The NYT Midi Crossword October 12, 2026 puzzle by Victor Schmitt is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Place for a mud bath SPA
- 4 Not just mine OURS
- 8 Smooth-talking GLIB
- 9 Brazilian dance SAMBA
- 10 Sailor’s “Yes, sir!” AYECAPTAIN
- 12 R&B group with the 1995 #1 hit “Waterfalls” TLC
- 13 Let sleeping dogs ___ LIE
- 14 Trial figure giving a firsthand account EYEWITNESS
- 19 Recede, as the tide EBB
- 20 One of two in the game Catan DIE
- 21 Assign a starting value, in computer programming lingo … or a phonetic hint to 10- and 14-Across? INITIALIZE
- 25 Nods off for a bit NAPS
- 26 Tied, as shoes LACED
- 27 Org. with the Nets and Knicks NBA
- 28 Tons and tons LOTS
Down
- 1 In a crafty way SLYLY
- 2 Bishop, but not priest PIECE
- 3 “Shark Tank” airer ABC
- 4 Like Cheerios and some breakfast bars OATEN
- 5 Thurman of “Kill Bill” UMA
- 6 Slugger’s stat RBI
- 7 First word in the names of seven counties in California SAN
- 8 Golden ___ Bridge GATE
- 9 “Ammunition” for a class clown SPITBALL
- 11 It might be disproved by a 14-Across ALIBI
- 15 Moistens WETS
- 16 Order from a monarch, say EDICT
- 17 S, M, L and XL SIZES
- 18 N.C.A.A. bracket assignment SEED
- 21 Holiday ___ INN
- 22 Catch red-handed NAB
- 23 Tap option at a craft brewery, for short IPA
- 24 Thai’s neighbor LAO
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