NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Monday, September 7, 2026: “Grill Marks”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Monday, September 7, 2026

9×9“Grill Marks”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Grill Marks” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 25A, 22D.

Across

  1. 1"The place where our brain and the universe meet," per Cézanne (5)
    RevealCOLOR
  2. 6"Semper Fi" group (7)
    RevealMARINES
  3. 8Black-and-yellow buzzer (9)
    RevealBUMBLEBEE
  4. 10Bullfight cheer (3)
    RevealOLE
  5. 11Some verbal hesitations (3)
    RevealERS
  6. 12"Who'da thunk it?!" (9)
    RevealWELLILLBE
  7. 16"Yo te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish) (3)
    RevealAMO
  8. 17Nonverbal signal expressed in conversation (9)
    RevealSOCIALCUE
  9. 23Group activity where you may be going nowhere fast? (9)
    RevealSPINCLASS
  10. 24"when do u land?" (3)
    RevealETA
  11. 25Labor Day cookout, e.g. ... or a phonetic hint to the shaded squares, when read from top to bottom (3)
    RevealBBQ

Down

  1. 1Herbivore with a hump or two (5)
    RevealCAMEL
  2. 2Sphere (3)
    RevealORB
  3. 3Rap's ___ Uzi Vert (3)
    RevealLIL
  4. 4Number of times England has won the World Cup (3)
    RevealONE
  5. 5Rise up against authority (5)
    RevealREBEL
  6. 6Stubborn as a ___ (4)
    RevealMULE
  7. 7Native of Belgrade (4)
    RevealSERB
  8. 8Elegant add-on over wrapping paper (3)
    RevealBOW
  9. 9Suffix with Japan or Vietnam (3)
    RevealESE
  10. 13Reclined (4)
    RevealLAIN
  11. 14Apple desktop computer (4)
    RevealIMAC
  12. 15Veg out (4)
    RevealLOLL
  13. 17Opposite of NNW (3)
    RevealSSE
  14. 18Decide (to) (3)
    RevealOPT
  15. 19Government org. based near the Potomac River (3)
    RevealCIA
  16. 20Taxi (3)
    RevealCAB
  17. 21Kind of charging port, for short (3)
    RevealUSB
  18. 22Lawyer's title: Abbr. (3)
    RevealESQ
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 194 puzzles since February 2026:

ONE ×11ETA ×10OLE ×7OPT ×6IMAC ×3ORB ×3CAB ×2ERS ×2

Show all 29 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A COLOR6A MARINES8A BUMBLEBEE10A OLE11A ERS12A WELLILLBE16A AMO17A SOCIALCUE23A SPINCLASS24A ETA25A BBQ

Down: 1D CAMEL2D ORB3D LIL4D ONE5D REBEL6D MULE7D SERB8D BOW9D ESE13D LAIN14D IMAC15D LOLL17D SSE18D OPT19D CIA20D CAB21D USB22D ESQ

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Monday, September 7, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Grill Marks”, with 29 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Monday before it (31.5).

Also on Sep 7: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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