The NYT Midi Crossword September 14, 2026 puzzle by Alina Abidi is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 That’s no lie! FACT
- 5 Pie ___ mode ALA
- 8 2000s spy thriller series starring Jennifer Garner ALIAS
- 10 Gender prefix CIS
- 11 K-pop group with the hit song “How You Like That” [Colors] BLACKPINK
- 13 ~~~ TILDES
- 14 Construction project for beavers DAM
- 17 Hit with a rolled-up magazine, maybe SWAT
- 18 Big name in floss ORALB
- 21 “A long, long time ___ …” AGO
- 22 Actress Depp of 2024’s “Nosferatu” [Flowers] LILYROSE
- 24 Deceive with a fake digital dating profile [Animals] CATFISH
- 25 Makes super happy ELATES
Down
- 1 “Terrif!” FAB
- 2 100% ALL
- 3 Langley-based spy grp. CIA
- 4 Useful skill in de-escalation TACT
- 5 Denim treatment used in punk fashion ACIDWASH
- 6 Ancestry LINEAGE
- 7 Sends an invite for ASKSTO
- 9 Bit of sports equipment with a binding SKI
- 12 Counterpart to “thx” PLS
- 14 ___ & Gabbana, Italian fashion label DOLCE
- 15 Alternative to Helvetica ARIAL
- 16 Island nation between Italy and Libya MALTA
- 19 Uber competitor LYFT
- 20 Gooey cheese BRIE
- 23 Spy org. that preceded 3-Down OSS
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