NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Friday, August 14, 2026: “Land of Oz”

Friday, August 14, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Friday, August 14, 2026

10×9“Land of Oz”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Land of Oz” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1"Naughty, naughty" (3)
    RevealTSK
  2. 4Actress Milano of "Who's the Boss?" (6)
    RevealALYSSA
  3. 10Game with Wild Draw Four cards (3)
    RevealUNO
  4. 11Deadly (6)
    RevealLETHAL
  5. 12Cutie pie who grills sausages and steaks in 21-Across? (10)
    RevealBARBIEDOLL
  6. 14Off over yonder (4)
    RevealAFAR
  7. 15A.C.C. school in Charlottesville (3)
    RevealUVA
  8. 16Washing machine setting at a college in 21-Across? (8)
    RevealUNICYCLE
  9. 20Knight's horse (5)
    RevealSTEED
  10. 21Country known for shortening everyday words ... as hinted at in 12- and 16-Across? (9)
    RevealAUSTRALIA
  11. 25"You know the ___!" (5)
    RevealDRILL
  12. 26Protein-rich ramen topper (3)
    RevealEGG
  13. 27Building add-on (5)
    RevealANNEX
  14. 28Ghost sound (3)
    RevealBOO

Down

  1. 1Low-pitched brass instrument (4)
    RevealTUBA
  2. 2Big mix-up (5)
    RevealSNAFU
  3. 3Muslim's holy book, in one spelling (5)
    RevealKORAN
  4. 4Actress Wong (3)
    RevealALI
  5. 5Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Sunisa ___ (3)
    RevealLEE
  6. 6Since Jan. 1, on pay stubs (3)
    RevealYTD
  7. 7"Want me to leave?" (9)
    RevealSHOULDIGO
  8. 8Rash soother (5)
    RevealSALVE
  9. 9Penne ___ vodka (4)
    RevealALLA
  10. 13Prickly part of a brush (7)
    RevealBRISTLE
  11. 17PC command for "cut" (5)
    RevealCTRLX
  12. 18Vote in favor (3)
    RevealYEA
  13. 19One photographed on the red carpet, informally (5)
    RevealCELEB
  14. 21Best-selling children's book "___ Twist, Scientist" (3)
    RevealADA
  15. 22Still-life vessel (3)
    RevealURN
  16. 23Pride, greed or envy (3)
    RevealSIN
  17. 24Prior to now (3)
    RevealAGO
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 170 puzzles since February 2026:

AGO ×9ALI ×5TSK ×5ADA ×4UNO ×4URN ×3YEA ×3ALLA ×2

Show all 31 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A TSK4A ALYSSA10A UNO11A LETHAL12A BARBIEDOLL14A AFAR15A UVA16A UNICYCLE20A STEED21A AUSTRALIA25A DRILL26A EGG27A ANNEX28A BOO

Down: 1D TUBA2D SNAFU3D KORAN4D ALI5D LEE6D YTD7D SHOULDIGO8D SALVE9D ALLA13D BRISTLE17D CTRLX18D YEA19D CELEB21D ADA22D URN23D SIN24D AGO

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Friday, August 14, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Land of Oz”, with 31 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Friday before it (32.6).

Also on Aug 14: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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