NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Sunday, September 20, 2026: “Well-Suited”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Sunday, September 20, 2026

11×11“Well-Suited”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Well-Suited” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Bear witness (to) (6)
    RevealATTEST
  2. 7"Back in Black" band (4)
    RevealACDC
  3. 11🇺🇸 + ♣️ = ___? (11)
    RevealCOUNTRYCLUB
  4. 13🤞 + ♦️ = ___? (11)
    RevealHOPEDIAMOND
  5. 14Calculation on a bank of airport monitors, for short (3)
    RevealETA
  6. 15Cause of worry lines, some say (6)
    RevealSTRESS
  7. 16Bio. or chem. (3)
    RevealSCI
  8. 18Small map on a larger map (5)
    RevealINSET
  9. 19Champagne-opening sound (3)
    RevealPOP
  10. 21Sports squad (4)
    RevealTEAM
  11. 23Possible response to "Are you solving a crossword?" (3)
    RevealIAM
  12. 26🪴 + ♠️ = ___? (11)
    RevealGARDENSPADE
  13. 30🟪 + ♥️ = ___? (11)
    RevealPURPLEHEART
  14. 31Sawed logs (6)
    RevealSNORED
  15. 32"The Lion King" villain (4)
    RevealSCAR
  16. 33Horse's gait (4)
    RevealTROT
  17. 34Have to pay (3)
    RevealOWE

Down

  1. 1Feel a tough workout the next day (4)
    RevealACHE
  2. 2Gentle honks (5)
    RevealTOOTS
  3. 3Rapper whose name is often stylized with a number (5)
    RevealTUPAC
  4. 4Opposite of WSW (3)
    RevealENE
  5. 5Regulations: Abbr. (4)
    RevealSTDS
  6. 6Three-sided steak cut (6)
    RevealTRITIP
  7. 7High points (5)
    RevealACMES
  8. 8"___ but no cigar!" (5)
    RevealCLOSE
  9. 9Kirsten of "The Power of the Dog," 2021 (5)
    RevealDUNST
  10. 10Ingredient in some edibles, for short (3)
    RevealCBD
  11. 12Material of interest to a knitter or kitten (4)
    RevealYARN
  12. 17Apple tablet with heavy-duty processing power (7)
    RevealIPADPRO
  13. 20Eggy breakfast (6)
    RevealOMELET
  14. 21Jeer (5)
    RevealTAUNT
  15. 22See the ___ of your ways (5)
    RevealERROR
  16. 23More or less (3)
    RevealISH
  17. 24Orangutans and bonobos (4)
    RevealAPES
  18. 25Chain of auto repair shops (5)
    RevealMAACO
  19. 26Navigation tool in a maps app, for short (3)
    RevealGPS
  20. 27The Dutch, on soccer scoreboards (3)
    RevealNED
  21. 28Sketch (4)
    RevealDRAW
  22. 29French "to be" (4)
    RevealETRE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 207 puzzles since February 2026:

ETA ×11OWE ×7ACHE ×4NED ×4ACDC ×3IAM ×3ISH ×3SCAR ×3

Show all 39 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A ATTEST7A ACDC11A COUNTRYCLUB13A HOPEDIAMOND14A ETA15A STRESS16A SCI18A INSET19A POP21A TEAM23A IAM26A GARDENSPADE30A PURPLEHEART31A SNORED32A SCAR33A TROT34A OWE

Down: 1D ACHE2D TOOTS3D TUPAC4D ENE5D STDS6D TRITIP7D ACMES8D CLOSE9D DUNST10D CBD12D YARN17D IPADPRO20D OMELET21D TAUNT22D ERROR23D ISH24D APES25D MAACO26D GPS27D NED28D DRAW29D ETRE

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Sunday, September 20, 2026 was a 11×11 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Well-Suited”, with 39 clues; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 7 more than the average Sunday before it (32.2).

Also on Sep 20: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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