The NYT Midi Crossword August 15, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 What a spare key is often hidden under MAT
- 4 Little ___ (kid’s nickname) FELLA
- 9 Continent with lions and hyenas: Abbr. AFR
- 10 Sour green fruits LIMES
- 11 Accusatory cry YOU
- 12 Not up to the job UNFIT
- 13 Obama’s predecessor BUSH
- 15 In the past AGO
- 16 Musician who co-composed the song from “The Lion King” suggested in this puzzle ELTONJOHN
- 19 See 21-Down FLOE
- 20 Two dots above a vowel, as in Brontë and naïve DIAERESIS
- 25 Org. defending individual rights ACLU
- 26 Land of Lima (and llamas) PERU
- 27 App with restaurant reviews YELP
- 28 “The Lion King” villain SCAR
Down
- 1 Parent’s response that sometimes means “I’m stalling, but no” MAYBE
- 2 Run ___ of (clash with) AFOUL
- 3 Corporate team-building exercise TRUSTFALL
- 4 Winter bug FLU
- 5 German “a” EIN
- 6 Texter’s “That’s hilarious!” LMFAO
- 7 Vivien ___, Oscar winner for “Gone With the Wind” LEIGH
- 8 ___ Martin (sports car) ASTON
- 14 Take shelter in a safe place HOLEUP
- 17 Neither’s partner NOR
- 18 Wrangler and Grand Wagoneer JEEPS
- 20 The “15” of 8/15/26, e.g. DAY
- 21 With 19-Across, floating chunk in the Arctic Ocean ICE
- 22 Triple ___ (margarita ingredient) SEC
- 23 Appropriate missing letters in RET_ _EMENT PL_N IRA
- 24 Spanish for “south” SUR
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.