The NYT Midi Crossword April 12, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Meat in a hamburger, typically BEEF
- 5 To date ASYET
- 10 Ailment known as the “kissing disease” MONO
- 11 [Oh my gosh, what a dreamboat!] SWOON
- 12 “This Is How ___ It” (1990s R&B hit) WEDO
- 13 Talk trash to TAUNT
- 14 Things sticking up in Like buttons THUMBS
- 16 “We’re moving to extra innings!” ITSATIE
- 18 Michelangelo’s David, e.g. STATUE
- 19 One ___ million INA
- 22 Sing door-to-door around Christmas CAROL
- 23 Scheme PLOT
- 24 One of the four main vocal ranges ALTO
- 25 “Twilight” protagonist BELLA
- 26 Type in some digits DIAL
- 27 ___ Tuck, one of Robin Hood’s Merry Men FRIAR
- 28 Without SANS
- 29 Largest branch of Islam SUNNI
Down
- 1 Automaker with the slogan “The Ultimate Driving Machine” BMW
- 2 Inits. in a fair-hiring job posting EOE
- 3 The ___ of an era END
- 4 Ottomans, e.g. FOOTSTOOLS
- 5 Very perceptive ASTUTE
- 6 All-knowing Hindu teacher SWAMI
- 7 1986 hit song from Run-D.M.C. YOUBEILLIN
- 8 Ages and ages EONS
- 9 Explosive purchase for Wile E. Coyote TNT
- 15 Cargo in a big rig HAUL
- 16 Home to Napoli and Roma ITALIA
- 17 Plaid Highlands pattern TARTAN
- 18 A whole bunch SCADS
- 20 Christopher who directed “Dunkirk” NOLAN
- 21 Pioneering arcade game company ATARI
- 23 South American nation that’s home to about 80% of the world’s alpacas PERU
- 25 Some significant others, for short BFS
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