NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Friday, September 18, 2026: “Brand Spell Check”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Friday, September 18, 2026

10×10“Brand Spell Check”By Aidan DeshongEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Brand Spell Check” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Magician's stage item, e.g. (4)
    RevealPROP
  2. 5Pleads (4)
    RevealBEGS
  3. 9BMW rival (4)
    RevealAUDI
  4. 10Dark purple berry (4)
    RevealACAI
  5. 11Orange-yellow cracker topper (9)
    RevealCHEEZWHIZ
  6. 13"When Breath Becomes ___" (2016 best-selling memoir) (3)
    RevealAIR
  7. 14Solo (5)
    RevealALONE
  8. 15Classic movie theater candy with white sprinkles (7)
    RevealSNOCAPS
  9. 18Treats that sound like something Santa would enjoy (5)
    RevealHOHOS
  10. 19Pulled up a chair (3)
    RevealSAT
  11. 22Informative TV spot, for short (3)
    RevealPSA
  12. 24Government org. with a forerunner known as the Cipher Bureau (3)
    RevealNSA
  13. 25Colorful cereal with a toucan mascot (10)
    RevealFROOTLOOPS
  14. 29Nickname for Louise (4)
    RevealLULU
  15. 30Green ogre (5)
    RevealSHREK
  16. 31Throw forcefully, in Gen Z slang (4)
    RevealYEET
  17. 32Signs of things to come (5)
    RevealOMENS

Down

  1. 1Al of "The Godfather" (6)
    RevealPACINO
  2. 2Worried exclamation from Scooby-Doo (6)
    RevealRUHROH
  3. 3Praiseful poem (3)
    RevealODE
  4. 4Dessert with a lattice crust, perhaps (3)
    RevealPIE
  5. 5Cries one's eyes out (5)
    RevealBAWLS
  6. 6Reverberation (4)
    RevealECHO
  7. 7"No pain, no ___" (gym rat's motto) (4)
    RevealGAIN
  8. 8L, XL or XXL (4)
    RevealSIZE
  9. 12Sound in a sci-fi comic (3)
    RevealZAP
  10. 13___ Wednesday (3)
    RevealASH
  11. 16Unsatisfying excuse (6)
    RevealCOPOUT
  12. 17Helper: Abbr. (4)
    RevealASST
  13. 19Make 💤 sounds (5)
    RevealSNORE
  14. 20Ski town near Buttermilk Mountain (5)
    RevealASPEN
  15. 21Workplace assignments (5)
    RevealTASKS
  16. 23Additionally (4)
    RevealALSO
  17. 25Travel by plane (3)
    RevealFLY
  18. 26Regret (3)
    RevealRUE
  19. 27Nashville's Grand ___ Opry (3)
    RevealOLE
  20. 28Unit of electrical resistance (3)
    RevealOHM
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 205 puzzles since February 2026:

ODE ×10NSA ×8OLE ×8ASH ×7RUE ×4AIR ×3ALSO ×3PIE ×3

Show all 37 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A PROP5A BEGS9A AUDI10A ACAI11A CHEEZWHIZ13A AIR14A ALONE15A SNOCAPS18A HOHOS19A SAT22A PSA24A NSA25A FROOTLOOPS29A LULU30A SHREK31A YEET32A OMENS

Down: 1D PACINO2D RUHROH3D ODE4D PIE5D BAWLS6D ECHO7D GAIN8D SIZE12D ZAP13D ASH16D COPOUT17D ASST19D SNORE20D ASPEN21D TASKS23D ALSO25D FLY26D RUE27D OLE28D OHM

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Friday, September 18, 2026 was a 10×10 grid by Aidan Deshong, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Brand Spell Check”, with 37 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 5 more than the average Friday before it (32.3).

Also on Sep 18: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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