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NYT Midi Crossword

Sunday, September 6, 2026

10×10“Double Feature”By Erik AgardEdited 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 “Double Feature” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 23D.

Across

  1. 1Frozen desserts (4)
    RevealICES
  2. 5"Funny!" (3)
    RevealHAH
  3. 8See 16-Down (6)
    RevealBEGINS
  4. 11Mysterious sighting up above, in brief (3)
    RevealUFO
  5. 12Cow's sounds in "Old MacDonald" (6)
    RevealMOOMOO
  6. 13Undergarment associated with fittings (3)
    RevealBRA
  7. 142018 movie starring Sandra Bullock (7)
    RevealBIRDBOX
  8. 161995 movie starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence (7)
    RevealBADBOYS
  9. 17Alias abbreviation (3)
    RevealAKA
  10. 19Test that measures brain waves, in brief (3)
    RevealEEG
  11. 20"You're just ... giving up?" (9)
    RevealSOTHATSIT
  12. 24Arrived (4)
    RevealCAME
  13. 25Paranasal cavity (5)
    RevealSINUS
  14. 27Skin care brand (4)
    RevealOLAY
  15. 28Words from Hamlet that sound like 23-Down (4)
    RevealTOBE
  16. 29Shade close to beige (3)
    RevealTAN
  17. 30Cancel (3)
    RevealNIX

Down

  1. 1Tech company nicknamed "Big Blue" (3)
    RevealIBM
  2. 2Someone who might get a large compensation package (3)
    RevealCEO
  3. 3Alter ___ (3)
    RevealEGO
  4. 4"The Lion King" protagonist (5)
    RevealSIMBA
  5. 5Spousal nickname (5)
    RevealHUBBY
  6. 6Picked-out hairstyles (5)
    RevealAFROS
  7. 7April Fools' Day undertaking (4)
    RevealHOAX
  8. 9"I have zero clue" (6)
    RevealNOIDEA
  9. 10Frozen desserts (7)
    RevealSORBETS
  10. 15Watch a beagle or a bloodhound (6)
    RevealDOGSIT
  11. 16With 8-Across, 2005 movie starring Christian Bale (6)
    RevealBATMAN
  12. 17Wide tie (5)
    RevealASCOT
  13. 18Eucalyptus muncher (5)
    RevealKOALA
  14. 21Uninspired opener on a dating app, perhaps (3)
    RevealHEY
  15. 22Privy to (4)
    RevealINON
  16. 23Streaming service where you might expect to find the movies in this puzzle (say it out loud!)? (4)
    RevealTUBI
  17. 26Word before drive or education (3)
    RevealSEX
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 193 puzzles since February 2026:

AKA ×5CEO ×5SEX ×5BRA ×4EGO ×4TAN ×4HEY ×2

Show all 34 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A ICES5A HAH8A BEGINS11A UFO12A MOOMOO13A BRA14A BIRDBOX16A BADBOYS17A AKA19A EEG20A SOTHATSIT24A CAME25A SINUS27A OLAY28A TOBE29A TAN30A NIX

Down: 1D IBM2D CEO3D EGO4D SIMBA5D HUBBY6D AFROS7D HOAX9D NOIDEA10D SORBETS15D DOGSIT16D BATMAN17D ASCOT18D KOALA21D HEY22D INON23D TUBI26D SEX

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Sunday, September 6, 2026 was a 10×10 grid by Erik Agard, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Double Feature”, with 34 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 2 more than the average Sunday before it (32.2).

Also on Sep 6: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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