NYT Midi Crossword October 20 2026 Answers

All 36 clues from the Tuesday New York Times Midi crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for its full history.

Constructed by Aidan DeshongEdited by Ian Livengood“Double Coverage”
PUZZLE GRID11×9 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2C3A4B5C6H7E8S9T10PHIL11FIESTA12FIRE13FIGHTER14NEE15APP16B17A18LDER19D20ASH21ABLE22YIP23SHAD24E25TR26E27E28S29HOMIE30TONGA31RANK32ONTOP

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES36 CLUES
ACROSS
1AAftermath of a scrape4 lettersSCAB
10APunxsutawney ___4 lettersPHIL
12AWorker associated with a red truck11 lettersFIREFIGHTER
15ADiscord or Dropbox3 lettersAPP
16A"Nonsense!"10 lettersBALDERDASH
21AUp to the task4 lettersABLE
22APuppy's bark3 lettersYIP
25ASee 23-Across5 lettersTREES
30APolynesian island nation5 lettersTONGA
32AIn first place5 lettersONTOP
DOWN
2DTai ___ (martial art)3 lettersCHI
3DBreathe it in!3 lettersAIR
4DDidn't stand out from the crowd9 lettersBLENDEDIN
6D"That's kinda funny"3 lettersHEH
7D"Cómo ___?"5 lettersESTAS
8DN.B.A. star Curry5 lettersSTEPH
9DWaterproof cover4 lettersTARP
11DImpassioned5 lettersFIERY
13DExtra charge3 lettersFEE
16DThwack, as a piñata4 lettersBASH
17DAbsolutely despise5 lettersABHOR
19D"Same here"5 lettersDITTO
20DGarment for a chef5 lettersAPRON
27DSense of self3 lettersEGO
28DSticky liquid3 lettersSAP
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