NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 2, 2026: “Mixed Drinks”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Sunday, August 2, 2026

11×11“Mixed Drinks”By Erik AgardEdited by Ian Livengood

40 clues. Tap Reveal on any clue for just that answer, or open the full solution at the bottom.

This Midi was titled “Mixed Drinks” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Shrek, for one (4)
    RevealOGRE
  2. 5Midwinter mugful (5)
    RevealCOCOA
  3. 10Ode or haiku (4)
    RevealPOEM
  4. 11Say angrily (5)
    RevealSNARL
  5. 12Boxer's decoy punch (5)
    RevealFEINT
  6. 13Has a predisposition (to) (5)
    RevealTENDS
  7. 14The Stonewall ___ (gay bar designated a National Historic Landmark in 2000) (3)
    RevealINN
  8. 15Top of a company's org chart (3)
    RevealCEO
  9. 16Person posting intentionally infuriating content online ... or an anagram of BEERGARITA (10)
    RevealRAGEBAITER
  10. 22Certain beauty pageant winner in Africa ... or an anagram of MANGO LASSI (10)
    RevealMISSANGOLA
  11. 23Adolescent ... or an anagram of GREEN TEA (8)
    RevealTEENAGER
  12. 24It might be metaphorically sucked out of a room (3)
    RevealAIR
  13. 26Tasks on a list (5)
    RevealTODOS
  14. 28A pair apiece (7)
    RevealTWOEACH
  15. 32"Yes, monsieur" (3)
    RevealOUI
  16. 33One-named R&B singer with the 2024 hit "Nasty" (7)
    RevealTINASHE
  17. 34Chapel Hill sch. (3)
    RevealUNC
  18. 35Like sharp facial features (7)
    RevealANGULAR
  19. 36Six-point N.F.L. scores: Abbr. (3)
    RevealTDS

Down

  1. 1ChatGPT's company (6)
    RevealOPENAI
  2. 2Alive and well (11)
    RevealGOINGSTRONG
  3. 3___ Faire (jousting venue, informally) (3)
    RevealREN
  4. 4Ambulance worker, for short (3)
    RevealEMT
  5. 5Winter hrs. in St. Louis (3)
    RevealCST
  6. 66-Down times 6-Down (3)
    RevealONE
  7. 7Negated (11)
    RevealCANCELEDOUT
  8. 8Be bossy toward (11)
    RevealORDERAROUND
  9. 9In addition (4)
    RevealALSO
  10. 12Like a strong handshake (4)
    RevealFIRM
  11. 17Suffix in some language names (3)
    RevealESE
  12. 18Main squeeze, in 2010s slang (3)
    RevealBAE
  13. 19___ Arbor, Mich. (3)
    RevealANN
  14. 20"So they tell me ..." (7)
    RevealIGATHER
  15. 21Country between Ghana and Benin (4)
    RevealTOGO
  16. 24Encouraging word before "boy" or "girl" (4)
    RevealATTA
  17. 25"Victory is mine!" (4)
    RevealIWIN
  18. 27Orders to attack, with "on" (4)
    RevealSICS
  19. 29___ Claire, Wis. (3)
    RevealEAU
  20. 30Language with handshapes, in brief (3)
    RevealASL
  21. 31"___-ching!" (3)
    RevealCHA
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 158 puzzles since February 2026:

ONE ×9BAE ×4CEO ×4EAU ×3AIR ×2ALSO ×2INN ×2

Show all 40 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A OGRE5A COCOA10A POEM11A SNARL12A FEINT13A TENDS14A INN15A CEO16A RAGEBAITER22A MISSANGOLA23A TEENAGER24A AIR26A TODOS28A TWOEACH32A OUI33A TINASHE34A UNC35A ANGULAR36A TDS

Down: 1D OPENAI2D GOINGSTRONG3D REN4D EMT5D CST6D ONE7D CANCELEDOUT8D ORDERAROUND9D ALSO12D FIRM17D ESE18D BAE19D ANN20D IGATHER21D TOGO24D ATTA25D IWIN27D SICS29D EAU30D ASL31D CHA

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Sunday, August 2, 2026 was a 11×11 grid by Erik Agard, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Mixed Drinks”, with 40 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 8 more than the average Sunday before it (31.7).

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