The NYT Midi Crossword September 7, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 “The place where our brain and the universe meet,” per Cézanne COLOR
- 6 “Semper Fi” group MARINES
- 8 Black-and-yellow buzzer BUMBLEBEE
- 10 Bullfight cheer OLE
- 11 Some verbal hesitations ERS
- 12 “Who’da thunk it?!” WELLILLBE
- 16 “Yo te ___” (“I love you,” in Spanish) AMO
- 17 Nonverbal signal expressed in conversation SOCIALCUE
- 23 Group activity where you may be going nowhere fast? SPINCLASS
- 24 “when do u land?” ETA
- 25 Labor Day cookout, e.g. … or a phonetic hint to the shaded squares, when read from top to bottom BBQ
Down
- 1 Herbivore with a hump or two CAMEL
- 2 Sphere ORB
- 3 Rap’s ___ Uzi Vert LIL
- 4 Number of times England has won the World Cup ONE
- 5 Rise up against authority REBEL
- 6 Stubborn as a ___ MULE
- 7 Native of Belgrade SERB
- 8 Elegant add-on over wrapping paper BOW
- 9 Suffix with Japan or Vietnam ESE
- 13 Reclined LAIN
- 14 Apple desktop computer IMAC
- 15 Veg out LOLL
- 17 Opposite of NNW SSE
- 18 Decide (to) OPT
- 19 Government org. based near the Potomac River CIA
- 20 Taxi CAB
- 21 Kind of charging port, for short USB
- 22 Lawyer’s title: Abbr. ESQ
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