The NYT Midi Crossword October 11, 2026 puzzle by Rena Cohen is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 ___-benefit analysis COST
- 5 Practical joke GAG
- 8 Wood commonly used for building model airplanes BALSA
- 10 Be in debt OWE
- 11 Some variety show pieces [Fox] SKITS
- 12 “If you ask me …,” in a text IMO
- 13 Browser irritant [Seal] POPUPAD
- 15 Tel Aviv’s land: Abbr. ISR
- 16 Zero NONE
- 17 Cook with blazing alcohol [Sheep] FLAMBE
- 19 Like a limbo bar at the end of the game LOW
- 20 Word repeated in a nursery song before “We all fall down” ASHES
- 24 “Snug ___ bug …” ASA
- 25 Diving equipment [Bear] SCUBA
- 26 Answer sheet KEY
- 27 Leisure pursuit HOBBY
Down
- 1 “60 Minutes” network CBS
- 2 Acorn-producing tree OAK
- 3 Leaves unobtrusively SLIPSAWAY
- 4 Weather event with lightning, briefly TSTORM
- 5 Start selling shares on the stock market, in Wall St. slang GOIPO
- 6 “Shucks!” AWMAN
- 7 Crystal-filled rock GEODE
- 9 Egyptian snake ASP
- 14 Agcy. that designates World Heritage Sites UNESCO
- 15 “You beat me!” ILOSE
- 17 Criticism FLAK
- 18 Festive party BASH
- 21 Chicago O’Hare or Philadelphia International, for American Airlines HUB
- 22 ___ and flow EBB
- 23 Remark SAY
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