NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 4, 2026: “Elvis Has Left the Building”

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

9×9“Elvis Has Left the Building”By Aaron Gee and Avery Gee KatzEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Elvis Has Left the Building” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Cold treat on a stick (6)
    RevealICEPOP
  2. 7Singer Johnny's last words before leaving Folsom Prison? (7)
    RevealCASHOUT
  3. 9Like a child stretching to see flavors at an ice cream shop, maybe (9)
    RevealONTIPTOES
  4. 12U.S. intelligence org. (3)
    RevealNSA
  5. 13Level of a cake (4)
    RevealTIER
  6. 14Rapper Cardi calls it a wrap? (6)
    RevealBROLLS
  7. 16"That's the truth!" (6)
    RevealISWEAR
  8. 19Musician Taylor moving on to her next era? (9)
    RevealSWIFTEXIT
  9. 23Enchanted ___ Room (South Pacific-themed Disney attraction) (4)
    RevealTIKI
  10. 24Game before a final (4)
    RevealSEMI
  11. 25Leave out (4)
    RevealOMIT
  12. 26"___: Ares" (2025 sci-fi sequel) (4)
    RevealTRON

Down

  1. 1One of many on a smartphone home screen (4)
    RevealICON
  2. 2Tuna fish containers (4)
    RevealCANS
  3. 3"Dónde ___ la biblioteca?" (4)
    RevealESTA
  4. 4The Eagles, on sports tickers (3)
    RevealPHI
  5. 5Alley-___ (3)
    RevealOOP
  6. 6Finally close the book on (9)
    RevealPUTTOREST
  7. 8Work like a dog (4)
    RevealTOIL
  8. 10Wriggly swimmer (3)
    RevealEEL
  9. 11Typical Ditch Day participants: Abbr. (3)
    RevealSRS
  10. 14Seem suitable for (5)
    RevealBEFIT
  11. 15___ race (corporate grind) (3)
    RevealRAT
  12. 16"That ___ be expected" (4)
    RevealISTO
  13. 17Go for a dip (4)
    RevealSWIM
  14. 18User-edited website (4)
    RevealWIKI
  15. 20Gen ___ (Zoomer's parent, perhaps) (3)
    RevealXER
  16. 21"For me ...," in a text (3)
    RevealIMO
  17. 22Sturdy container for mints (3)
    RevealTIN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 160 puzzles since February 2026:

NSA ×6EEL ×4IMO ×3OMIT ×2OOP ×2

Show all 29 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A ICEPOP7A CASHOUT9A ONTIPTOES12A NSA13A TIER14A BROLLS16A ISWEAR19A SWIFTEXIT23A TIKI24A SEMI25A OMIT26A TRON

Down: 1D ICON2D CANS3D ESTA4D PHI5D OOP6D PUTTOREST8D TOIL10D EEL11D SRS14D BEFIT15D RAT16D ISTO17D SWIM18D WIKI20D XER21D IMO22D TIN

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Aaron Gee and Avery Gee Katz, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Elvis Has Left the Building”, with 29 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Tuesday before it (31.0).

Also on Aug 4: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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