NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 3, 2026: “Get in Line”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Saturday, October 3, 2026

9×10“Get in Line”By Sid SivakumarEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Get in Line” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 22A, 21D.

Across

  1. 1Genre for 21 Savage and 50 Cent (3)
    RevealRAP
  2. 4Tanning oil initials (3)
    RevealSPF
  3. 7Number between cero and dos (3)
    RevealUNO
  4. 8Peg on a golf course (3)
    RevealTEE
  5. 9Create hype (9)
    RevealMAKEABUZZ
  6. 13Company that merged with Mobil in 1999 (5)
    RevealEXXON
  7. 14Curse (3)
    RevealPOX
  8. 15People after whom things are named (7)
    RevealEPONYMS
  9. 19"So, ___ been thinking ..." (3)
    RevealIVE
  10. 20Relaxing sound at a spa (3)
    RevealAHH
  11. 22Game played on a 3x3 grid, as seen in this puzzle (9)
    RevealTICTACTOE
  12. 26Competitors in a certain spoken-word performance event (9)
    RevealSLAMPOETS
  13. 27___-gritty (5)
    RevealNITTY

Down

  1. 1Stereotypical liquor for a pirate (3)
    RevealRUM
  2. 2Santa ___ winds (3)
    RevealANA
  3. 3👉 (4)
    RevealPOKE
  4. 4Leave dumbstruck (4)
    RevealSTUN
  5. 5Candy in a plastic dispenser (3)
    RevealPEZ
  6. 6Red felt hat with a tassel (3)
    RevealFEZ
  7. 10Trade show (4)
    RevealEXPO
  8. 11Part of a nerve cell (4)
    RevealAXON
  9. 12Like a car that's all angles and no curves (4)
    RevealBOXY
  10. 15What superheroes fight against (4)
    RevealEVIL
  11. 16Popular nut in ice cream and pies (5)
    RevealPECAN
  12. 17Pirate's pal (5)
    RevealMATEY
  13. 18Espresso unit (4)
    RevealSHOT
  14. 19The "I" of T.G.I.F. (3)
    RevealITS
  15. 21"She's everything. ___ just Ken" ("Barbie" tagline) (3)
    RevealHES
  16. 23"I did NOT need to know that!" (3)
    RevealTMI
  17. 24Like this clue's formatting of bold or italic, say (3)
    RevealAPT
  18. 25Extra bed at a hotel, perhaps (3)
    RevealCOT
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 220 puzzles since February 2026:

EVIL ×6ITS ×6TMI ×5UNO ×5AHH ×4SPF ×4ANA ×3APT ×3

Show all 31 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A RAP4A SPF7A UNO8A TEE9A MAKEABUZZ13A EXXON14A POX15A EPONYMS19A IVE20A AHH22A TICTACTOE26A SLAMPOETS27A NITTY

Down: 1D RUM2D ANA3D POKE4D STUN5D PEZ6D FEZ10D EXPO11D AXON12D BOXY15D EVIL16D PECAN17D MATEY18D SHOT19D ITS21D HES23D TMI24D APT25D COT

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Saturday, October 3, 2026 was a 9×10 grid by Sid Sivakumar, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Get in Line”, with 31 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Saturday before it (32.8).

Also on Oct 3: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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