NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026: “Around the Bend”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Saturday, September 5, 2026

9×10“Around the Bend”By Evan KalishEdited 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 “Around the Bend” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 22A.

Across

  1. 1Initialism meaning "Refrain from opening this link at the office!" (4)
    RevealNSFW
  2. 5Sign of a scrape's healing (4)
    RevealSCAB
  3. 9Designer Wang (4)
    RevealVERA
  4. 10California's ___ Valley (4)
    RevealNAPA
  5. 11Midmonth day (4)
    RevealIDES
  6. 12"'Tis a pity ..." (4)
    RevealALAS
  7. 13– or — (4)
    RevealDASH
  8. 14Static Insta posts (4)
    RevealPICS
  9. 15"Monsters, ___" (2001 film) (3)
    RevealINC
  10. 16Comedian Margaret (3)
    RevealCHO
  11. 17"You know, because that's totally normal" (9)
    RevealASONEDOES
  12. 21Poem of praise (3)
    RevealODE
  13. 22Media mogul who founded CNN ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded names (9)
    RevealTEDTURNER
  14. 28Lotion additive (4)
    RevealALOE
  15. 29Burger joint meat (4)
    RevealBEEF
  16. 30Audi alternatives (4)
    RevealBMWS
  17. 31Colored egg component (4)
    RevealYOLK

Down

  1. 1Tech giant whose name consists of three U.S. state postal abbreviations (6)
    RevealNVIDIA
  2. 2Cars that typically have four doors (6)
    RevealSEDANS
  3. 3Painting executed on a wet plaster surface (6)
    RevealFRESCO
  4. 4___ and fold (type of laundry service) (4)
    RevealWASH
  5. 5Onesie fastener (4)
    RevealSNAP
  6. 6Cat with multicolored patches (6)
    RevealCALICO
  7. 7Indigenous people of the Southwest (6)
    RevealAPACHE
  8. 8Opera singers with deep voices (6)
    RevealBASSOS
  9. 18Post-it memos (5)
    RevealNOTES
  10. 19University website suffix (3)
    RevealEDU
  11. 20Certain horse race or hat (5)
    RevealDERBY
  12. 22Indentation key (3)
    RevealTAB
  13. 23Tree with oblong-shaped leaves (3)
    RevealELM
  14. 24The "D" of Wall Street's D.J.I.A. (3)
    RevealDOW
  15. 25Opposite of paleo- (3)
    RevealNEO
  16. 26Slippery as an ___ (3)
    RevealEEL
  17. 27'60s attorney general who was also a president's brother, for short (3)
    RevealRFK
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 192 puzzles since February 2026:

ODE ×9ALOE ×7NEO ×6DASH ×5EEL ×5ELM ×5SNAP ×5ALAS ×4

Show all 34 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A NSFW5A SCAB9A VERA10A NAPA11A IDES12A ALAS13A DASH14A PICS15A INC16A CHO17A ASONEDOES21A ODE22A TEDTURNER28A ALOE29A BEEF30A BMWS31A YOLK

Down: 1D NVIDIA2D SEDANS3D FRESCO4D WASH5D SNAP6D CALICO7D APACHE8D BASSOS18D NOTES19D EDU20D DERBY22D TAB23D ELM24D DOW25D NEO26D EEL27D RFK

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Saturday, September 5, 2026 was a 9×10 grid by Evan Kalish, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Around the Bend”, with 34 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 more than the average Saturday before it (32.9).

Also on Sep 5: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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