NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 4, 2026: “Draw a Line in the Sand”

Sunday, October 4, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Sunday, October 4, 2026

10×9“Draw a Line in the Sand”By Paolo PascoEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Draw a Line in the Sand” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1"Paul Blart: ___ Cop" (4)
    RevealMALL
  2. 5Desert occupying most of its namesake peninsula in southwest Asia (7)
    RevealARABIAN
  3. 8Shuffling (8)
    RevealMIXINGUP
  4. 10Best of the best (5)
    RevealELITE
  5. 11Meat in a Denver omelet (3)
    RevealHAM
  6. 13Original Super Mario Bros. console (3)
    RevealNES
  7. 14Rage (5)
    RevealFUROR
  8. 16Desert covering much of Botswana (8)
    RevealKALAHARI
  9. 19Add, as someone who wasn't originally part of a photo (6)
    RevealEDITIN
  10. 21Cul-de-___ (3)
    RevealSAC
  11. 22Seducing (6)
    RevealLURING
  12. 23"Great job, toreador!" (3)
    RevealOLE
  13. 24Non-shiny lipstick options (6)
    RevealMATTES
  14. 25"Acid" (3)
    RevealLSD

Down

  1. 1Ankle-covering garment (9)
    RevealMAXISKIRT
  2. 2Kind of (4)
    RevealABIT
  3. 3Queue (4)
    RevealLINE
  4. 4Slow Wi-Fi annoyance (3)
    RevealLAG
  5. 5Prayer-ending word (4)
    RevealAMEN
  6. 6Agitate, with "up" (4)
    RevealRILE
  7. 7Childish "That's not true!" (5)
    RevealNUHUH
  8. 9Shade-providing umbrella (7)
    RevealPARASOL
  9. 12Lessons learned from fables (6)
    RevealMORALS
  10. 14Plastic parts of a vampire costume (5)
    RevealFANGS
  11. 15Chopped finely, as cauliflower (5)
    RevealRICED
  12. 17Working hard (4)
    RevealATIT
  13. 18Word shouted by a forgetful actor (4)
    RevealLINE
  14. 19Shade-providing tree (3)
    RevealELM
  15. 20"Dance the Night" singer ___ Lipa (3)
    RevealDUA
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 221 puzzles since February 2026:

OLE ×9ELM ×6AMEN ×5LSD ×4ABIT ×3ATIT ×3HAM ×3LINE ×3

Show all 29 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A MALL5A ARABIAN8A MIXINGUP10A ELITE11A HAM13A NES14A FUROR16A KALAHARI19A EDITIN21A SAC22A LURING23A OLE24A MATTES25A LSD

Down: 1D MAXISKIRT2D ABIT3D LINE4D LAG5D AMEN6D RILE7D NUHUH9D PARASOL12D MORALS14D FANGS15D RICED17D ATIT18D LINE19D ELM20D DUA

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Sunday, October 4, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Paolo Pasco, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Draw a Line in the Sand”, with 29 clues; the longest answer ran 8 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Sunday before it (32.5).

Also on Oct 4: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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