NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 16, 2026: “Tea Party”

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

9×9“Tea Party”By Adrianne BaikEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Tea Party” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Big name in upscale coolers and coffee tumblers (4)
    RevealYETI
  2. 5Yogurt container (3)
    RevealTUB
  3. 8Go with the flow (5)
    RevealADAPT
  4. 10Big fuss (3)
    RevealADO
  5. 11What means a lot? (5)
    RevealMUCHO
  6. 12Harry Potter's best friend (3)
    RevealRON
  7. 13The "TL" in TL;DR (7)
    RevealTOOLONG
  8. 15M.M.A. referee's decision (3)
    RevealTKO
  9. 16Casual, crescent-shaped purse (7)
    RevealHOBOBAG
  10. 20Letters before an alias (3)
    RevealAKA
  11. 21Chambers of the heart (5)
    RevealATRIA
  12. 24Address with slashes, for short (3)
    RevealURL
  13. 25Burger King or Dairy Queen (5)
    RevealCHAIN
  14. 26Young fellow (3)
    RevealLAD
  15. 27Enter, as data on a computer (5)
    RevealKEYIN

Down

  1. 1Sometimes-purple root vegetable (3)
    RevealYAM
  2. 2www.usc.___ (3)
    RevealEDU
  3. 3Social grace (4)
    RevealTACT
  4. 4Discontinued Apple app for pictures (6)
    RevealIPHOTO
  5. 5Purple-flecked root vegetable (4)
    RevealTARO
  6. 6Chewy Japanese noodle (4)
    RevealUDON
  7. 7Smoke shop buy (4)
    RevealBONG
  8. 9Rescinded (8)
    RevealTOOKBACK
  9. 14Despise (6)
    RevealLOATHE
  10. 16___ video (online posting after a shopping spree) (4)
    RevealHAUL
  11. 17Vegetable in Creole cooking (4)
    RevealOKRA
  12. 18Like George Costanza or Walter White (4)
    RevealBALD
  13. 19Like the skies in Seattle, much of the year (4)
    RevealGRAY
  14. 22Three on some clocks (3)
    RevealIII
  15. 23___ Arbor, Mich. (3)
    RevealANN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 203 puzzles since February 2026:

ADO ×10AKA ×6EDU ×4OKRA ×4ANN ×3TACT ×3URL ×3RON ×2

Show all 30 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A YETI5A TUB8A ADAPT10A ADO11A MUCHO12A RON13A TOOLONG15A TKO16A HOBOBAG20A AKA21A ATRIA24A URL25A CHAIN26A LAD27A KEYIN

Down: 1D YAM2D EDU3D TACT4D IPHOTO5D TARO6D UDON7D BONG9D TOOKBACK14D LOATHE16D HAUL17D OKRA18D BALD19D GRAY22D III23D ANN

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Wednesday, September 16, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Adrianne Baik, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Tea Party”, with 30 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Wednesday before it (32.7).

Also on Sep 16: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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