The NYT Midi Crossword October 16, 2026 puzzle by Adrianne Baik is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Cheeky SASSY
- 6 Popular women’s health app whose name sounds like a sheet of ice FLO
- 9 Fantasy world UTOPIA
- 11 Eye shadow spot LID
- 12 The surname of Daryl Hannah or Jeremy Renner, e.g. PALINDROME
- 14 “___ Brockovich” (2000 Julia Roberts film) ERIN
- 15 Crosses one’s fingers HOPES
- 16 Clear (of) RID
- 17 “This stinks!” BOO
- 18 1985 sequel with an iconic training montage ROCKYIV
- 22 City-related URBAN
- 25 Teeny-tiny bit IOTA
- 26 Leader of the Jabari Tribe in “Black Panther” MBAKU
- 27 So-called “windows to the soul” EYES
- 28 Yearns (for) PINES
- 29 Not all SOME
Down
- 1 “Awesome!” SUPER
- 2 Classic Nintendo rival ATARI
- 3 Not striped, as a pool ball SOLID
- 4 ___ class (cycling workout) SPIN
- 5 Yang’s partner YIN
- 6 Total failure FLOP
- 7 Pad Thai garnish LIME
- 8 Poems of praise ODES
- 10 Like some committees ADHOC
- 13 Newbies ROOKIES
- 17 Extra benefit BONUS
- 18 Tool for a Zen garden RAKE
- 19 Toy that has its ups and downs? YOYO
- 20 Bullet point on an agenda ITEM
- 21 Bouquet holder VASE
- 22 Caller of balls and strikes UMP
- 23 Sports stat informally called a “ribbie” RBI
- 24 Outlaw BAN
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