NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Friday, October 9, 2026: “Middle English”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Friday, October 9, 2026

10×9“Middle English”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Middle English” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Vegetable in gumbo (4)
    RevealOKRA
  2. 5Tear (3)
    RevealRIP
  3. 81989 Patrick Swayze cult film set in a rural bar (9)
    RevealROADHOUSE
  4. 11"Like we discussed earlier ..." (9)
    RevealASYOUKNOW
  5. 12Brit's bathroom (3)
    RevealLOO
  6. 13Cutlery famously sold in infomercials (10)
    RevealGINSUKNIFE
  7. 20Home to Thailand and Turkmenistan (4)
    RevealASIA
  8. 21Animal with a small pet door, perhaps (3)
    RevealCAT
  9. 22Intricate hairstyle associated with Zulu traditions (10)
    RevealBANTUKNOTS
  10. 26Commit perjury (3)
    RevealLIE
  11. 27Actress Mara of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (6)
    RevealROONEY
  12. 28Singer Sheeran and actor Harris (3)
    RevealEDS
  13. 29Quibbles (4)
    RevealNITS

Down

  1. 1"... man ___ mouse?" (3)
    RevealORA
  2. 2Boxing wins, for short (3)
    RevealKOS
  3. 3Unit of sunlight (3)
    RevealRAY
  4. 4Fuss (3)
    RevealADO
  5. 5Kind of sentence that should really be more than one sentence (5)
    RevealRUNON
  6. 6Prefix with -metric (3)
    RevealISO
  7. 7Where churchgoers sit (3)
    RevealPEW
  8. 9Big name in streaming TV (4)
    RevealHULU
  9. 10"Yeah, yeah, I hear you" (4)
    RevealOKOK
  10. 13Triangular part of a house's exterior (5)
    RevealGABLE
  11. 14"Let me repeat ..." (5)
    RevealISAID
  12. 15Dressed to the ___ (5)
    RevealNINES
  13. 16Used a chair (3)
    RevealSAT
  14. 17Touchscreen array (5)
    RevealICONS
  15. 18Destiny (4)
    RevealFATE
  16. 19Website for artisanal crafts (4)
    RevealETSY
  17. 23Large coffee holder (3)
    RevealURN
  18. 24Fish in a Japanese garden pond (3)
    RevealKOI
  19. 25Do ___ feed the animals (sign at a zoo) (3)
    RevealNOT
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 226 puzzles since February 2026:

ADO ×14CAT ×7LIE ×6URN ×6ASIA ×5OKRA ×5ORA ×5SAT ×5

Show all 32 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A OKRA5A RIP8A ROADHOUSE11A ASYOUKNOW12A LOO13A GINSUKNIFE20A ASIA21A CAT22A BANTUKNOTS26A LIE27A ROONEY28A EDS29A NITS

Down: 1D ORA2D KOS3D RAY4D ADO5D RUNON6D ISO7D PEW9D HULU10D OKOK13D GABLE14D ISAID15D NINES16D SAT17D ICONS18D FATE19D ETSY23D URN24D KOI25D NOT

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Friday, October 9, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Middle English”, with 32 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is about average for a Friday.

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