NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 10, 2026: “Interstates”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Thursday, September 10, 2026

10×11“Interstates”By Kareem AyasEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Interstates” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 11A, 16A, 22A, 24A, 26D.

Across

  1. 1Little piggy (3)
    RevealTOE
  2. 4"Door" for some tents (4)
    RevealFLAP
  3. 8Toyota RAV4, for one (3)
    RevealSUV
  4. 9Turkish currency units (5)
    RevealLIRAS
  5. 11U.S. capital whose state is found in the circled letters (10)
    RevealPROVIDENCE
  6. 14"None of that is true!" (4)
    RevealLIES
  7. 15Some E.R. figures (3)
    RevealDRS
  8. 16U.S. capital whose state is found in the circled letters (5)
    RevealDOVER
  9. 18"Here ___ nothing!" (4)
    RevealGOES
  10. 19From scratch (4)
    RevealANEW
  11. 20Land of Pyongyang and Seoul (5)
    RevealKOREA
  12. 21Hoped-for answer when you ask someone out (3)
    RevealYES
  13. 22U.S. capital whose state is found in the circled letters (6)
    RevealALBANY
  14. 23Viciously attack (4)
    RevealMAUL
  15. 24U.S. capital whose state is found in the circled letters (10)
    RevealSACRAMENTO
  16. 30Sight for sore eyes in the Sahara (5)
    RevealOASIS
  17. 31Sound of a fall (4)
    RevealTHUD
  18. 32___, that and the other (4)
    RevealTHIS
  19. 33Winter toy (4)
    RevealSLED

Down

  1. 11/48 of a cup: Abbr. (3)
    RevealTSP
  2. 2"___ Town" (Thornton Wilder play) (3)
    RevealOUR
  3. 3Develops over time (7)
    RevealEVOLVES
  4. 4Frequent-___ miles (5)
    RevealFLIER
  5. 5Tupperware covers (4)
    RevealLIDS
  6. 6"You ___ my fire / The one desire" (Backstreet Boys lyric) (3)
    RevealARE
  7. 7Spotify alternative (7)
    RevealPANDORA
  8. 10Part of a television (6)
    RevealSCREEN
  9. 12Unit for a YouTube video (4)
    RevealVIEW
  10. 13Final assessment in some high school classes (5)
    RevealESSAY
  11. 16"You will rue the ___!" (3)
    RevealDAY
  12. 17Scrabble value for U (3)
    RevealONE
  13. 18Fancy drinking vessels (7)
    RevealGOBLETS
  14. 20Supermodel Heidi (4)
    RevealKLUM
  15. 22Small batteries (4)
    RevealAAAS
  16. 23Some hospital scans, in brief (4)
    RevealMRIS
  17. 24Drunkard (3)
    RevealSOT
  18. 25Sound of relaxation (3)
    RevealAAH
  19. 26CBS franchise with theme songs by the Who (3)
    RevealCSI
  20. 27Org. for Panthers and Predators (3)
    RevealNHL
  21. 28Wed. preceder (3)
    RevealTUE
  22. 29Un-even? (3)
    RevealODD
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 197 puzzles since February 2026:

ONE ×12TOE ×6YES ×5ARE ×4DAY ×3NHL ×3ODD ×3ANEW ×2

Show all 41 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A TOE4A FLAP8A SUV9A LIRAS11A PROVIDENCE14A LIES15A DRS16A DOVER18A GOES19A ANEW20A KOREA21A YES22A ALBANY23A MAUL24A SACRAMENTO30A OASIS31A THUD32A THIS33A SLED

Down: 1D TSP2D OUR3D EVOLVES4D FLIER5D LIDS6D ARE7D PANDORA10D SCREEN12D VIEW13D ESSAY16D DAY17D ONE18D GOBLETS20D KLUM22D AAAS23D MRIS24D SOT25D AAH26D CSI27D NHL28D TUE29D ODD

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Thursday, September 10, 2026 was a 10×11 grid by Kareem Ayas, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Interstates”, with 41 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 8 more than the average Thursday before it (33.2).

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