The NYT Midi Crossword April 29, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Toy on a string YOYO
- 5 Honoree the second Sunday of May MOM
- 8 J. Cole’s “4 Your ___ Only” EYEZ
- 9 Leave out OMIT
- 11 Park and Fifth in Manhattan: Abbr. AVES
- 12 “Did you get that ___?” (iconic “Office Space” line) MEMO
- 13 Unit for a stand-up comedian or musician SET
- 14 Wise people SAGES
- 15 Boxer who said “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face” TYSON
- 17 Podcast interruptions ADS
- 18 Cunning SLY
- 20 1/12 of a foot INCH
- 23 “Umm … sure” OKAY
- 27 Work in Python or C++ CODE
- 28 What a police informant might wear WIRE
- 29 1978 Village People anthem with a spelled-out title, as seen in this puzzle’s shaded squares YMCA
- 30 Dalai ___ LAMA
Down
- 1 Ingredient that makes bread dough rise YEAST
- 2 Yiddish comment of dismay OYVEY
- 3 Throws with force, in modern lingo YEETS
- 4 There are 16 in a lb. OZS
- 5 N.Y.C. home of van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” MOMA
- 6 Last letter of the Greek alphabet OMEGA
- 7 Played charades, perhaps MIMED
- 10 Flip, as a coin TOSS
- 14 Sketch show with Marcello Hernández, for short SNL
- 16 Actor/rapper ___ Jackson Jr. OSHEA
- 19 Loud, distressed cry YOWL
- 20 Like some unsalted winter sidewalks ICY
- 21 ___ de plume NOM
- 22 Atlanta-based public health org. CDC
- 24 Maker of the Sorento, Sportage and Seltos S.U.V.s KIA
- 25 What a person extends for a selfie ARM
- 26 Opposite of nay YEA
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