NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Monday, August 3, 2026: “Vowel Play”

Monday, August 3, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Monday, August 3, 2026

9×9“Vowel Play”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Vowel Play” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1"Adorbs!" (3)
    RevealAWW
  2. 4Equality-seeking civil rights figure, for short (3)
    RevealMLK
  3. 7Arrive on the airport runway (4)
    RevealLAND
  4. 9Espied (4)
    RevealSEEN
  5. 10Actress Jessica of "Sin City" (4)
    RevealALBA
  6. 11Early inhabitants of what is now Canada (4)
    RevealCREE
  7. 12ABC News's flagship podcast since 2018 (9)
    RevealSTARTHERE
  8. 14"It ain't over ___ it's over!" (3)
    RevealTIL
  9. 15Often-glazed pastries with a portmanteau name (7)
    RevealCRONUTS
  10. 19Old English sheepdog sound (4)
    RevealWOOF
  11. 20Underground part of a tulip (4)
    RevealBULB
  12. 22Ox's foot (4)
    RevealHOOF
  13. 23Unsafe material to view on a work computer, perhaps (4)
    RevealSMUT
  14. 24"Oh, sure" and "Go right ahead" (3)
    RevealOKS
  15. 25Univ. applicants, typically (3)
    RevealSRS

Down

  1. 1"Ah, so it goes" (4)
    RevealALAS
  2. 2Animation pioneer Disney (4)
    RevealWALT
  3. 3Atlanta Dream's org. (4)
    RevealWNBA
  4. 4Ever so slight (4)
    RevealMERE
  5. 5Eye creepily, with "at" (4)
    RevealLEER
  6. 6Elbow's counterpart below the waist (4)
    RevealKNEE
  7. 8Abruptly run away (7)
    RevealDARTOFF
  8. 9Empty-headed oafs, from the Yiddish (7)
    RevealSCHLUBS
  9. 13Its symbol is Sn (3)
    RevealTIN
  10. 15One whose job yields mixed results? (4)
    RevealCOOK
  11. 16Outback hoppers, for short (4)
    RevealROOS
  12. 17Upset stomach reliever (4)
    RevealTUMS
  13. 18Utter incoherently, as speech (4)
    RevealSLUR
  14. 19Owl's question? (3)
    RevealWHO
  15. 21"UGH!" K-pop band (3)
    RevealBTS
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 159 puzzles since February 2026:

ALAS ×3BTS ×2LAND ×2MERE ×2WHO ×2WOOF ×2

Show all 30 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A AWW4A MLK7A LAND9A SEEN10A ALBA11A CREE12A STARTHERE14A TIL15A CRONUTS19A WOOF20A BULB22A HOOF23A SMUT24A OKS25A SRS

Down: 1D ALAS2D WALT3D WNBA4D MERE5D LEER6D KNEE8D DARTOFF9D SCHLUBS13D TIN15D COOK16D ROOS17D TUMS18D SLUR19D WHO21D BTS

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Monday, August 3, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Vowel Play”, with 30 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Monday before it (31.4).

Also on Aug 3: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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