The NYT Midi Crossword August 8, 2026 puzzle by Hanh Huynh is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Fuss ADO
- 4 Parts of a LinkedIn feed POSTS
- 9 ___ Angeles LOS
- 10 Less common belly button type OUTIE
- 11 Path of a three-point shot ARC
- 12 Atmospheric layer that absorbs UV rays OZONE
- 13 💥 KABLOOEY
- 15 Chinese zodiac animal for 2020 RAT
- 16 Informative TV spot, for short PSA
- 17 💥 KABOOM
- 20 Piece of history ERA
- 21 People who might bend over backwards? YOGIS
- 25 Waikiki welcome ring LEI
- 26 Nothing, in Spanish NADA
- 27 Shortened name that includes “rick” in a more formal spelling PAT
- 28 Blackpink genre … or an alternate clue for 13- and 17-Across? KPOP
Down
- 1 ___ carte menu ALA
- 2 Dweeb DORK
- 3 Film that angles for Academy Award nominations OSCARBAIT
- 4 Foam noodle or beach ball POOLTOY
- 5 Greek liqueur OUZO
- 6 Site of a brownstone tag sale STOOP
- 7 Points of a pitchfork, as seen in Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” painting TINES
- 8 “Hasta la vista, baby!” SEEYA
- 14 Dim sum steamed bun BAO
- 17 Seaweed type KELP
- 18 Field of expertise AREA
- 19 Brother at a monastery MONK
- 22 Space between the platform and a subway train GAP
- 23 “To love and to cherish? Sounds good to me!” IDO
- 24 Sticky tree gunk SAP
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