NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 9, 2026: “Green Energy”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

10×9“Green Energy”By Erica Hsiung WojcikEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Green Energy” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Cold weather layer (4)
    RevealCOAT
  2. 5Easily movable bed (3)
    RevealCOT
  3. 8What squires helped knights put on (5)
    RevealARMOR
  4. 10Rower's implement (3)
    RevealOAR
  5. 11Spice in a grinder (6)
    RevealPEPPER
  6. 13"___ Drives Me Crazy" (Fine Young Cannibals hit) (3)
    RevealSHE
  7. 14"Help!" (3)
    RevealSOS
  8. 15Temporary break (6)
    RevealHIATUS
  9. 17Play backdrops (4)
    RevealSETS
  10. 18Fantastic (7)
    RevealAMAZING
  11. 21"Quiet, you!" (5)
    RevealZIPIT
  12. 23___ and gloom (4)
    RevealDOOM
  13. 25People put on pedestals (5)
    RevealIDOLS
  14. 26"What ___ can I do?" (4)
    RevealELSE
  15. 27Something a marathon winner runs through at the end of a race (4)
    RevealTAPE
  16. 28"That feels gooood" (3)
    RevealAHH

Down

  1. 1ALL ___ (FEATURE OF THIS CLUE) (4)
    RevealCAPS
  2. 2Crumbly topping for froyo (4)
    RevealOREO
  3. 3Electric guitar accessories (4)
    RevealAMPS
  4. 4Appropriate grid location for this answer (3)
    RevealTOP
  5. 5Price (4)
    RevealCOST
  6. 6Most-populous Hawaiian island (4)
    RevealOAHU
  7. 7Uno + dos (4)
    RevealTRES
  8. 9Puts in the microwave, as leftovers (7)
    RevealREHEATS
  9. 12Cracker brand in a red box (4)
    RevealRITZ
  10. 16Out of the way (5)
    RevealASIDE
  11. 17Frown turned upside down (5)
    RevealSMILE
  12. 18Each (4)
    RevealAPOP
  13. 19Bourbon Street's locale, informally (4)
    RevealNOLA
  14. 20"Golly gee!" (4)
    RevealGOSH
  15. 21Pimple (3)
    RevealZIT
  16. 22Civil rights leader ___ B. Wells (3)
    RevealIDA
  17. 24"It's just so-so" (3)
    RevealMEH
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 196 puzzles since February 2026:

OREO ×6SHE ×6MEH ×5SOS ×5ELSE ×4OAR ×4AHH ×3IDA ×3

Show all 33 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A COAT5A COT8A ARMOR10A OAR11A PEPPER13A SHE14A SOS15A HIATUS17A SETS18A AMAZING21A ZIPIT23A DOOM25A IDOLS26A ELSE27A TAPE28A AHH

Down: 1D CAPS2D OREO3D AMPS4D TOP5D COST6D OAHU7D TRES9D REHEATS12D RITZ16D ASIDE17D SMILE18D APOP19D NOLA20D GOSH21D ZIT22D IDA24D MEH

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Erica Hsiung Wojcik, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Green Energy”, with 33 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is about average for a Wednesday.

Also on Sep 9: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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