The NYT Midi Crossword September 23, 2026 puzzle by Tarun Krishnamurthy is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Request that might make you stick out your tongue SAYAH
- 6 “No ___, ands or buts!” IFS
- 9 Calmness under pressure POISE
- 10 Made it through a round of musical chairs, say SAT
- 11 Leader of the pack ALPHAMALE
- 13 Salary bump RAISE
- 14 One with well-groomed dogs? FOOTMODEL
- 18 Tennis star Agassi ANDRE
- 19 “In Rainbows” rock band … or a collective feature of the circled letters in 11- and 14-Across? RADIOHEAD
- 24 $1,000,000, casually MIL
- 25 Taste quality of soy sauce and miso UMAMI
- 26 “My bad,” in a text SRY
- 27 Tribal emblem TOTEM
Down
- 1 Where you might get into hot water? SPA
- 2 “You’ve got mail” co. AOL
- 3 Sharp bark YIP
- 4 Campfire residue ASH
- 5 “You’ll probably think this is crazy, but …” HEARMEOUT
- 6 “Let me repeat …” ISAID
- 7 Test answer that has a 50/50 shot of being correct FALSE
- 8 “Stainless” metal STEEL
- 12 Chinese Communist Party leader Zedong MAO
- 14 Produces produce FARMS
- 15 Currently broadcasting ONAIR
- 16 In a strange way ODDLY
- 17 Swim-bike-run race, for short TRI
- 20 Med. care option HMO
- 21 “___, drink and be merry” EAT
- 22 Inits. in some Black churches AME
- 23 Faintly lit DIM
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