The NYT Midi Crossword August 18, 2026 puzzle by Alina Abidi is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 9×9 crossword MIDI
- 5 Like a leaky pen INKY
- 9 Dry, as the desert ARID
- 10 “___ shalt not steal”: Exodus THOU
- 11 Receipt SALESSLIP
- 13 Roadside assistance org. AAA
- 14 “Achoo” response BLESSYOU
- 19 Kind of cable used in a car, for short AUX
- 20 Big piles HEAPS
- 22 Class taught on the bunny slopes SKILESSON
- 24 Headwear for angel costumes HALOS
- 25 Suffix with Filip- INO
- 26 “The Second ___” (groundbreaking feminist book by Simone de Beauvoir) SEX
- 27 Make a running stitch, say SEW
Down
- 1 More, in Spanish MAS
- 2 “This American Life” creator Glass IRA
- 3 ___ Pickles, punnily named “Rugrats” baby DIL
- 4 Products of a brainstorm session IDEAS
- 5 “Thumbs-up from us!” ITSAYES
- 6 Stanley Cup org. NHL
- 7 Fish in Japanese water gardens KOI
- 8 “Sounds good to me!” YUP
- 12 Accessories for some graduates SASHES
- 14 Huge party BASH
- 15 ___ Gage, “The White Lotus” actor LUKAS
- 16 Banishment EXILE
- 17 Desert watering hole OASIS
- 18 Winning by a little UPONE
- 21 Cold pack? SNOW
- 23 Classic bagel topping LOX
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