NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026: “All My Exes Live in Texas”

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

10×10“All My Exes Live in Texas”By Aaron Gee and Avery Gee KatzEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “All My Exes Live in Texas” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Tight-lipped (3)
    RevealMUM
  2. 4By ___ means necessary (3)
    RevealANY
  3. 5Furry new members of the family, maybe (7)
    RevealKITTENS
  4. 10Display at a museum (7)
    RevealEXHIBIT
  5. 11Places to cash out? (4)
    RevealATMS
  6. 14___ Stix (powdered candy) (4)
    RevealPIXY
  7. 15Practiced backstroke or breaststroke, say (4)
    RevealSWAM
  8. 16___-Ball (arcade game) (4)
    RevealSKEE
  9. 17Like the graphics of the original Super Mario Bros. (9)
    RevealPIXELATED
  10. 20Photocopies (7)
    RevealXEROXES
  11. 21Like British humor vis-à-vis American humor, stereotypically (5)
    RevealDRIER
  12. 22French fashion initials (3)
    RevealYSL

Down

  1. 1Rings in the New Year, perhaps (10)
    RevealMAKESMERRY
  2. 2Operating system developed at Bell Labs (4)
    RevealUNIX
  3. 3"Swallowed gum stays in your body for seven years," e.g. (4)
    RevealMYTH
  4. 6Betting adviser (7)
    RevealTIPSTER
  5. 7Two-wheeled vehicles that need charging (6)
    RevealEBIKES
  6. 8Vetoed (5)
    RevealNIXED
  7. 9Eye affliction that rhymes with "eye" (4)
    RevealSTYE
  8. 11Egyptian snake that bit Cleopatra (3)
    RevealASP
  9. 12Candy with the slogan "Two is more than one" (4)
    RevealTWIX
  10. 13Reached full capacity, with "out" (5)
    RevealMAXED
  11. 18Fictional reporter Lane (4)
    RevealLOIS
  12. 19Skating jump (4)
    RevealAXEL
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 238 puzzles since February 2026:

ANY ×3ATMS ×3YSL ×3ASP ×2

Show all 24 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A MUM4A ANY5A KITTENS10A EXHIBIT11A ATMS14A PIXY15A SWAM16A SKEE17A PIXELATED20A XEROXES21A DRIER22A YSL

Down: 1D MAKESMERRY2D UNIX3D MYTH6D TIPSTER7D EBIKES8D NIXED9D STYE11D ASP12D TWIX13D MAXED18D LOIS19D AXEL

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 was a 10×10 grid by Aaron Gee and Avery Gee Katz, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “All My Exes Live in Texas”, with 24 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 8 fewer than the average Wednesday before it (32.4).

Also on Oct 21: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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