The NYT Midi Crossword October 27, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Image on … an Arizona license plate CACTUS
- 7 Month in which flowering and filing occurs: Abbr. APR
- 10 University in Bethlehem, Pa. LEHIGH
- 11 Prefix with classical NEO
- 12 … a Florida license plate ORANGE
- 13 Smidgen TAD
- 14 The Washington ___ POST
- 15 Cumin or coriander SPICE
- 17 Spanish for “aunt” TIA
- 19 Spanish for “eight” OCHO
- 20 … a Hawaii license plate RAINBOW
- 23 Settings for “The Pitt” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” for short ERS
- 24 … a Wyoming license plate COWBOY
- 28 Good heart? ACE
- 29 Specialty FORTE
- 30 Degree that may take up to seven years to earn, for short PHD
- 31 “Ant-Man and the ___,” 2018 superhero movie WASP
Down
- 1 Sound of a hoof hitting the ground CLOP
- 2 Aviation lead-in to méxico or lÃneas Argentinas AERO
- 3 Scolded CHASTISED
- 4 Old comic book hero with a reduplicative name TINTIN
- 5 Brand of fuzzy boots UGG
- 6 “___ the One” (1996 rom-com co-starring Jennifer Aniston) SHES
- 7 Bit of tomfoolery ANTIC
- 8 … a Georgia license plate PEACH
- 9 ___ Drive, retail district in Beverly Hills RODEO
- 16 Certain Native American celebration POWWOW
- 18 Letters under 2 on a phone ABC
- 20 Collect, as crops REAP
- 21 … a Utah license plate ARCH
- 22 Sound after a punch to the gut OOF
- 25 Supportive garment BRA
- 26 Tie-breaking periods, for short OTS
- 27 “Mm-hmm” YEP
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