The NYT Midi Crossword October 9, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Vegetable in gumbo OKRA
- 5 Tear RIP
- 8 1989 Patrick Swayze cult film set in a rural bar ROADHOUSE
- 11 “Like we discussed earlier …” ASYOUKNOW
- 12 Brit’s bathroom LOO
- 13 Cutlery famously sold in infomercials GINSUKNIFE
- 20 Home to Thailand and Turkmenistan ASIA
- 21 Animal with a small pet door, perhaps CAT
- 22 Intricate hairstyle associated with Zulu traditions BANTUKNOTS
- 26 Commit perjury LIE
- 27 Actress Mara of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” ROONEY
- 28 Singer Sheeran and actor Harris EDS
- 29 Quibbles NITS
Down
- 1 “… man ___ mouse?” ORA
- 2 Boxing wins, for short KOS
- 3 Unit of sunlight RAY
- 4 Fuss ADO
- 5 Kind of sentence that should really be more than one sentence RUNON
- 6 Prefix with -metric ISO
- 7 Where churchgoers sit PEW
- 9 Big name in streaming TV HULU
- 10 “Yeah, yeah, I hear you” OKOK
- 13 Triangular part of a house’s exterior GABLE
- 14 “Let me repeat …” ISAID
- 15 Dressed to the ___ NINES
- 16 Used a chair SAT
- 17 Touchscreen array ICONS
- 18 Destiny FATE
- 19 Website for artisanal crafts ETSY
- 23 Large coffee holder URN
- 24 Fish in a Japanese garden pond KOI
- 25 Do ___ feed the animals (sign at a zoo) NOT
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