NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 17, 2026: “So Many Ways to Go”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Thursday, September 17, 2026

10×9“So Many Ways to Go”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “So Many Ways to Go” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 17A, 24D.

Across

  1. 1___ Beta Kappa (3)
    RevealPHI
  2. 4Two of them make a U-turn (5)
    RevealLEFTS
  3. 9Org. focused on the 50+ crowd (4)
    RevealAARP
  4. 11"Sk8er Boi" singer Lavigne (5)
    RevealAVRIL
  5. 12"Mind. Blown." (4)
    RevealWHOA
  6. 13New Zealand native (5)
    RevealMAORI
  7. 14Like the interior of a car after a beach trip, often (5)
    RevealSANDY
  8. 16Contacted on social media, for short (4)
    RevealDMED
  9. 17Where all roads lead, in a classic saying suggested by this puzzle's circled letters (4)
    RevealROME
  10. 19Formal wedding attire (6)
    RevealTUXEDO
  11. 22Moo ___ pork (3)
    RevealSHU
  12. 25Shape of a marble (3)
    RevealORB
  13. 26Largest arteries in human bodies (6)
    RevealAORTAS
  14. 28Id's counterpart (3)
    RevealEGO
  15. 29Path from point A to point B (5)
    RevealROUTE
  16. 30"An emotion in motion," per Mae West (3)
    RevealSEX
  17. 31Flowed back, as the tide (5)
    RevealEBBED

Down

  1. 1Fido's feet (4)
    RevealPAWS
  2. 2"Too funny!" (4)
    RevealHAHA
  3. 3Common element found in meteorites (4)
    RevealIRON
  4. 4On the ___ (fleeing capture) (3)
    RevealLAM
  5. 5Avoid paying, as taxes (5)
    RevealEVADE
  6. 6Cut ___ the same cloth (4)
    RevealFROM
  7. 7Goodyear product (4)
    RevealTIRE
  8. 8Went down, as stocks (4)
    RevealSLID
  9. 10San Diego ballplayer (5)
    RevealPADRE
  10. 15Green film character with a green lightsaber (4)
    RevealYODA
  11. 18Demi of "The Substance" (5)
    RevealMOORE
  12. 19Body parts touched after the knees, in a nursery song (4)
    RevealTOES
  13. 20Egg (on) (4)
    RevealURGE
  14. 21Console for the game Forza Horizon (4)
    RevealXBOX
  15. 22Souvenir from a theater ticket (4)
    RevealSTUB
  16. 23"Don't ___ the player, ___ the game" (4)
    RevealHATE
  17. 24Like many items on Facebook Marketplace (4)
    RevealUSED
  18. 27Actor Lowe (3)
    RevealROB
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 204 puzzles since February 2026:

SEX ×6EGO ×5ROB ×5ROME ×5ORB ×4IRON ×3URGE ×3EVADE ×2

Show all 35 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A PHI4A LEFTS9A AARP11A AVRIL12A WHOA13A MAORI14A SANDY16A DMED17A ROME19A TUXEDO22A SHU25A ORB26A AORTAS28A EGO29A ROUTE30A SEX31A EBBED

Down: 1D PAWS2D HAHA3D IRON4D LAM5D EVADE6D FROM7D TIRE8D SLID10D PADRE15D YODA18D MOORE19D TOES20D URGE21D XBOX22D STUB23D HATE24D USED27D ROB

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Thursday, September 17, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “So Many Ways to Go”, with 35 clues; the longest answer ran 6 letters. That is 2 more than the average Thursday before it (33.4).

Also on Sep 17: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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