NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 25, 2026: “But First, Coffee”

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

10×9“But First, Coffee”By Shannon RappEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “But First, Coffee” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 2D.

Across

  1. 1Open windows on an internet browser (4)
    RevealTABS
  2. 5Waymo cars, e.g. (6)
    RevealROBOTS
  3. 7Snoopy's hip alter ego (7)
    RevealJOECOOL
  4. 8Post-Ramadan festival that translates to "festival" (3)
    RevealEID
  5. 9"All ___ Well" (Taylor Swift song with a "10 Minute Version") (3)
    RevealTOO
  6. 10Language behind much dynamic web content (10)
    RevealJAVASCRIPT
  7. 14Actress Thurman (3)
    RevealUMA
  8. 15Section of a color wheel (3)
    RevealHUE
  9. 16Entryway for dropping off backpacks and dirty shoes (7)
    RevealMUDROOM
  10. 19Prefix with intellectual or science (6)
    RevealPSEUDO
  11. 20Jigsaw puzzle border (4)
    RevealEDGE

Down

  1. 1Where a Hindu woman wears a bichiya (3)
    RevealTOE
  2. 2"Eric Carle's ___" (children's book whose first pages include drawings of ants, a bird and a crocodile) (3)
    RevealABC
  3. 3Baby's knitted foot warmer (6)
    RevealBOOTIE
  4. 4Brownstone "porch" (5)
    RevealSTOOP
  5. 5Some pretzel shapes (4)
    RevealRODS
  6. 6Piggy bank opening (4)
    RevealSLOT
  7. 7"Trick Mirror" author ___ Tolentino (3)
    RevealJIA
  8. 8Got away from (6)
    RevealEVADED
  9. 10React at a haunted house, maybe (4)
    RevealJUMP
  10. 11Bring a smile to (5)
    RevealAMUSE
  11. 12Shoe designer Jimmy (4)
    RevealCHOO
  12. 13Liquor in a mojito (3)
    RevealRUM
  13. 17Handwoven floor cover, perhaps (3)
    RevealRUG
  14. 18"An ___ We Owe" (Amanda Gorman poem) (3)
    RevealODE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 181 puzzles since February 2026:

ODE ×7TOE ×5ABC ×4HUE ×4EDGE ×3TOO ×3UMA ×3CHOO ×2

Show all 25 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A TABS5A ROBOTS7A JOECOOL8A EID9A TOO10A JAVASCRIPT14A UMA15A HUE16A MUDROOM19A PSEUDO20A EDGE

Down: 1D TOE2D ABC3D BOOTIE4D STOOP5D RODS6D SLOT7D JIA8D EVADED10D JUMP11D AMUSE12D CHOO13D RUM17D RUG18D ODE

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Tuesday, August 25, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Shannon Rapp, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “But First, Coffee”, with 25 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 6 fewer than the average Tuesday before it (30.9).

Also on Aug 25: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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