NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 10, 2026: “Answer Keys”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Saturday, October 10, 2026

9×9“Answer Keys”By John KugelmanEdited 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 “Answer Keys” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Undergarment supporter (3)
    RevealBRA
  2. 4"Same for me!" (5)
    RevealASAMI
  3. 9Fashion designer Claiborne (3)
    RevealLIZ
  4. 10Christopher who directed "The Odyssey" (5)
    RevealNOLAN
  5. 11Post-credits scene, perhaps (9)
    RevealALTENDING
  6. 13Consider (to be) (4)
    RevealDEEM
  7. 14Dating profile blurb (3)
    RevealBIO
  8. 15Magician in a straitjacket and handcuffs, maybe (9)
    RevealESCARTIST
  9. 18Letters written by a debtor (3)
    RevealIOU
  10. 19Person who needs to always be in charge (9)
    RevealCTRLFREAK
  11. 25Q: What's more dangerous than being with a fool? A: Fooling with a ___! (3)
    RevealBEE
  12. 26Thin and graceful (5)
    RevealLITHE
  13. 27Bill Clinton's instrument (3)
    RevealSAX
  14. 28Indian restaurant basketful (4)
    RevealNAAN

Down

  1. 1Piece of grass (5)
    RevealBLADE
  2. 2Agitates, with "up" (5)
    RevealRILES
  3. 3Ancient resident of Tenochtitlán (5)
    RevealAZTEC
  4. 4Novelist Patchett (3)
    RevealANN
  5. 5Landscaper's supply (3)
    RevealSOD
  6. 6Suspect's story (5)
    RevealALIBI
  7. 7Nail salon treatments, casually (5)
    RevealMANIS
  8. 8Gold block at Fort Knox (5)
    RevealINGOT
  9. 12Alternative to a Slack message (5)
    RevealEMAIL
  10. 16"o.m.g. i'm dead." (4)
    RevealROFL
  11. 17Shroud of ___ (venerated cloth) (5)
    RevealTURIN
  12. 19"Survivor" network (3)
    RevealCBS
  13. 20Beverage that may accompany jam and bread (3)
    RevealTEA
  14. 21Tyrannosaurus ___ (3)
    RevealREX
  15. 22Airport flight posting, for short (3)
    RevealETA
  16. 23Light bulb moment exclamation (3)
    RevealAHA
  17. 24Comedian Jeong (3)
    RevealKEN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 227 puzzles since February 2026:

ETA ×14TEA ×7AHA ×6BEE ×6BRA ×6EMAIL ×6KEN ×5ANN ×4

Show all 31 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A BRA4A ASAMI9A LIZ10A NOLAN11A ALTENDING13A DEEM14A BIO15A ESCARTIST18A IOU19A CTRLFREAK25A BEE26A LITHE27A SAX28A NAAN

Down: 1D BLADE2D RILES3D AZTEC4D ANN5D SOD6D ALIBI7D MANIS8D INGOT12D EMAIL16D ROFL17D TURIN19D CBS20D TEA21D REX22D ETA23D AHA24D KEN

About This NYT Midi Crossword

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

Also on Oct 10: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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