The NYT Midi Crossword October 10, 2026 puzzle by John Kugelman is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Undergarment supporter BRA
- 4 “Same for me!” ASAMI
- 9 Fashion designer Claiborne LIZ
- 10 Christopher who directed “The Odyssey” NOLAN
- 11 Post-credits scene, perhaps ALTENDING
- 13 Consider (to be) DEEM
- 14 Dating profile blurb BIO
- 15 Magician in a straitjacket and handcuffs, maybe ESCARTIST
- 18 Letters written by a debtor IOU
- 19 Person who needs to always be in charge CTRLFREAK
- 25 Q: What’s more dangerous than being with a fool? A: Fooling with a ___! BEE
- 26 Thin and graceful LITHE
- 27 Bill Clinton’s instrument SAX
- 28 Indian restaurant basketful NAAN
Down
- 1 Piece of grass BLADE
- 2 Agitates, with “up” RILES
- 3 Ancient resident of Tenochtitlán AZTEC
- 4 Novelist Patchett ANN
- 5 Landscaper’s supply SOD
- 6 Suspect’s story ALIBI
- 7 Nail salon treatments, casually MANIS
- 8 Gold block at Fort Knox INGOT
- 12 Alternative to a Slack message EMAIL
- 16 “o.m.g. i’m dead.” ROFL
- 17 Shroud of ___ (venerated cloth) TURIN
- 19 “Survivor” network CBS
- 20 Beverage that may accompany jam and bread TEA
- 21 Tyrannosaurus ___ REX
- 22 Airport flight posting, for short ETA
- 23 Light bulb moment exclamation AHA
- 24 Comedian Jeong KEN
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