NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 6, 2026: “Hello, Sailor!”

Thursday, August 6, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Thursday, August 6, 2026

9×9“Hello, Sailor!”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 “Hello, Sailor!” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 18A.

Across

  1. 1Avoided an infielder's tag, maybe (4)
    RevealSLID
  2. 5Teacher's evaluation (4)
    RevealTEST
  3. 9Become fatigued (4)
    RevealTIRE
  4. 10Important time periods (4)
    RevealERAS
  5. 11___ Erikson, noted 11th-century explorer (4)
    RevealLEIF
  6. 12___ the Red, noted 10th-century explorer (4)
    RevealERIK
  7. 13Function (3)
    RevealUSE
  8. 14Nonverbal "yes" (3)
    RevealNOD
  9. 15___ the Horrible, comics character with a horned helmet (5)
    RevealHAGAR
  10. 17Altoids holder (3)
    RevealTIN
  11. 18Popular Norwegian soccer celebration in which fans pretend to operate longships ... or a description of each shaded line in this puzzle? (9)
    RevealVIKINGROW
  12. 24Something thrown into a fountain when making a wish (4)
    RevealCOIN
  13. 25One of six that make up a hexagon (4)
    RevealSIDE
  14. 26Step on a ladder (4)
    RevealRUNG
  15. 27What ballet dancers can balance on (4)
    RevealTOES

Down

  1. 1"Gateway to the West" city: Abbr. (3)
    RevealSTL
  2. 2"In ___ of gifts ..." (4)
    RevealLIEU
  3. 3From Kilkenny or Kildare (5)
    RevealIRISH
  4. 4Vanquishing (9)
    RevealDEFEATING
  5. 5Cause of adolescent rebellion, perhaps (9)
    RevealTEENANGST
  6. 6404 Not Found, e.g. (5)
    RevealERROR
  7. 7Uttered (4)
    RevealSAID
  8. 8Reprimanding sound (3)
    RevealTSK
  9. 16___ and tonic (3)
    RevealGIN
  10. 18Pre-streaming device, in brief (3)
    RevealVCR
  11. 19"Gonna pay ya back later" note (3)
    RevealIOU
  12. 20Fam, formerly (3)
    RevealKIN
  13. 21___ de Janeiro (3)
    RevealRIO
  14. 22Poem of lofty praise (3)
    RevealODE
  15. 23Director Anderson (3)
    RevealWES
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 162 puzzles since February 2026:

ODE ×6USE ×6NOD ×4TSK ×4WES ×4RIO ×3TEST ×3KIN ×2

Show all 30 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A SLID5A TEST9A TIRE10A ERAS11A LEIF12A ERIK13A USE14A NOD15A HAGAR17A TIN18A VIKINGROW24A COIN25A SIDE26A RUNG27A TOES

Down: 1D STL2D LIEU3D IRISH4D DEFEATING5D TEENANGST6D ERROR7D SAID8D TSK16D GIN18D VCR19D IOU20D KIN21D RIO22D ODE23D WES

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Thursday, August 6, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Hello, Sailor!”, with 30 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Thursday before it (33.2).

Also on Aug 6: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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