NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 18, 2026: “Themeless Puzzle”

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

9×9“Themeless Puzzle”By Alina AbidiEdited 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 “Themeless Puzzle” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 19x9 crossword (4)
    RevealMIDI
  2. 5Like a leaky pen (4)
    RevealINKY
  3. 9Dry, as the desert (4)
    RevealARID
  4. 10"___ shalt not steal": Exodus (4)
    RevealTHOU
  5. 11Receipt (9)
    RevealSALESSLIP
  6. 13Roadside assistance org. (3)
    RevealAAA
  7. 14"Achoo" response (8)
    RevealBLESSYOU
  8. 19Kind of cable used in a car, for short (3)
    RevealAUX
  9. 20Big piles (5)
    RevealHEAPS
  10. 22Class taught on the bunny slopes (9)
    RevealSKILESSON
  11. 24Headwear for angel costumes (5)
    RevealHALOS
  12. 25Suffix with Filip- (3)
    RevealINO
  13. 26"The Second ___" (groundbreaking feminist book by Simone de Beauvoir) (3)
    RevealSEX
  14. 27Make a running stitch, say (3)
    RevealSEW

Down

  1. 1More, in Spanish (3)
    RevealMAS
  2. 2"This American Life" creator Glass (3)
    RevealIRA
  3. 3___ Pickles, punnily named "Rugrats" baby (3)
    RevealDIL
  4. 4Products of a brainstorm session (5)
    RevealIDEAS
  5. 5"Thumbs-up from us!" (7)
    RevealITSAYES
  6. 6Stanley Cup org. (3)
    RevealNHL
  7. 7Fish in Japanese water gardens (3)
    RevealKOI
  8. 8"Sounds good to me!" (3)
    RevealYUP
  9. 12Accessories for some graduates (6)
    RevealSASHES
  10. 14Huge party (4)
    RevealBASH
  11. 15___ Gage, "The White Lotus" actor (5)
    RevealLUKAS
  12. 16Banishment (5)
    RevealEXILE
  13. 17Desert watering hole (5)
    RevealOASIS
  14. 18Winning by a little (5)
    RevealUPONE
  15. 21Cold pack? (4)
    RevealSNOW
  16. 23Classic bagel topping (3)
    RevealLOX
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 174 puzzles since February 2026:

AAA ×6SEW ×5LOX ×4IRA ×3KOI ×3SEX ×3NHL ×2

Show all 30 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A MIDI5A INKY9A ARID10A THOU11A SALESSLIP13A AAA14A BLESSYOU19A AUX20A HEAPS22A SKILESSON24A HALOS25A INO26A SEX27A SEW

Down: 1D MAS2D IRA3D DIL4D IDEAS5D ITSAYES6D NHL7D KOI8D YUP12D SASHES14D BASH15D LUKAS16D EXILE17D OASIS18D UPONE21D SNOW23D LOX

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Alina Abidi, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Themeless Puzzle”, with 30 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday.

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