The NYT Midi Crossword April 7, 2026 puzzle by Sid Sivakumar is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Feeling while watching a fireworks display, perhaps AWE
- 4 Vietnamese noodles-and-broth dish PHO
- 7 Cameron who voiced Fiona in “Shrek” DIAZ
- 9 Follow closely HEED
- 10 Onetime hairstyle for Colin Kaepernick or Julius Erving AFRO
- 11 Lake that borders Cleveland ERIE
- 12 Center of a mythical maze MINOTAUR
- 14 Mediocre, in modern lingo MID
- 15 Center of a target … or a phonetic hint to a letter in 12-Across? BULLSEYE
- 20 Oscar winner Malek RAMI
- 21 Dalai ___ LAMA
- 22 “Monday Night Football” channel ESPN
- 23 Paths traced by tennis balls ARCS
- 24 Bit of classroom furniture DESK
- 25 Action represented by a right-facing triangle PLAY
Down
- 1 Eve’s biblical counterpart ADAM
- 2 Hotel amenity that requires a password, sometimes WIFI
- 3 Work hard for EARN
- 4 Lima’s land PERU
- 5 Next in line to the throne HEIR
- 6 Poem with a dedicatee ODE
- 8 URL shared before a virtual meeting ZOOMLINK
- 9 Gesture meaning “I can’t believe I just did that!” HEADSLAP
- 13 Shop ___ you drop TIL
- 15 ___ coat (nail polish layer applied first) BASE
- 16 Officials working on a diamond UMPS
- 17 Noble title EARL
- 18 Org. with gym and pool memberships YMCA
- 19 Not difficult EASY
- 20 Stop light color on a stoplight RED
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.