NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 30, 2026: “Understated”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

9×9“Understated”By Hanh HuynhEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Understated” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 10D.

Across

  1. 1School stat (3)
    RevealGPA
  2. 4Gently apply (3)
    RevealDAB
  3. 7Hawaiian neckwear (3)
    RevealLEI
  4. 8Gardener's watering aid (4)
    RevealHOSE
  5. 9Screw up (3)
    RevealERR
  6. 10Like a tooth that's barely attached (5)
    RevealLOOSE
  7. 11To the ___ degree (3)
    RevealNTH
  8. 12"Baseball is 90% mental. The ___ half is physical" (quote attributed to Yogi Berra) (5)
    RevealOTHER
  9. 13Whiskey barrel material (3)
    RevealOAK
  10. 15Org. with auditors (3)
    RevealIRS
  11. 16To the point (8)
    RevealSUCCINCT
  12. 19Signs, as an important document (4)
    RevealINKS
  13. 20"Only playing with you!" (4)
    RevealIKID
  14. 22Dessert slice that a Trivial Pursuit game token resembles (3)
    RevealPIE
  15. 23Big name in jeans (4)
    RevealLEVI
  16. 24Muddy enclosure (3)
    RevealSTY
  17. 25Observed (4)
    RevealEYED

Down

  1. 1Powell of 2025's "The Running Man" (4)
    RevealGLEN
  2. 2Cheeky (4)
    RevealPERT
  3. 3Tabletop game with a plastic puck (9)
    RevealAIRHOCKEY
  4. 4Thingamajig (9)
    RevealDOOHICKEY
  5. 5Not shy about speaking one's mind (9)
    RevealASSERTIVE
  6. 6Sudsy six-pack (5)
    RevealBEERS
  7. 8Like a ghost pepper (3)
    RevealHOT
  8. 10Mischievous Norse god ... or a homophonic hint to the ends of 3- and 4-Down (4)
    RevealLOKI
  9. 14Cooling appliances: Abbr. (3)
    RevealACS
  10. 16Nurses, as some 6-Down (4)
    RevealSIPS
  11. 17Absolute ___ (slang term for an exceptionally muscular person) (4)
    RevealUNIT
  12. 18River in Egypt (4)
    RevealNILE
  13. 21"Why ___ the chicken cross the road?" (3)
    RevealDID
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 217 puzzles since February 2026:

ERR ×6LEI ×6DAB ×4PIE ×4EYED ×3GPA ×3HOT ×3LOOSE ×3

Show all 30 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A GPA4A DAB7A LEI8A HOSE9A ERR10A LOOSE11A NTH12A OTHER13A OAK15A IRS16A SUCCINCT19A INKS20A IKID22A PIE23A LEVI24A STY25A EYED

Down: 1D GLEN2D PERT3D AIRHOCKEY4D DOOHICKEY5D ASSERTIVE6D BEERS8D HOT10D LOKI14D ACS16D SIPS17D UNIT18D NILE21D DID

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Hanh Huynh, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Understated”, with 30 clues; the longest answer ran 8 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Wednesday before it (32.5).

Also on Sep 30: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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