NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 1, 2026: “Quick Start”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

9×9“Quick Start”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Quick Start” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 14A.

Across

  1. 1___ mater (4)
    RevealALMA
  2. 5Spot for a sauna, salon and steam room (3)
    RevealSPA
  3. 8Grassy college courtyard (4)
    RevealQUAD
  4. 9British pound, informally (4)
    RevealQUID
  5. 10Bone connecting the wrist and elbow (4)
    RevealULNA
  6. 11Like most yard sale items (4)
    RevealUSED
  7. 12Boxer Muhammad (3)
    RevealALI
  8. 13Medical research agcy. (3)
    RevealNIH
  9. 14Targets of pool chalk ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 8-, 9-, 25- and 26-Across and 9-Down (7)
    RevealCUETIPS
  10. 18Hits the mall (5)
    RevealSHOPS
  11. 20"Mamma ___!" (3)
    RevealMIA
  12. 21Jabba the ___, "Star Wars" villain (4)
    RevealHUTT
  13. 22Airline ticket add-ons (4)
    RevealFEES
  14. 23Voice above tenor (4)
    RevealALTO
  15. 24Animals that can lift up to 50 times their body weight (4)
    RevealANTS
  16. 25Witticism (4)
    RevealQUIP
  17. 26Platform for unloading cargo ships (4)
    RevealQUAY

Down

  1. 1Blue-green hue (4)
    RevealAQUA
  2. 2Temporary slow period (4)
    RevealLULL
  3. 3Large tube-shaped pasta often stuffed with cheese (9)
    RevealMANICOTTI
  4. 4Palindromic name hidden in "Ramadan" (3)
    RevealADA
  5. 5List that may include maki and nigiri (9)
    RevealSUSHIMENU
  6. 6___ in the sky (3)
    RevealPIE
  7. 7Hit "+" (3)
    RevealADD
  8. 9Leave a job for good (4)
    RevealQUIT
  9. 13The Legend of Zelda console, in brief (3)
    RevealNES
  10. 15"Gimme five!" (5)
    RevealUPTOP
  11. 16Michelangelo masterpiece in St. Peter's Basilica (5)
    RevealPIETA
  12. 17Full of 'tude (5)
    RevealSASSY
  13. 18Kobe's longtime teammate on the Lakers, familiarly (4)
    RevealSHAQ
  14. 19Streaming service with "Only Murders in the Building" (4)
    RevealHULU
  15. 22Website's help section, for short (3)
    RevealFAQ
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 188 puzzles since February 2026:

SPA ×12ALTO ×7ALI ×6ADA ×5MIA ×5ADD ×3PIE ×2

Show all 32 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A ALMA5A SPA8A QUAD9A QUID10A ULNA11A USED12A ALI13A NIH14A CUETIPS18A SHOPS20A MIA21A HUTT22A FEES23A ALTO24A ANTS25A QUIP26A QUAY

Down: 1D AQUA2D LULL3D MANICOTTI4D ADA5D SUSHIMENU6D PIE7D ADD9D QUIT13D NES15D UPTOP16D PIETA17D SASSY18D SHAQ19D HULU22D FAQ

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Quick Start”, with 32 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is 1 more than the average Tuesday before it (30.7).

Also on Sep 1: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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