The NYT Midi Crossword September 1, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 ___ mater ALMA
- 5 Spot for a sauna, salon and steam room SPA
- 8 Grassy college courtyard QUAD
- 9 British pound, informally QUID
- 10 Bone connecting the wrist and elbow ULNA
- 11 Like most yard sale items USED
- 12 Boxer Muhammad ALI
- 13 Medical research agcy. NIH
- 14 Targets of pool chalk … or a phonetic hint to the starts of 8-, 9-, 25- and 26-Across and 9-Down CUETIPS
- 18 Hits the mall SHOPS
- 20 “Mamma ___!” MIA
- 21 Jabba the ___, “Star Wars” villain HUTT
- 22 Airline ticket add-ons FEES
- 23 Voice above tenor ALTO
- 24 Animals that can lift up to 50 times their body weight ANTS
- 25 Witticism QUIP
- 26 Platform for unloading cargo ships QUAY
Down
- 1 Blue-green hue AQUA
- 2 Temporary slow period LULL
- 3 Large tube-shaped pasta often stuffed with cheese MANICOTTI
- 4 Palindromic name hidden in “Ramadan” ADA
- 5 List that may include maki and nigiri SUSHIMENU
- 6 ___ in the sky PIE
- 7 Hit “+” ADD
- 9 Leave a job for good QUIT
- 13 The Legend of Zelda console, in brief NES
- 15 “Gimme five!” UPTOP
- 16 Michelangelo masterpiece in St. Peter’s Basilica PIETA
- 17 Full of ‘tude SASSY
- 18 Kobe’s longtime teammate on the Lakers, familiarly SHAQ
- 19 Streaming service with “Only Murders in the Building” HULU
- 22 Website’s help section, for short FAQ
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