The NYT Midi Crossword September 8, 2026 puzzle by Victor Schmitt is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Ending with half or hard ASS
- 4 Hem and ___ (be indecisive) HAW
- 7 Airport code for the City of Brotherly Love PHL
- 8 Military higher-ups, collectively BRASS
- 11 Experimental model PROTOTYPE
- 13 Sport whose competitors are known as rikishi SUMO
- 14 Cat’s quiet call MEW
- 15 “Please, have at it!” GOTOTOWN
- 18 Sheepish mother? EWE
- 19 N.B.A. rarities, for short … or what 11- and 15-Across contain DOUBLEOTS
- 25 ___ loss (hit to one’s coolness, in Gen Z slang) AURA
- 26 Penny, Kenny or Jenny NAME
- 27 Default search engine for Microsoft Edge BING
- 28 Variety show bit SKIT
Down
- 1 Home screen array APPS
- 2 [No clue] SHRUG
- 3 What some action film scenes and sports replays are shown in SLOMO
- 4 “Curb Your Enthusiasm” airer HBO
- 5 The “A” of MoMA ART
- 6 Robotaxi company based in Silicon Valley WAYMO
- 9 Shoot, as lava from a volcano SPEW
- 10 Stitched SEWN
- 12 Common trade show freebie TOTEBAG
- 16 Woodsy ___, mascot who says “Give a hoot! Don’t pollute!” OWL
- 17 Stereotypically angsty individuals TEENS
- 19 Dollop DAB
- 20 French assent OUI
- 21 Coffee container URN
- 22 Sturdy shade tree OAK
- 23 “OMG, I do NOT need to know that!” TMI
- 24 Tennis match division SET
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