The NYT Midi Crossword August 29, 2026 puzzle by Olivia Mitra Framke is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Gently throw TOSS
- 5 Some graduate student workers, for short TAS
- 8 “Let’s do it!” IMIN
- 9 ___ full circle COME
- 10 Baby’s early word, maybe MAMA
- 11 Among AMID
- 12 Chain that offers “flights” of pancakes IHOP
- 13 Actress Headey of “Game of Thrones” LENA
- 14 Bloom that doesn’t actually roar DANDELION
- 16 “Awkward Black Girl” creator Issa RAE
- 17 Got on, as a plane BOARDED
- 21 Bloom that doesn’t actually fit on an animal’s paw FOXGLOVE
- 22 Cookie with a limited edition “Firecracker Pop” variety OREO
- 23 Shark feature FIN
- 24 N.Y.C. train station beneath M.S.G. PENN
- 25 Travel by plane FLY
Down
- 1 Far from bold TIMID
- 2 Big city in the Cornhusker State OMAHA
- 3 He “says” a lot of things, in a children’s game SIMON
- 4 Bloom that doesn’t actually have a mouth full of fangs SNAPDRAGON
- 5 Marisa of “My Cousin Vinny” TOMEI
- 6 ___ acid (protein building block) AMINO
- 7 Sentra or Sonata SEDAN
- 9 Canceled, as plans CALLEDOFF
- 15 ___ Grey tea EARL
- 17 Total snoozefest BORE
- 18 Wagon pullers OXEN
- 19 Wicked EVIL
- 20 Say it ain’t so! DENY
- 21 Overly fancy fella FOP
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