The NYT Midi Crossword March 12, 2026 puzzle by Aaron Gee and Avery Gee Katz is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 “___ not you, ___ me” ITS
- 4 Sounds in a zombie movie MOANS
- 9 Poke bowl ingredient AHI
- 10 Scout group TROOP
- 11 “You’re so vain / You probably think this song is about you”? METAVERSE
- 13 Fly like an eagle SOAR
- 14 Nervous twitch TIC
- 15 “Blackbird singing in the dead of night / Take these broken wings and learn to fly”? CROWBARS
- 18 180° turn, informally UIE
- 19 “I’m on tonight, my hips don’t lie and I’m starting to feel it’s right”? WAISTLINE
- 25 The second “O” of YOLO ONCE
- 26 Biblical wearer of fig leaves and namer of animals ADAM
- 27 Visually assessed EYED
- 28 Toy that can “rock the baby” YOYO
Down
- 1 Pet food brand IAMS
- 2 Early 2000s Fox show set in Newport Beach THEOC
- 3 Stringed Indian instrument featured in the Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood” SITAR
- 4 “Total Request Live” cable channel MTV
- 5 Type of rock in Minecraft ORE
- 6 Artery from the heart AORTA
- 7 Boot camp reply NOSIR
- 8 Eyeglasses, informally SPECS
- 12 Stimulated, as curiousity AROUSED
- 16 Sharpness of one’s pen, say WIT
- 17 Secure to a rope, as a rock climber BELAY
- 19 Misery WOE
- 20 “Pick a card, ___ card” ANY
- 21 Remedy to treat an ankle sprain ICE
- 22 Wedding words before a kiss IDO
- 23 Old-fashioned “no” NAY
- 24 Style known for swoopy bangs and big feelings EMO
MINI Clues are grouped in the order they appeared in the puzzle and If the answers above do not solve a specific clue just open the clue link and it will show you all the possible solutions that we have for that clue.