The NYT Midi Crossword October 1, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 24-hour source of $$$ ATM
- 4 Undergarment purchase BRA
- 7 19th-century German composer Robert ___ SCHUMANN
- 9 Quick nibble BITETOEAT
- 10 Good bud PAL
- 11 Size larger than small: Abbr. MED
- 12 On top of ABOVE
- 14 Shade of light brown, from the French ECRU
- 18 Flat-topped hill common in the Southwest MESA
- 19 With 20-Across, feature of many a sci-fi film … and a hint to this puzzle’s shaded squares ALIEN
- 20 See 19-Across CONTACT
- 22 Health insurance giant HUMANA
- 25 Luau necklace of flowers LEI
- 26 Helps with a crime ABETS
- 27 South Bend’s state: Abbr. IND
- 28 Basic unit of heredity GENE
- 29 Muddy home for pigs STY
Down
- 1 Perform in a play ACT
- 2 Party planning committee’s concern THEME
- 3 TV remote button MUTE
- 4 Sweetheart, slangily BAE
- 5 Molecule involved in protein synthesis RNA
- 6 Dracula ___, insect known to drink the blood of its own larvae ANT
- 7 Grain towers SILOS
- 8 Car that was “large enough for the family but small enough for the individual,” per Henry Ford MODELT
- 9 Yankee great Ruth BABE
- 10 Cooking spray brand PAM
- 13 Move out VACATE
- 15 Alternative to Viagra CIALIS
- 16 Newish RECENT
- 17 In need of cleaning up UNTIDY
- 19 Actress de Armas ANA
- 21 Carry-___ (unchecked bags) ONS
- 22 Witch HAG
- 23 Purple yam used in Filipino cuisine UBE
- 24 Chess pieces MEN
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