NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Monday, September 21, 2026: “Make a Beeline For It”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Monday, September 21, 2026

10×9“Make a Beeline For It”By Zhou Zhang and Kevin CurryEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Make a Beeline For It” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 1A, 29A, 25D.

Across

  1. 1Make a beeline, say (4)
    RevealDASH
  2. 5Wash vigorously (5)
    RevealSCRUB
  3. 10Skin care brand that dropped "Oil of" from its name (4)
    RevealOLAY
  4. 11Boston daily newspaper (5)
    RevealGLOBE
  5. 12Standard (4)
    RevealNORM
  6. 13Toothpaste containers (5)
    RevealTUBES
  7. 14Injury from a 25-Down (5)
    RevealSTING
  8. 16Pigeon-loving character on "Sesame Street" (4)
    RevealBERT
  9. 17Cries hysterically (4)
    RevealSOBS
  10. 19"So cute!" (3)
    RevealAWW
  11. 22___ and call (4)
    RevealBECK
  12. 24Nickname for New Orleans (10)
    RevealTHEBIGEASY
  13. 28Home for a 25-Down (4)
    RevealHIVE
  14. 29Make a knot not? (5)
    RevealUNTIE
  15. 30One of two 10-point tiles in Scrabble (3)
    RevealZEE
  16. 31Necessities (5)
    RevealNEEDS

Down

  1. 1Puts on, as clothing (4)
    RevealDONS
  2. 2Many (4)
    RevealALOT
  3. 3Garment commonly worn by Bangladeshi women (4)
    RevealSARI
  4. 4Devotional songs (5)
    RevealHYMNS
  5. 5"___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (3)
    RevealSGT
  6. 6Raver's nightlife environment (9)
    RevealCLUBSCENE
  7. 7Cozy post-shower attire (4)
    RevealROBE
  8. 8Lyft competitor (4)
    RevealUBER
  9. 9Awards show superlative (4)
    RevealBEST
  10. 15Desert whose temperatures can reach -40°F in the winter (4)
    RevealGOBI
  11. 18Underway (5)
    RevealBEGUN
  12. 19Airport code of Greece's capital (3)
    RevealATH
  13. 20"Gee ___!" (4)
    RevealWHIZ
  14. 21Contraction that sounds like a hair extension (4)
    RevealWEVE
  15. 23"Kiss Me, ___" (Cole Porter musical) (4)
    RevealKATE
  16. 25Animal moving diagonally in this puzzle? (3)
    RevealBEE
  17. 26___ Vicious, punk rock icon (3)
    RevealSID
  18. 27[Nods head] (3)
    RevealYES
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 208 puzzles since February 2026:

DASH ×6YES ×6BEE ×5ALOT ×2OLAY ×2

Show all 34 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A DASH5A SCRUB10A OLAY11A GLOBE12A NORM13A TUBES14A STING16A BERT17A SOBS19A AWW22A BECK24A THEBIGEASY28A HIVE29A UNTIE30A ZEE31A NEEDS

Down: 1D DONS2D ALOT3D SARI4D HYMNS5D SGT6D CLUBSCENE7D ROBE8D UBER9D BEST15D GOBI18D BEGUN19D ATH20D WHIZ21D WEVE23D KATE25D BEE26D SID27D YES

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Monday, September 21, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Make a Beeline For It”, with 34 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 3 more than the average Monday before it (31.3).

Also on Sep 21: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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