NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 24, 2026: “On Track”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Thursday, September 24, 2026

9×9“On Track”By Aaron Gee and Avery Gee KatzEdited 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 “On Track” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Sound effect for a cloud of smoke (4)
    RevealPOOF
  2. 5Place to take a bath (3)
    RevealTUB
  3. 8Ctrl+Z, on a PC (4)
    RevealUNDO
  4. 9Ready to take a bath (4)
    RevealNUDE
  5. 10___ pressure (4)
    RevealPEER
  6. 11Boarding school attended by about a third of British P.M.s (4)
    RevealETON
  7. 12Prohibit from flying, as a pilot or plane (6)
    RevealGROUND
  8. 14Fracas (5)
    RevealMELEE
  9. 17E.P.A. pollution measure: Abbr. (3)
    RevealAQI
  10. 18Conflict within a friend group, say (5)
    RevealDRAMA
  11. 23Part of a sound system that might shake a car (9)
    RevealSUBWOOFER
  12. 25Actress Reid of "Sharknado" (4)
    RevealTARA
  13. 26Performatively cultured (4)
    RevealARTY
  14. 27Kill it, slangily (4)
    RevealSLAY
  15. 28Civil rights activist Parks (4)
    RevealROSA

Down

  1. 1Baby shark (3)
    RevealPUP
  2. 2Soul mate, with "the" (3)
    RevealONE
  3. 3Poetic praise (3)
    RevealODE
  4. 4Falsify, as a signature (5)
    RevealFORGE
  5. 5Ballerina attire (4)
    RevealTUTU
  6. 6Thick Japanese noodle (4)
    RevealUDON
  7. 7___ the knee (submit to a dominant ruler) (4)
    RevealBEND
  8. 9"The Matrix" hero (3)
    RevealNEO
  9. 13Ctrl+Y, on a PC (4)
    RevealREDO
  10. 14Long poles on ships (5)
    RevealMASTS
  11. 15"All things being ___ ..." (5)
    RevealEQUAL
  12. 16Zodiac sign after Virgo (5)
    RevealLIBRA
  13. 19Sound made by a lion (4)
    RevealROAR
  14. 20Rounded hairstyle (4)
    RevealAFRO
  15. 21New York team whose mascots each have a baseball for a head (4)
    RevealMETS
  16. 22Stark daughter with supposed "wolf blood," in "A Game of Thrones" (4)
    RevealARYA
  17. 24One-___ street (3)
    RevealWAY
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 211 puzzles since February 2026:

ONE ×13ODE ×11NEO ×7REDO ×4AFRO ×3TUB ×3PUP ×2ROAR ×2

Show all 32 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A POOF5A TUB8A UNDO9A NUDE10A PEER11A ETON12A GROUND14A MELEE17A AQI18A DRAMA23A SUBWOOFER25A TARA26A ARTY27A SLAY28A ROSA

Down: 1D PUP2D ONE3D ODE4D FORGE5D TUTU6D UDON7D BEND9D NEO13D REDO14D MASTS15D EQUAL16D LIBRA19D ROAR20D AFRO21D METS22D ARYA24D WAY

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Thursday, September 24, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Aaron Gee and Avery Gee Katz, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “On Track”, with 32 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Thursday before it (33.5).

Also on Sep 24: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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