NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 13, 2026: “Lost in Translation”

Thursday, August 13, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Thursday, August 13, 2026

11×11“Lost in Translation”By Andy KravisEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Lost in Translation” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Music genre for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones (3)
    RevealSKA
  2. 4"The Good Wife" channel (3)
    RevealCBS
  3. 7Includes on an email thread (3)
    RevealCCS
  4. 10Prepare to throw a dart (3)
    RevealAIM
  5. 11"Could you repeat that?" (3)
    RevealHUH
  6. 12Pretend to be a kangaroo, say (3)
    RevealHOP
  7. 13In Stockholm: "fisk" (11)
    RevealSWEDISHFISH
  8. 16Spot of some congestion (5)
    RevealSINUS
  9. 17Pinnacle (4)
    RevealACME
  10. 18World Cup official (3)
    RevealREF
  11. 20Hum like an electric fan (4)
    RevealWHIR
  12. 21In Rome: "ghiaccio" (10)
    RevealITALIANICE
  13. 24Condescending sort (4)
    RevealSNOB
  14. 25Cleanup hitter's stat (3)
    RevealRBI
  15. 26"___ only take a minute" (4)
    RevealITLL
  16. 27Roadblocks (5)
    RevealSNAGS
  17. 31In Athens: "Γιαούρτι" (11)
    RevealGREEKYOGURT
  18. 34In a foul mood (3)
    RevealMAD
  19. 35"What Was I Made ___?" (Billie Eilish song from "Barbie") (3)
    RevealFOR
  20. 36Oolong or darjeeling (3)
    RevealTEA
  21. 37Emmy winner Edebiri (3)
    RevealAYO
  22. 38Baby bear (3)
    RevealCUB
  23. 39Hold the deed to (3)
    RevealOWN

Down

  1. 1Back talk (4)
    RevealSASS
  2. 2Egg-shaped (and egg-sized) fruit (4)
    RevealKIWI
  3. 3"You said it!" (4)
    RevealAMEN
  4. 4Ice sculptor's tool (6)
    RevealCHISEL
  5. 5Forrest Gump waits for one in "Forrest Gump" (3)
    RevealBUS
  6. 6"Keep your voice down!" (3)
    RevealSHH
  7. 7Ostentatiously fancy (6)
    RevealCHICHI
  8. 8Incomprehensibly vast (6)
    RevealCOSMIC
  9. 9Basketball or baseball, but not football (6)
    RevealSPHERE
  10. 14Long-lasting (7)
    RevealDURABLE
  11. 15Excessively flattering, with "over" (7)
    RevealFAWNING
  12. 19Relative of a spruce (3)
    RevealFIR
  13. 21Spot for documents that need attention (6)
    RevealINTRAY
  14. 22"Holy ___!" (6)
    RevealTOLEDO
  15. 23Soak up (6)
    RevealABSORB
  16. 24Letter between rho and tau (5)
    RevealSIGMA
  17. 28Prefix with -tune or -correct (4)
    RevealAUTO
  18. 29Got bigger (4)
    RevealGREW
  19. 30___ Wawrinka, winner of three Grand Slam tournament titles (4)
    RevealSTAN
  20. 32"Finger lickin' good" chain (3)
    RevealKFC
  21. 33"Who are ___ to judge?" (3)
    RevealYOU
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 169 puzzles since February 2026:

TEA ×5AMEN ×4CCS ×4HOP ×4OWN ×3BUS ×2FOR ×2MAD ×2

Show all 44 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A SKA4A CBS7A CCS10A AIM11A HUH12A HOP13A SWEDISHFISH16A SINUS17A ACME18A REF20A WHIR21A ITALIANICE24A SNOB25A RBI26A ITLL27A SNAGS31A GREEKYOGURT34A MAD35A FOR36A TEA37A AYO38A CUB39A OWN

Down: 1D SASS2D KIWI3D AMEN4D CHISEL5D BUS6D SHH7D CHICHI8D COSMIC9D SPHERE14D DURABLE15D FAWNING19D FIR21D INTRAY22D TOLEDO23D ABSORB24D SIGMA28D AUTO29D GREW30D STAN32D KFC33D YOU

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Thursday, August 13, 2026 was a 11×11 grid by Andy Kravis, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Lost in Translation”, with 44 clues; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 11 more than the average Thursday before it (33.0).

Also on Aug 13: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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