NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Friday, October 16, 2026: “Late-Stage Capitalism”

Friday, October 16, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Friday, October 16, 2026

10×9“Late-Stage Capitalism”By Adrianne BaikEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Late-Stage Capitalism” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 22A.

Across

  1. 1Cheeky (5)
    RevealSASSY
  2. 6Popular women's health app whose name sounds like a sheet of ice (3)
    RevealFLO
  3. 9Fantasy world (6)
    RevealUTOPIA
  4. 11Eye shadow spot (3)
    RevealLID
  5. 12The surname of Daryl Hannah or Jeremy Renner, e.g. (10)
    RevealPALINDROME
  6. 14"___ Brockovich" (2000 Julia Roberts film) (4)
    RevealERIN
  7. 15Crosses one's fingers (5)
    RevealHOPES
  8. 16Clear (of) (3)
    RevealRID
  9. 17"This stinks!" (3)
    RevealBOO
  10. 181985 sequel with an iconic training montage (7)
    RevealROCKYIV
  11. 22City-related (5)
    RevealURBAN
  12. 25Teeny-tiny bit (4)
    RevealIOTA
  13. 26Leader of the Jabari Tribe in "Black Panther" (5)
    RevealMBAKU
  14. 27So-called "windows to the soul" (4)
    RevealEYES
  15. 28Yearns (for) (5)
    RevealPINES
  16. 29Not all (4)
    RevealSOME

Down

  1. 1"Awesome!" (5)
    RevealSUPER
  2. 2Classic Nintendo rival (5)
    RevealATARI
  3. 3Not striped, as a pool ball (5)
    RevealSOLID
  4. 4___ class (cycling workout) (4)
    RevealSPIN
  5. 5Yang's partner (3)
    RevealYIN
  6. 6Total failure (4)
    RevealFLOP
  7. 7Pad Thai garnish (4)
    RevealLIME
  8. 8Poems of praise (4)
    RevealODES
  9. 10Like some committees (5)
    RevealADHOC
  10. 13Newbies (7)
    RevealROOKIES
  11. 17Extra benefit (5)
    RevealBONUS
  12. 18Tool for a Zen garden (4)
    RevealRAKE
  13. 19Toy that has its ups and downs? (4)
    RevealYOYO
  14. 20Bullet point on an agenda (4)
    RevealITEM
  15. 21Bouquet holder (4)
    RevealVASE
  16. 22Caller of balls and strikes (3)
    RevealUMP
  17. 23Sports stat informally called a "ribbie" (3)
    RevealRBI
  18. 24Outlaw (3)
    RevealBAN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 233 puzzles since February 2026:

ATARI ×4ITEM ×4RBI ×4YOYO ×3ADHOC ×2BOO ×2EYES ×2IOTA ×2

Show all 34 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A SASSY6A FLO9A UTOPIA11A LID12A PALINDROME14A ERIN15A HOPES16A RID17A BOO18A ROCKYIV22A URBAN25A IOTA26A MBAKU27A EYES28A PINES29A SOME

Down: 1D SUPER2D ATARI3D SOLID4D SPIN5D YIN6D FLOP7D LIME8D ODES10D ADHOC13D ROOKIES17D BONUS18D RAKE19D YOYO20D ITEM21D VASE22D UMP23D RBI24D BAN

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Friday, October 16, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Adrianne Baik, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Late-Stage Capitalism”, with 34 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 2 more than the average Friday before it (32.5).

Also on Oct 16: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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