The NYT Midi Crossword March 26, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Sounds made by pressing the middle finger into the thumb SNAPS
- 6 Roadside assistance request TOW
- 9 Closing bit of a song OUTRO
- 10 All Hallows’ ___ (Halloween) EVE
- 11 Source of Andrew Carnegie’s fortune STEEL
- 12 Crossed (out) XED
- 13 Volvo + Infiniti = ___? VICARS
- 15 Subaru + Toyota = ___? STRIDES
- 18 Great Lake that borders Cleveland ERIE
- 19 Big Apple subway inits. MTA
- 21 Porsche + Isuzu + Nissan = ___? PINWHEELS
- 24 “Washboard” muscles, informally ABS
- 25 Father’s brother UNCLE
- 26 Spike who directed “Inside Man” LEE
- 27 Coen who co-directed “A Serious Man” ETHAN
Down
- 1 Sinking ship’s distress signal SOS
- 2 Pecan or pistachio NUT
- 3 Had a nibble ATE
- 4 Advance screening of a movie PREVIEW
- 5 ___ as a rock SOLID
- 6 The Red Raiders of the N.C.A.A. TEXASTECH
- 7 Finished OVER
- 8 Unites in marriage WEDS
- 14 Material whose non-dry form may tempt you to leave handprints in it CEMENT
- 15 Outer part of a flower SEPAL
- 16 “Survivor” unit TRIBE
- 17 Wash off RINSE
- 20 Penne ___ vodka ALLA
- 22 Shade of color HUE
- 23 Mark Kelly or Mark Warner: Abbr. SEN
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