NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 19, 2026: “Sea What I'm Saying”

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Saturday, September 19, 2026

9×9“Sea What I'm Saying”By Jeremy NewtonEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Sea What I'm Saying” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 23D.

Across

  1. 1Red-hot volcanic flow (4)
    RevealLAVA
  2. 5Rendered speechless, say (4)
    RevealAWED
  3. 9"Ready and willing!" (4)
    RevealIMIN
  4. 10Romance (4)
    RevealLOVE
  5. 11Read with 22-Across, September 19 observance whose celebrants might shout "Shiver me timbers!" (9)
    RevealTALKLIKEA
  6. 13Roth who directed "Hostel" (3)
    RevealELI
  7. 14Rear ___ (3)
    RevealEND
  8. 15"Runny" breakfast food (3)
    RevealEGG
  9. 17"r u serious?? wow!!" (3)
    RevealOMG
  10. 20Red, blue or green (3)
    RevealHUE
  11. 22Read with 11-Across (9)
    RevealPIRATEDAY
  12. 26Royal ruler of Kuwait or Qatar (4)
    RevealEMIR
  13. 27Right-___ up (4)
    RevealSIDE
  14. 28Rim attachments (4)
    RevealNETS
  15. 29Railroad station (4)
    RevealSTOP

Down

  1. 1Reading subject, informally (3)
    RevealLIT
  2. 2Reddit Q&A session (3)
    RevealAMA
  3. 3Repulsive (4)
    RevealVILE
  4. 4Rolling it may cause a sprain (5)
    RevealANKLE
  5. 5"Rumble in the Jungle" boxing champ Muhammad (3)
    RevealALI
  6. 6Rose from a nap, say (4)
    RevealWOKE
  7. 7Roulette alternative to "odd" (4)
    RevealEVEN
  8. 8"Ringer" or "center" preceder (4)
    RevealDEAD
  9. 12Ray of ___ (5)
    RevealLIGHT
  10. 16Rough estimate (5)
    RevealGUESS
  11. 17"Ready for business" store sign (4)
    RevealOPEN
  12. 18Role for one dressed in a black-and-white striped shirt (4)
    RevealMIME
  13. 19Rub together forcefully, as teeth (4)
    RevealGRIT
  14. 21Revise, as an article (4)
    RevealEDIT
  15. 23Rowdy cries on 11-/22-Across ... or the letters that start all of the clues in this puzzle (3)
    RevealARS
  16. 24Ruckus (3)
    RevealADO
  17. 25"Right you are!" (3)
    RevealYEP
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 206 puzzles since February 2026:

ADO ×11ALI ×7END ×6HUE ×5LAVA ×5EDIT ×4ELI ×4EGG ×3

Show all 32 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A LAVA5A AWED9A IMIN10A LOVE11A TALKLIKEA13A ELI14A END15A EGG17A OMG20A HUE22A PIRATEDAY26A EMIR27A SIDE28A NETS29A STOP

Down: 1D LIT2D AMA3D VILE4D ANKLE5D ALI6D WOKE7D EVEN8D DEAD12D LIGHT16D GUESS17D OPEN18D MIME19D GRIT21D EDIT23D ARS24D ADO25D YEP

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Saturday, September 19, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Jeremy Newton, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Sea What I'm Saying”, with 32 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is about average for a Saturday.

Also on Sep 19: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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