The NYT Midi Crossword March 17, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 One of the five basic tastes UMAMI
- 6 www.nytimes.___ COM
- 9 International airport of Boston LOGAN
- 10 How many times Ireland has made the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals ONCE
- 12 Three-pointers, in hoops lingo TREYS
- 13 Restaurant suggestions, for short RECS
- 14 “The Ant and the Grasshopper” storyteller AESOP
- 15 Music genre for BTS KPOP
- 16 Romanticized symbol of the American West COWBOY
- 18 Feel under the weather AIL
- 20 Boiling HOT
- 21 Financial performance metric, for short ROI
- 22 Pet food brand IAMS
- 24 Twitch broadcast in a Northern Ireland county? DOWNSTREAM
- 27 Its notifications may be turned off on vacation EMAIL
- 28 Notre ___ Fighting Irish DAME
- 29 Ritzy FANCY
- 30 Whole lot SLEW
Down
- 1 Beauty store chain ULTA
- 2 “Encore!” MORE
- 3 Gets on in years AGES
- 4 Exceptionally dominating sports performance in an Ireland county? MAYOCLINIC
- 5 Bit of creative fuel, for short INSPO
- 6 Surf shop stock in an Ireland county? CORKBOARDS
- 7 Hearty, easy-to-clean-up dinner dish ONEPOTMEAL
- 8 The real ___ (genuine article) MCCOY
- 11 Mind-reading ability, in brief ESP
- 17 Not a ___ (zilch) WHIT
- 18 Irish soda bread has an enticing one AROMA
- 19 Des Moines resident IOWAN
- 23 “Me too!” SAME
- 24 “Oh, for sure” DEF
- 25 Stealthy SLY
- 26 Sound from a kitty MEW
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