The NYT Midi Crossword September 12, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 ___ and error TRIAL
- 6 Big blowout parties SHINDIGS
- 9 Thai entree with wide rice noodles PADKEEMAO
- 11 Completely wows AWES
- 12 Relative of a moose ELK
- 13 Steakhouse choices named for a letter TBONES
- 16 Foreign helper around the house AUPAIR
- 19 Jot (down) SCRIBBLE
- 22 Country music legend Jackson ALAN
- 23 “… or so ___ told” IAM
- 24 Picks up the bill PAYS
- 25 Approximate percentage of the global population with red hair TWO
Down
- 1 Defrost THAW
- 2 Amusement park attraction RIDE
- 3 Smudges from a leaky pen INKSTAINS
- 4 Commercial suffix with Power ADE
- 5 “This clue does not contain the letters E, L or I,” e.g. LIE
- 6 Spot for a massage SPA
- 7 Nickname for a New York football team GMEN
- 8 Black Friday enticement SALE
- 10 Approves OKS
- 14 Protective wear for a baby or a lobster eater BIB
- 15 Path around the sun, say ORBIT
- 16 “I need this now!” ASAP
- 17 State sch. south of Bel Air UCLA
- 18 🙏 PRAY
- 20 What a future attorney studies LAW
- 21 Genre for Taking Back Sunday EMO
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