city: Abbr. STL
- 2 “In ___ of gifts …” LIEU
- 3 From Kilkenny or Kildare IRISH
- 4 Vanquishing DEFEATING
- 5 Cause of adolescent rebellion, perhaps TEENANGST
- 6 404 Not Found, e.g. ERROR
- 7 Uttered SAID
- 8 Reprimanding sound TSK
- 16 ___ and tonic GIN
- 18 Pre-streaming device, in brief VCR
- 19 “Gonna pay ya back later” note IOU
- 20 Fam, formerly KIN
- 21 ___ de Janeiro RIO
- 22 Poem of lofty praise ODE
- 23 Director Anderson WES
MINI Clues are grouped in the order they appeared in the puzzle and If the answers above do not solve a specific clue just open the clue link and it will show you all the possible solutions that we have for that clue.