NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Monday, August 17, 2026: “Split Hairs”

Monday, August 17, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Monday, August 17, 2026

11×9“Split Hairs”By Adrianne BaikEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Split Hairs” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Question with an obvious answer (5)
    RevealGIMME
  2. 6Ish (5)
    RevealKINDA
  3. 11Not together (5)
    RevealAPART
  4. 12Like some specialized committees (5)
    RevealADHOC
  5. 13Miraculous solution to a complicated problem (11)
    RevealMAGICBULLET
  6. 15Genre for Dom Dolla and Disclosure, for short (3)
    RevealEDM
  7. 16"Headphones On" pop star Addison ___ (3)
    RevealRAE
  8. 17"Unfortunately, that's true" (8)
    RevealAFRAIDSO
  9. 22Fire (up) (3)
    RevealREV
  10. 23In favor of (3)
    RevealPRO
  11. 25Slow-moving creatures shaped like a fruit (11)
    RevealBANANASLUGS
  12. 30Something an influencer might "chase" (5)
    RevealCLOUT
  13. 31Participate in a spin class (5)
    RevealPEDAL
  14. 32Asks to show ID (5)
    RevealCARDS
  15. 33Like questions in 20 Questions (5)
    RevealYESNO

Down

  1. 1Angry Birds or Candy Crush (4)
    RevealGAME
  2. 2Apple tablet (4)
    RevealIPAD
  3. 3Underground rock? (5)
    RevealMAGMA
  4. 4Diagnostic scan, for short (3)
    RevealMRI
  5. 5"You get the idea" (3)
    RevealETC
  6. 6Hawaiian island that's home to Polihale State Park (5)
    RevealKAUAI
  7. 7Did nothing (5)
    RevealIDLED
  8. 8Org. for Ducks and Penguins (3)
    RevealNHL
  9. 9Bambi's mom, for one (3)
    RevealDOE
  10. 10Play pretend (3)
    RevealACT
  11. 14Praise for a diva (5)
    RevealBRAVA
  12. 18Impostor (5)
    RevealFRAUD
  13. 19Has a flat, perhaps? (5)
    RevealRENTS
  14. 20Potatoes, by another name (5)
    RevealSPUDS
  15. 21Brain, but not mind (5)
    RevealORGAN
  16. 24Capital of Norway (4)
    RevealOSLO
  17. 25Email discreetly (3)
    RevealBCC
  18. 26___ carte menu (3)
    RevealALA
  19. 27Neither's partner (3)
    RevealNOR
  20. 28Mole, for one (3)
    RevealSPY
  21. 29Second-most-common Korean surname (after Kim) (3)
    RevealLEE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 173 puzzles since February 2026:

ALA ×10ACT ×4REV ×4ETC ×3NOR ×3PRO ×3DOE ×2IPAD ×2

Show all 36 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A GIMME6A KINDA11A APART12A ADHOC13A MAGICBULLET15A EDM16A RAE17A AFRAIDSO22A REV23A PRO25A BANANASLUGS30A CLOUT31A PEDAL32A CARDS33A YESNO

Down: 1D GAME2D IPAD3D MAGMA4D MRI5D ETC6D KAUAI7D IDLED8D NHL9D DOE10D ACT14D BRAVA18D FRAUD19D RENTS20D SPUDS21D ORGAN24D OSLO25D BCC26D ALA27D NOR28D SPY29D LEE

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Monday, August 17, 2026 was a 11×9 grid by Adrianne Baik, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Split Hairs”, with 36 clues; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 5 more than the average Monday before it (31.2).

Also on Aug 17: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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