The NYT Midi Crossword August 21, 2026 puzzle by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 House hunter’s bid OFFER
- 6 Hardly any FEW
- 9 2016 Disney film with Samoan song lyrics MOANA
- 10 It may be on the chopping block AXE
- 11 Naomi Osaka’s visor? NOCAP
- 12 “Told ya I was right” SEE
- 13 Pair of celebs ITEM
- 14 Affliction for many a war vet, for short PTSD
- 15 Mary Oliver’s cloche? MOCAP
- 17 Car enthusiasts, informally GEARHEADS
- 21 Yiddish cries of dismay OYS
- 22 Eva Longoria’s beret? ELCAP
- 23 Boat that journeyed to Ararat, in the Bible ARK
- 24 Justice Kagan ELENA
- 25 “___ Misérables” LES
- 26 Weather tracker’s tool RADAR
Down
- 1 Prefix with present or potent OMNI
- 2 0.3048 meters FOOT
- 3 Things worn by umpires and some superheroes FACEMASKS
- 4 Infatuate ENAMOR
- 5 Engage in a battle of words, perhaps? RAP
- 6 Quick and action-packed FASTPACED
- 7 Old flames EXES
- 8 Unwanted garden growth WEED
- 14 Spanish rice dish PAELLA
- 16 Sport that involves tumbling, jumping and stunting CHEER
- 17 “A ___ without a plan is just a wish” (quote attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) GOAL
- 18 Jane in a Brontë novel EYRE
- 19 Comedian Carvey DANA
- 20 Fight lightly SPAR
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