The NYT Midi Crossword November 7, 2026 puzzle by John Kugelman is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Light run JOG
- 4 Landmass that includes Laos ASIA
- 8 Like the vast majority of Bedouins ARAB
- 10 Low-___ diet CARB
- 11 Fights to beat the rap, in brief? MCBATTLES
- 13 Take a breather REST
- 14 Give up one’s accomplices / Grandmothers, affectionately NAMENAMES
- 19 Botch FLUB
- 20 Lordly term of address SIRE
- 21 “Homer and ___ Exchange Cross Words” (“The Simpsons” episode) LISA
- 22 Privy to, as secret plans INON
- 23 Sixtieth of a min SEC
- 24 Government agents, for short FEDS
- 25 Tongue-clicking sound TSK
- 26 “I’d like to ___ you try” SEE
Down
- 1 Word after Def, Pearl or Space JAM
- 2 Foe encountered by Frodo on the way to Mordor ORC
- 3 Gift of ___ GAB
- 4 Pretends it’s the case that ACTSASIF
- 5 Backbreaking workplaces, so to speak / Crackers traditionally used to soothe an upset stomach SALTMINES
- 6 Fury IRE
- 7 Muscles retracted when doing the vacuum pose ABS
- 9 On a horse without a saddle / Helper who refills liquor bottles and cleans glassware BAREBACK
- 12 Number of Oscars won by “West Side Story” (1961) TEN
- 14 Org. with Lions and Bears, oh my! NFL
- 15 Top-tier celebrity’s status ALIST
- 16 Sources of creative inspiration / Swiss Army knives have many of these MUSES
- 17 Diminish, as trust / Was a passenger on ERODE
- 18 One of a person’s five (six, if they’re psychic) SENSE
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