The NYT Midi Crossword August 12, 2026 puzzle by Nate Cardin is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Apt rhyme for “wham” BAM
- 4 Wily SLY
- 7 Oscar winner Mahershala ALI
- 8 Counterpart of effect CAUSE
- 10 ___-tac-toe TIC
- 11 “That’s true, however …” OKBUT
- 12 She/___ pronouns HER
- 13 “Mamma ___!” MIA
- 14 Unenthused about NOTINTO
- 17 Month when St. Nicholas Day is celebrated: Abbr. DEC
- 18 Make a choice OPT
- 20 “Bucking” rodeo horse, informally BRONC
- 22 Unenthused sound MEH
- 23 TV character Ted who said “I do love a locker room. It smells like potential” LASSO
- 24 401(k) alternative IRA
- 25 Many a middle schooler, agewise TWEEN
- 26 Animal associated with witchcraft in the Middle Ages CAT
Down
- 1 Rubber ducky’s “home” BATH
- 2 Sci-fi visitor ALIEN
- 3 Take small amounts of a psychedelic MICRODOSE
- 4 Really, really small SUBATOMIC
- 5 Baton Rouge sch. LSU
- 6 So far YET
- 8 Gathering for superhero fans COMICCON
- 9 Similar (to) AKIN
- 15 On edge TENSE
- 16 Offering at Buenos Aires’s Teatro Colón OPERA
- 19 This, ___ or the other THAT
- 20 Sandwich that may be held together with toothpicks, for short BLT
- 21 Like completely uncooked steak RAW
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