NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Monday, August 31, 2026: “Oh, What a Meal”

Monday, August 31, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Monday, August 31, 2026

9×10“Oh, What a Meal”By Tom McCoyEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Oh, What a Meal” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Org. behind the Voyager missions (4)
    RevealNASA
  2. 5Subj. for a business major (4)
    RevealECON
  3. 9Uptight, colloquially (4)
    RevealANAL
  4. 10Musician Ono (4)
    RevealYOKO
  5. 11Low-lying area, poetically (4)
    RevealVALE
  6. 12Grooves made by wheels (4)
    RevealRUTS
  7. 13Abbreviation before an alias (3)
    RevealAKA
  8. 14New ___, capital of India (5)
    RevealDELHI
  9. 15Affectionate nickname for James (5)
    RevealJIMBO
  10. 17Bear's home (3)
    RevealDEN
  11. 18Appetizer bit that's shaped like two of its letters (9)
    RevealONIONRING
  12. 20Regret (3)
    RevealRUE
  13. 21Cereal piece that's shaped like four of its letters (9)
    RevealFROOTLOOP
  14. 27Deserve (4)
    RevealEARN
  15. 28Diminutive mentor for Luke Skywalker (4)
    RevealYODA
  16. 29The "E" in a B.E.C. sandwich (3)
    RevealEGG
  17. 30Tina of "Mean Girls" (3)
    RevealFEY

Down

  1. 1Native American language used by many code talkers in W.W. II (6)
    RevealNAVAJO
  2. 2Boy whose shadow looks like Darth Vader on a movie poster for "The Phantom Menace" (6)
    RevealANAKIN
  3. 3Pepperoni is a type of it (6)
    RevealSALAMI
  4. 4India pale ___ (3)
    RevealALE
  5. 5"Jane ___" (Charlotte Brontë novel) (4)
    RevealEYRE
  6. 6"Pleeeease?" (6)
    RevealCOULDI
  7. 7"That was a pretty strange thing to say" (6)
    RevealOKTHEN
  8. 8Snooping (around) (6)
    RevealNOSING
  9. 14Breakfast item that's shaped like one of its letters (5)
    RevealDONUT
  10. 16Element #5 (5)
    RevealBORON
  11. 19Depend (on) (4)
    RevealRELY
  12. 21Consultant's charge (3)
    RevealFEE
  13. 22Piece of old cloth, perhaps (3)
    RevealRAG
  14. 23End of many a nonprofit URL (3)
    RevealORG
  15. 24"That's rough!" (3)
    RevealOOF
  16. 25Poem of praise (3)
    RevealODE
  17. 26Pony up (3)
    RevealPAY
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 187 puzzles since February 2026:

ODE ×8ALE ×7AKA ×4ORG ×4DEN ×3RUE ×3EARN ×2EGG ×2

Show all 34 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A NASA5A ECON9A ANAL10A YOKO11A VALE12A RUTS13A AKA14A DELHI15A JIMBO17A DEN18A ONIONRING20A RUE21A FROOTLOOP27A EARN28A YODA29A EGG30A FEY

Down: 1D NAVAJO2D ANAKIN3D SALAMI4D ALE5D EYRE6D COULDI7D OKTHEN8D NOSING14D DONUT16D BORON19D RELY21D FEE22D RAG23D ORG24D OOF25D ODE26D PAY

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Monday, August 31, 2026 was a 9×10 grid by Tom McCoy, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Oh, What a Meal”, with 34 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 3 more than the average Monday before it (31.4).

Also on Aug 31: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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