NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Friday, September 25, 2026: “A Little Something Extra”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Friday, September 25, 2026

10×9“A Little Something Extra”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “A Little Something Extra” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 23A.

Across

  1. 1A good one may come to you in the shower (4)
    RevealIDEA
  2. 5Sport in an octagon, in brief (3)
    RevealMMA
  3. 8Tater ___ (4)
    RevealTOTS
  4. 9French ___ (5)
    RevealFRIES
  5. 11Cole ___ (4)
    RevealSLAW
  6. 12Baked ___ (5)
    RevealBEANS
  7. 13Twist the truth (3)
    RevealLIE
  8. 14Tech giant led by Arvind Krishna (3)
    RevealIBM
  9. 15Drug also called acid (3)
    RevealLSD
  10. 17Doesn't feel so hot (4)
    RevealAILS
  11. 20Unnecessary item for solving a digital-only crossword (3)
    RevealPEN
  12. 22Industrial-sized container (3)
    RevealVAT
  13. 23Parallel ... or a description of the sets of shaded answers in this puzzle (in two ways!) (10)
    RevealSIDEBYSIDE
  14. 27Grandma's brother (10)
    RevealGREATUNCLE
  15. 28Industrial-sized containers (5)
    RevealTANKS
  16. 29Unwelcome look (4)
    RevealLEER

Down

  1. 1The "I" of T.G.I.F. (3)
    RevealITS
  2. 2Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g. (4)
    RevealDOLL
  3. 3Online commerce (5)
    RevealETAIL
  4. 4This very second (9)
    RevealASWESPEAK
  5. 5Classic '80s cop show set in Florida (9)
    RevealMIAMIVICE
  6. 6All Supreme Court justices until 1981 (3)
    RevealMEN
  7. 7Animal that brays (3)
    RevealASS
  8. 9Org. featured on Netflix's "Mindhunter" (3)
    RevealFBI
  9. 10Country music star McEntire (4)
    RevealREBA
  10. 16Unpaid bills, essentially (5)
    RevealDEBTS
  11. 18Soup scooper (5)
    RevealLADLE
  12. 19Take the wheel (5)
    RevealSTEER
  13. 21Big sch. in the Big Apple (3)
    RevealNYU
  14. 23Drill instructor's rank: Abbr. (3)
    RevealSGT
  15. 24Lyricist Gershwin (3)
    RevealIRA
  16. 25TV room (3)
    RevealDEN
  17. 26Big TV show filmed in the Big Apple, for short (3)
    RevealSNL
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 212 puzzles since February 2026:

SNL ×6ITS ×5LIE ×5ASS ×4DEN ×4IRA ×4IDEA ×3LSD ×3

Show all 33 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A IDEA5A MMA8A TOTS9A FRIES11A SLAW12A BEANS13A LIE14A IBM15A LSD17A AILS20A PEN22A VAT23A SIDEBYSIDE27A GREATUNCLE28A TANKS29A LEER

Down: 1D ITS2D DOLL3D ETAIL4D ASWESPEAK5D MIAMIVICE6D MEN7D ASS9D FBI10D REBA16D DEBTS18D LADLE19D STEER21D NYU23D SGT24D IRA25D DEN26D SNL

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Friday, September 25, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “A Little Something Extra”, with 33 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is about average for a Friday.

Also on Sep 25: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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