NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 30, 2026: “Pyramid Scheme”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Sunday, August 30, 2026

9×9“Pyramid Scheme”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 “Pyramid Scheme” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Back talk (3)
    RevealLIP
  2. 4Talks and talks and talks (4)
    RevealGABS
  3. 8Promise of repayment (3)
    RevealIOU
  4. 9Like throwback fashion (5)
    RevealRETRO
  5. 10Helpful guide for sightseers (9)
    RevealSTREETMAP
  6. 12Ankle-related (6)
    RevealTARSAL
  7. 13"Hot Shots!" or "Shaun of the Dead" (5)
    RevealSPOOF
  8. 16Post-marathon pain, perhaps (4)
    RevealACHE
  9. 19Petrified ___ (4)
    RevealWOOD
  10. 21Machu Picchu and Chichén Itzá (5)
    RevealRUINS
  11. 23Hospital test in a tube, for short (3)
    RevealMRI
  12. 24Birthplace of Muhammad (5)
    RevealMECCA
  13. 25What Mark Twain called the "saddest evidence of intellectual poverty" (3)
    RevealPUN
  14. 26Distort, as polling data (4)
    RevealSKEW
  15. 27Network of medical providers, for short (3)
    RevealHMO

Down

  1. 1Something checked twice by Santa (4)
    RevealLIST
  2. 2Teeny tiny bit (4)
    RevealIOTA
  3. 3Sound from a content feline (4)
    RevealPURR
  4. 42003 hit for Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz (6)
    RevealGETLOW
  5. 510s and 20s dispenser (3)
    RevealATM
  6. 6Supportive top (3)
    RevealBRA
  7. 7Soak (up) (3)
    RevealSOP
  8. 9"You ___ what you sow" (4)
    RevealREAP
  9. 11Intrinsic nature (7)
    RevealESSENCE
  10. 14Extra pep (5)
    RevealOOMPH
  11. 15Online discussion site (5)
    RevealFORUM
  12. 16Funny bone's place (3)
    RevealARM
  13. 17Actors' prompts (4)
    RevealCUES
  14. 18Cletus Spuckler on "The Simpsons," e.g. (4)
    RevealHICK
  15. 20___ nuggets (food shaped like prehistoric creatures) (4)
    RevealDINO
  16. 22Tool with sharp teeth (3)
    RevealSAW
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 186 puzzles since February 2026:

ATM ×5ARM ×4ACHE ×3BRA ×3IOU ×2

Show all 31 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A LIP4A GABS8A IOU9A RETRO10A STREETMAP12A TARSAL13A SPOOF16A ACHE19A WOOD21A RUINS23A MRI24A MECCA25A PUN26A SKEW27A HMO

Down: 1D LIST2D IOTA3D PURR4D GETLOW5D ATM6D BRA7D SOP9D REAP11D ESSENCE14D OOMPH15D FORUM16D ARM17D CUES18D HICK20D DINO22D SAW

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Sunday, August 30, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Pyramid Scheme”, with 31 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Sunday before it (32.3).

Also on Aug 30: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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