The NYT Midi Crossword April 27, 2026 puzzle by Alina Abidi is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Frequent teen feeling ANGST
- 6 Natural hairstyle once called a blowout AFRO
- 10 Rapper Kendrick LAMAR
- 11 Confiscated TOOK
- 12 Country with a “boot” ITALY
- 13 Dance in which Hawaiian oral traditions are passed down HULA
- 14 Rage ___ (Oxford University Press’s 2025 Word of the Year) BAIT
- 15 Street feature uncommon in Manhattan ALLEY
- 16 “Sure, tell me more …” ILLBITE
- 18 Concedes ADMITS
- 21 Tropical fruit often crosshatched into cubes MANGO
- 24 Matching blazer and skirt, e.g. SUIT
- 26 ___ vera gel ALOE
- 27 ___ Boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island) OUTER
- 28 Neighborhood amenity that might close for winter POOL
- 29 Took the wheel DROVE
- 30 Thor and Baldr, to Odin SONS
- 31 Yankees legend Jeter DEREK
Down
- 1 Interrogation room excuse ALIBI
- 2 Birth-related NATAL
- 3 Service with an “undo send” option GMAIL
- 4 Breakfast items that taste similar to soft pretzels SALTBAGELS
- 5 Not give up TRY
- 6 Yoga pants and performance tops, e.g. ATHLEISURE
- 7 Court infraction FOUL
- 8 Play part ROLE
- 9 “Sounds reasonable!” OKAY
- 15 Convenience at a cash-only restaurant, perhaps ATM
- 17 Wedding vow words IDO
- 19 Practice problem provider TUTOR
- 20 Kitchen strainer SIEVE
- 21 Things you might study before a geography test MAPS
- 22 Samosa ingredient, in Indian cooking ALOO
- 23 Lunchtime-ish NOON
- 25 Difficult hike TREK
- 27 “Very unusual …” ODD
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