The NYT Midi Crossword September 17, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 ___ Beta Kappa PHI
- 4 Two of them make a U-turn LEFTS
- 9 Org. focused on the 50+ crowd AARP
- 11 “Sk8er Boi” singer Lavigne AVRIL
- 12 “Mind. Blown.” WHOA
- 13 New Zealand native MAORI
- 14 Like the interior of a car after a beach trip, often SANDY
- 16 Contacted on social media, for short DMED
- 17 Where all roads lead, in a classic saying suggested by this puzzle’s circled letters ROME
- 19 Formal wedding attire TUXEDO
- 22 Moo ___ pork SHU
- 25 Shape of a marble ORB
- 26 Largest arteries in human bodies AORTAS
- 28 Id’s counterpart EGO
- 29 Path from point A to point B ROUTE
- 30 “An emotion in motion,” per Mae West SEX
- 31 Flowed back, as the tide EBBED
Down
- 1 Fido’s feet PAWS
- 2 “Too funny!” HAHA
- 3 Common element found in meteorites IRON
- 4 On the ___ (fleeing capture) LAM
- 5 Avoid paying, as taxes EVADE
- 6 Cut ___ the same cloth FROM
- 7 Goodyear product TIRE
- 8 Went down, as stocks SLID
- 10 San Diego ballplayer PADRE
- 15 Green film character with a green lightsaber YODA
- 18 Demi of “The Substance” MOORE
- 19 Body parts touched after the knees, in a nursery song TOES
- 20 Egg (on) URGE
- 21 Console for the game Forza Horizon XBOX
- 22 Souvenir from a theater ticket STUB
- 23 “Don’t ___ the player, ___ the game” HATE
- 24 Like many items on Facebook Marketplace USED
- 27 Actor Lowe ROB
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