NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 12, 2026: “Housing Bubbles”

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Saturday, September 12, 2026

9×9“Housing Bubbles”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Housing Bubbles” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1___ and error (5)
    RevealTRIAL
  2. 6Big blowout parties (8)
    RevealSHINDIGS
  3. 9Thai entree with wide rice noodles (9)
    RevealPADKEEMAO
  4. 11Completely wows (4)
    RevealAWES
  5. 12Relative of a moose (3)
    RevealELK
  6. 13Steakhouse choices named for a letter (6)
    RevealTBONES
  7. 16Foreign helper around the house (6)
    RevealAUPAIR
  8. 19Jot (down) (8)
    RevealSCRIBBLE
  9. 22Country music legend Jackson (4)
    RevealALAN
  10. 23"... or so ___ told" (3)
    RevealIAM
  11. 24Picks up the bill (4)
    RevealPAYS
  12. 25Approximate percentage of the global population with red hair (3)
    RevealTWO

Down

  1. 1Defrost (4)
    RevealTHAW
  2. 2Amusement park attraction (4)
    RevealRIDE
  3. 3Smudges from a leaky pen (9)
    RevealINKSTAINS
  4. 4Commercial suffix with Power (3)
    RevealADE
  5. 5"This clue does not contain the letters E, L or I," e.g. (3)
    RevealLIE
  6. 6Spot for a massage (3)
    RevealSPA
  7. 7Nickname for a New York football team (4)
    RevealGMEN
  8. 8Black Friday enticement (4)
    RevealSALE
  9. 10Approves (3)
    RevealOKS
  10. 14Protective wear for a baby or a lobster eater (3)
    RevealBIB
  11. 15Path around the sun, say (5)
    RevealORBIT
  12. 16"I need this now!" (4)
    RevealASAP
  13. 17State sch. south of Bel Air (4)
    RevealUCLA
  14. 18🙏 (4)
    RevealPRAY
  15. 20What a future attorney studies (3)
    RevealLAW
  16. 21Genre for Taking Back Sunday (3)
    RevealEMO
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 199 puzzles since February 2026:

EMO ×14SPA ×13TWO ×5UCLA ×5SALE ×4ELK ×3LIE ×3ADE ×2

Show all 28 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A TRIAL6A SHINDIGS9A PADKEEMAO11A AWES12A ELK13A TBONES16A AUPAIR19A SCRIBBLE22A ALAN23A IAM24A PAYS25A TWO

Down: 1D THAW2D RIDE3D INKSTAINS4D ADE5D LIE6D SPA7D GMEN8D SALE10D OKS14D BIB15D ORBIT16D ASAP17D UCLA18D PRAY20D LAW21D EMO

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Saturday, September 12, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Housing Bubbles”, with 28 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 5 fewer than the average Saturday before it (32.9).

Also on Sep 12: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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