NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Monday, September 28, 2026: “Craft From the Past”

Monday, September 28, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Monday, September 28, 2026

9×9“Craft From the Past”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Craft From the Past” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 17A, 21A.

Across

  1. 1Possible treatment for a sore shoulder (3)
    RevealICE
  2. 4Scattered, as seeds (5)
    RevealSOWED
  3. 9Tues- company? (3)
    RevealDAY
  4. 10Assortment of treasure (5)
    RevealTROVE
  5. 11Mined rock (3)
    RevealORE
  6. 12Buenos ___, Argentina (5)
    RevealAIRES
  7. 13Pinpointed, as on a map (7)
    RevealLOCATED
  8. 15Cough soother (7)
    RevealLOZENGE
  9. 17Skill no longer widely used ... or, when parsed differently, a hint to 13-, 15- and 17-Across? (7)
    RevealLOSTART
  10. 19Indigenous people of New Zealand (5)
    RevealMAORI
  11. 21Animal sound from a children's book with buttons, perhaps (3)
    RevealMOO
  12. 22Rowed, as a rowboat (5)
    RevealOARED
  13. 23College web address suffix (3)
    RevealEDU
  14. 24No longer in style (5)
    RevealPASSE
  15. 25Bump, ___, spike (volleyball sequence) (3)
    RevealSET

Down

  1. 1Object of adoration (4)
    RevealIDOL
  2. 2Song sung around Christmas (5)
    RevealCAROL
  3. 3Info on driver's licenses (9)
    RevealEYECOLORS
  4. 4In America's lower 48 (9)
    RevealSTATESIDE
  5. 5Get situated (6)
    RevealORIENT
  6. 6Scrabble, Crossplay, etc. (9)
    RevealWORDGAMES
  7. 7Fruit eater in Eden (3)
    RevealEVE
  8. 8___ Moines, Iowa (3)
    RevealDES
  9. 14Volcanic island chain west of mainland Portugal (6)
    RevealAZORES
  10. 16Cause to shrink, as confidence (5)
    RevealERODE
  11. 18Hype up (4)
    RevealTOUT
  12. 19___ the floor with (defeat convincingly) (3)
    RevealMOP
  13. 20Designation for the Rochester Red Wings and Worcester Red Sox (3)
    RevealAAA
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 215 puzzles since February 2026:

SET ×11ICE ×9ORE ×9AAA ×8EVE ×7EDU ×5IDOL ×5DAY ×4

Show all 28 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A ICE4A SOWED9A DAY10A TROVE11A ORE12A AIRES13A LOCATED15A LOZENGE17A LOSTART19A MAORI21A MOO22A OARED23A EDU24A PASSE25A SET

Down: 1D IDOL2D CAROL3D EYECOLORS4D STATESIDE5D ORIENT6D WORDGAMES7D EVE8D DES14D AZORES16D ERODE18D TOUT19D MOP20D AAA

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Monday, September 28, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Craft From the Past”, with 28 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Monday before it (31.4).

Also on Sep 28: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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