The NYT Midi Crossword March 27, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Bug in a biblical plague LOCUST
- 7 Bridge over the 5-Down PONTNEUF
- 9 Water-resistant twill fabric pioneered by Burberry GABARDINE
- 10 Long, long time EON
- 11 Russian leader interred in Red Square LENIN
- 12 Total fools TWITS
- 15 Mailroom stamp abbr. RECD
- 16 News show hosts ANCHORS
- 18 Died down ABATED
- 21 Walks along the water PROMENADES
- 25 ___ Bridge, over the 13-Down TOWER
- 26 Turner who sang “The Best” TINA
- 27 Flabbergasts AWES
- 28 “Keep Commerce Human” online marketplace ETSY
Down
- 1 Alley-oop pass LOB
- 2 Based ___ true story ONA
- 3 ___-Alt-Del CTRL
- 4 Not blow something out of proportion, say UNDERSTATE
- 5 River about which Monet said “I have painted it all my life, at all hours of the day” SEINE
- 6 Garment of old Rome TUNIC
- 7 Flip out PANIC
- 8 ___ for oneself (manage independently) FEND
- 9 What Cinderella wore to the royal ball GOWN
- 10 Waze approximation: Abbr. ETA
- 13 River about which Churchill said “It is the golden thread of our nation’s history” THAMES
- 14 Not having any alcohol SOBER
- 17 Sprinted RAN
- 19 Computer menu including Copy and Paste EDIT
- 20 Rooms with reclining chairs DENS
- 21 School grp. in charge of book drives PTA
- 22 Seat assignment info on a plane ticket ROW
- 23 “To what do I ___ the pleasure?” OWE
- 24 “Hey, I just had a thought …” SAY
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