NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 11, 2026: “Two Ways of Saying It”

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

10×9“Two Ways of Saying It”By Evan KalishEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Two Ways of Saying It” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Grain grown in paddies (4)
    RevealRICE
  2. 5Features of some non-straightened hair (5)
    RevealCURLS
  3. 10Large-screen movie format (4)
    RevealIMAX
  4. 11From Korea or Kuwait, say (5)
    RevealASIAN
  5. 12Iconic 1942 film co-starring Humphrey Bogart ... and 25-Across in Spanish (10)
    RevealCASABLANCA
  6. 14Breakfast fare that can be folded or rolled (6)
    RevealOMELET
  7. 15Beer container with a tap (3)
    RevealKEG
  8. 16Uno + dos (4)
    RevealTRES
  9. 18Not safe, in baseball (3)
    RevealOUT
  10. 21Haul, from the Yiddish (6)
    RevealSCHLEP
  11. 25Landmark in Washington, D.C. ... and 12-Across in English (10)
    RevealWHITEHOUSE
  12. 27Moon-related (5)
    RevealLUNAR
  13. 28Totally captivated (4)
    RevealRAPT
  14. 29Animal that can go into temporary paralysis when flipped on its back (5)
    RevealSHARK
  15. 30Musical thing a singer can "carry" (4)
    RevealTUNE

Down

  1. 1Puerto ___ (4)
    RevealRICO
  2. 2Muslim prayer leader (4)
    RevealIMAM
  3. 3"In ___ you missed it ..." (4)
    RevealCASE
  4. 4Glorify (5)
    RevealEXALT
  5. 5Pasadena school that manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, informally (7)
    RevealCALTECH
  6. 6Co-host of the 2026 World Cup (3)
    RevealUSA
  7. 7Ice skating venue (4)
    RevealRINK
  8. 8Shoestring (4)
    RevealLACE
  9. 9Unexpected obstacle (4)
    RevealSNAG
  10. 13Go ___ (completely lose control) (7)
    RevealBERSERK
  11. 17Far from tall (5)
    RevealSHORT
  12. 18Hooting birds (4)
    RevealOWLS
  13. 19"Nope" (4)
    RevealUHUH
  14. 20___ Weymouth, bassist for Talking Heads (4)
    RevealTINA
  15. 22Hawaiian feast (4)
    RevealLUAU
  16. 23"Monday Night Football" channel (4)
    RevealESPN
  17. 24Comedian Davidson (4)
    RevealPETE
  18. 26La Brea ___ Pits (3)
    RevealTAR
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 167 puzzles since February 2026:

TAR ×3USA ×3CASE ×2ESPN ×2TRES ×2TUNE ×2

Show all 33 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A RICE5A CURLS10A IMAX11A ASIAN12A CASABLANCA14A OMELET15A KEG16A TRES18A OUT21A SCHLEP25A WHITEHOUSE27A LUNAR28A RAPT29A SHARK30A TUNE

Down: 1D RICO2D IMAM3D CASE4D EXALT5D CALTECH6D USA7D RINK8D LACE9D SNAG13D BERSERK17D SHORT18D OWLS19D UHUH20D TINA22D LUAU23D ESPN24D PETE26D TAR

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Tuesday, August 11, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Evan Kalish, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Two Ways of Saying It”, with 33 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 2 more than the average Tuesday before it (30.9).

Also on Aug 11: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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