NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 11, 2026: “Young at Heart”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Sunday, October 11, 2026

9×9“Young at Heart”By Rena CohenEdited 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 “Young at Heart” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1___-benefit analysis (4)
    RevealCOST
  2. 5Practical joke (3)
    RevealGAG
  3. 8Wood commonly used for building model airplanes (5)
    RevealBALSA
  4. 10Be in debt (3)
    RevealOWE
  5. 11Some variety show pieces [Fox] (5)
    RevealSKITS
  6. 12"If you ask me ...," in a text (3)
    RevealIMO
  7. 13Browser irritant [Seal] (7)
    RevealPOPUPAD
  8. 15Tel Aviv's land: Abbr. (3)
    RevealISR
  9. 16Zero (4)
    RevealNONE
  10. 17Cook with blazing alcohol [Sheep] (6)
    RevealFLAMBE
  11. 19Like a limbo bar at the end of the game (3)
    RevealLOW
  12. 20Word repeated in a nursery song before "We all fall down" (5)
    RevealASHES
  13. 24"Snug ___ bug ..." (3)
    RevealASA
  14. 25Diving equipment [Bear] (5)
    RevealSCUBA
  15. 26Answer sheet (3)
    RevealKEY
  16. 27Leisure pursuit (5)
    RevealHOBBY

Down

  1. 1"60 Minutes" network (3)
    RevealCBS
  2. 2Acorn-producing tree (3)
    RevealOAK
  3. 3Leaves unobtrusively (9)
    RevealSLIPSAWAY
  4. 4Weather event with lightning, briefly (6)
    RevealTSTORM
  5. 5Start selling shares on the stock market, in Wall St. slang (5)
    RevealGOIPO
  6. 6"Shucks!" (5)
    RevealAWMAN
  7. 7Crystal-filled rock (5)
    RevealGEODE
  8. 9Egyptian snake (3)
    RevealASP
  9. 14Agcy. that designates World Heritage Sites (6)
    RevealUNESCO
  10. 15"You beat me!" (5)
    RevealILOSE
  11. 17Criticism (4)
    RevealFLAK
  12. 18Festive party (4)
    RevealBASH
  13. 21Chicago O'Hare or Philadelphia International, for American Airlines (3)
    RevealHUB
  14. 22___ and flow (3)
    RevealEBB
  15. 23Remark (3)
    RevealSAY
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 228 puzzles since February 2026:

OWE ×8IMO ×4KEY ×4SAY ×4CBS ×3OAK ×3GAG ×2

Show all 31 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A COST5A GAG8A BALSA10A OWE11A SKITS12A IMO13A POPUPAD15A ISR16A NONE17A FLAMBE19A LOW20A ASHES24A ASA25A SCUBA26A KEY27A HOBBY

Down: 1D CBS2D OAK3D SLIPSAWAY4D TSTORM5D GOIPO6D AWMAN7D GEODE9D ASP14D UNESCO15D ILOSE17D FLAK18D BASH21D HUB22D EBB23D SAY

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Sunday, October 11, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Rena Cohen, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Young at Heart”, with 31 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Sunday before it (32.4).

Also on Oct 11: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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