The NYT Midi Crossword October 6, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Comedian/actress Wong ALI
- 4 Big galoot OAF
- 7 Johnny of 2026’s “Ebenezer” DEPP
- 9 Bamboozle DUPE
- 10 French fashion designer Christian DIOR
- 11 Ready for picking RIPE
- 12 Palindromic cry similar to “Aha!” OHO
- 14 Snacks it’s impolite to 18-Across CHIPS
- 16 Barbecue cook GRILLER
- 18 Snacking faux pas … or hint to this puzzle’s circled letters DOUBLEDIP
- 20 “Sexy ___ Know It” (2012 #1 hit by LMFAO) ANDI
- 21 Food that be may be full of barbacoa TACO
- 22 Apt rhyme for “greet” MEET
- 23 Sky fall? SNOW
Down
- 1 Do some arithmetic ADD
- 2 Hawaiian floral necklace LEI
- 3 Stock market event, for short IPO
- 4 Jokey response to “Do you only know one French word?” OUI
- 5 TikTok, e.g. APP
- 6 Service charge FEE
- 8 Ban PROHIBIT
- 9 Sky fall? DROPLETS
- 13 Where Beltway insiders might work, with “the” HILL
- 14 Unrefined oil CRUDE
- 15 Many a four-door vehicle SEDAN
- 16 Nowhere to be found GONE
- 17 Puerto ___ RICO
- 18 Reservoir creator DAM
- 19 [Wham!] POW
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