NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Friday, September 11, 2026: “Team Building Exercise”

Friday, September 11, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Friday, September 11, 2026

10×9“Team Building Exercise”By Nate CardinEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Team Building Exercise” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1"The Gift of the ___" (4)
    RevealMAGI
  2. 5Grocery shopper's memory aid (4)
    RevealLIST
  3. 9Plow-pulling animals (4)
    RevealOXEN
  4. 10Things to do (5)
    RevealTASKS
  5. 11Banning books or limiting free speech, for example (10)
    RevealCENSORSHIP
  6. 13Not disturb, as sleeping dogs (6)
    RevealLETLIE
  7. 14"So cute!," cutesily (6)
    RevealADORBS
  8. 17Public relations concern (5)
    RevealIMAGE
  9. 20Red vegetable in borscht (4)
    RevealBEET
  10. 22Promotes an album in many arenas, say (5)
    RevealTOURS
  11. 23French fashion magazine (4)
    RevealELLE
  12. 24Conclude by (5)
    RevealENDAT
  13. 25___ mater (4)
    RevealALMA
  14. 26Seriously wound (4)
    RevealMAIM
  15. 27Palindromic term of address (4)
    RevealMAAM

Down

  1. 1Comfy shoe, for short (3)
    RevealMOC
  2. 2Figure skating jump (4)
    RevealAXEL
  3. 3Basic unit of heredity (4)
    RevealGENE
  4. 4App often shortened to its first five letters (9)
    RevealINSTAGRAM
  5. 5Glowing obstacle in some heist movies (9)
    RevealLASERBEAM
  6. 6"Sorta" suffix (3)
    RevealISH
  7. 7Hit the slopes (3)
    RevealSKI
  8. 8Baker's measure: Abbr. (3)
    RevealTSP
  9. 10Threesome (4)
    RevealTRIO
  10. 12Firstborn (6)
    RevealOLDEST
  11. 15Protagonist in the "Twilight" series (5)
    RevealBELLA
  12. 16Alabama city in civil rights history (5)
    RevealSELMA
  13. 17One object … or two celebrities? (4)
    RevealITEM
  14. 18___ Lisa Vito, iconic character played by Marisa Tomei in "My Cousin Vinny" (4)
    RevealMONA
  15. 19Automaker with a four-ring logo (4)
    RevealAUDI
  16. 21There's no "I" in it, so they say (4)
    RevealTEAM
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 198 puzzles since February 2026:

ITEM ×3OXEN ×3ALMA ×2GENE ×2ISH ×2SKI ×2TSP ×2

Show all 31 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A MAGI5A LIST9A OXEN10A TASKS11A CENSORSHIP13A LETLIE14A ADORBS17A IMAGE20A BEET22A TOURS23A ELLE24A ENDAT25A ALMA26A MAIM27A MAAM

Down: 1D MOC2D AXEL3D GENE4D INSTAGRAM5D LASERBEAM6D ISH7D SKI8D TSP10D TRIO12D OLDEST15D BELLA16D SELMA17D ITEM18D MONA19D AUDI21D TEAM

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Friday, September 11, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Nate Cardin, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Team Building Exercise”, with 31 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Friday before it (32.4).

Also on Sep 11: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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