The NYT Midi Crossword September 3, 2026 puzzle by Hanh Huynh is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Quibble that’s “picked” NIT
- 4 Wild guess STAB
- 8 Alter ___ EGO
- 9 “Pitched” shelter TENT
- 10 Oar-propelled vessels ROWBOATS
- 12 Air-conditioning coolant FREON
- 13 Onetime retail partner of Sears ROEBUCK
- 18 Rare hit in baseball TRIPLE
- 19 Dull person BORE
- 22 “This 2,000 pound truck weighs ___!” ATON
- 23 Country now known as Zimbabwe RHODESIA
- 25 “Ready, ___, fire!” AIM
- 26 Quick kiss PECK
- 27 Spinner in the final frame of “Inception” TOP
- 28 Queries ASKS
Down
- 1 Big name in foam darts NERF
- 2 Frankenstein’s assistant IGOR
- 3 Eiffel ___ TOWER
- 4 Sean Penn’s character in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” for one STONER
- 5 Beverage that’s steeped TEA
- 6 Insect in a “farm” ANT
- 7 Megapopular K-pop group BTS
- 11 Kicked out BOOTED
- 14 Prejudices BIASES
- 15 Slight increase UPTICK
- 16 Outerwear for hobbit costumes CLOAKS
- 17 Movie character who says “I only exist within the warmth of your gaze. Without it, I’m just another blond guy who can’t do flips” KEN
- 19 Little snot BRAT
- 20 State whose three largest cities start with the letter “C” OHIO
- 21 Lopsided victory ROMP
- 24 Clean air org. EPA
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