NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 29, 2026: “Wildflowers”

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Saturday, August 29, 2026

9×10“Wildflowers”By Olivia Mitra FramkeEdited 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 “Wildflowers” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Gently throw (4)
    RevealTOSS
  2. 5Some graduate student workers, for short (3)
    RevealTAS
  3. 8"Let's do it!" (4)
    RevealIMIN
  4. 9___ full circle (4)
    RevealCOME
  5. 10Baby's early word, maybe (4)
    RevealMAMA
  6. 11Among (4)
    RevealAMID
  7. 12Chain that offers "flights" of pancakes (4)
    RevealIHOP
  8. 13Actress Headey of "Game of Thrones" (4)
    RevealLENA
  9. 14Bloom that doesn't actually roar (9)
    RevealDANDELION
  10. 16"Awkward Black Girl" creator Issa (3)
    RevealRAE
  11. 17Got on, as a plane (7)
    RevealBOARDED
  12. 21Bloom that doesn't actually fit on an animal's paw (8)
    RevealFOXGLOVE
  13. 22Cookie with a limited edition "Firecracker Pop" variety (4)
    RevealOREO
  14. 23Shark feature (3)
    RevealFIN
  15. 24N.Y.C. train station beneath M.S.G. (4)
    RevealPENN
  16. 25Travel by plane (3)
    RevealFLY

Down

  1. 1Far from bold (5)
    RevealTIMID
  2. 2Big city in the Cornhusker State (5)
    RevealOMAHA
  3. 3He "says" a lot of things, in a children's game (5)
    RevealSIMON
  4. 4Bloom that doesn't actually have a mouth full of fangs (10)
    RevealSNAPDRAGON
  5. 5Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny" (5)
    RevealTOMEI
  6. 6___ acid (protein building block) (5)
    RevealAMINO
  7. 7Sentra or Sonata (5)
    RevealSEDAN
  8. 9Canceled, as plans (9)
    RevealCALLEDOFF
  9. 15___ Grey tea (4)
    RevealEARL
  10. 17Total snoozefest (4)
    RevealBORE
  11. 18Wagon pullers (4)
    RevealOXEN
  12. 19Wicked (4)
    RevealEVIL
  13. 20Say it ain't so! (4)
    RevealDENY
  14. 21Overly fancy fella (3)
    RevealFOP
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 185 puzzles since February 2026:

EVIL ×5OREO ×5EARL ×2IMIN ×2MAMA ×2OMAHA ×2OXEN ×2

Show all 30 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A TOSS5A TAS8A IMIN9A COME10A MAMA11A AMID12A IHOP13A LENA14A DANDELION16A RAE17A BOARDED21A FOXGLOVE22A OREO23A FIN24A PENN25A FLY

Down: 1D TIMID2D OMAHA3D SIMON4D SNAPDRAGON5D TOMEI6D AMINO7D SEDAN9D CALLEDOFF15D EARL17D BORE18D OXEN19D EVIL20D DENY21D FOP

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Saturday, August 29, 2026 was a 9×10 grid by Olivia Mitra Framke, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Wildflowers”, with 30 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Saturday before it (33.0).

Also on Aug 29: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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