NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Friday, October 23, 2026: “Heavens to Betsy”

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Friday, October 23, 2026

9×11“Heavens to Betsy”By Erica Hsiung WojcikEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Heavens to Betsy” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 1A, 34A.

Across

  1. 1Heavens, by another name (3)
    RevealSKY
  2. 4Utter (3)
    RevealSAY
  3. 7Tally the points (9)
    RevealKEEPSCORE
  4. 11Hoofed mammals that can weigh over 2,000 pounds (9)
    RevealANTELOPES
  5. 12Small battery size (3)
    RevealAAA
  6. 13Lacking charisma (9)
    RevealCHARMLESS
  7. 19Liquid boiled to make maple syrup (3)
    RevealSAP
  8. 20Pool workout unit (3)
    RevealLAP
  9. 21Strength and zeal (9)
    RevealINTENSITY
  10. 25___ tai (rum-based cocktail) (3)
    RevealMAI
  11. 26Tinder or Hinge (9)
    RevealDATINGAPP
  12. 32Snow fall? (9)
    RevealAVALANCHE
  13. 33Sass (3)
    RevealLIP
  14. 34Betsy, by another name (3)
    RevealLIZ

Down

  1. 1Genre similar to reggae (3)
    RevealSKA
  2. 2Jennings of "Jeopardy!" (3)
    RevealKEN
  3. 3Thus far (3)
    RevealYET
  4. 4Soak (up) (3)
    RevealSOP
  5. 5Bob Dylan's "The Times They ___ a-Changin'" (3)
    RevealARE
  6. 6Word of assent (3)
    RevealYES
  7. 8Fruit with a bulbous base (4)
    RevealPEAR
  8. 9Serena ___ (rare tennis feat) (4)
    RevealSLAM
  9. 10Gift for naughty kids (4)
    RevealCOAL
  10. 13Long-running forensics show (3)
    RevealCSI
  11. 14Solo who said "Look, your worshipfulness, let's get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person: me" (3)
    RevealHAN
  12. 15Appropriate (3)
    RevealAPT
  13. 16Ex-QB Manning (3)
    RevealELI
  14. 17Had a rest, maybe (3)
    RevealSAT
  15. 18"I ___ with my little eye ..." (3)
    RevealSPY
  16. 22"S.N.L." alum Wakim (4)
    RevealEMIL
  17. 23Granny, to some (4)
    RevealNANA
  18. 24Put pen to paper, say (4)
    RevealSIGN
  19. 26Indian lentil dish (3)
    RevealDAL
  20. 27Bird-related: Prefix (3)
    RevealAVI
  21. 28Dance form with percussive shoes (3)
    RevealTAP
  22. 29Common knee injury site, for short (3)
    RevealACL
  23. 30The Eagles, on scoreboards (3)
    RevealPHI
  24. 31Candy with collectible dispensers (3)
    RevealPEZ
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 240 puzzles since February 2026:

AAA ×10YES ×8KEN ×6SAT ×6ARE ×5ELI ×5SAY ×5APT ×4

Show all 38 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A SKY4A SAY7A KEEPSCORE11A ANTELOPES12A AAA13A CHARMLESS19A SAP20A LAP21A INTENSITY25A MAI26A DATINGAPP32A AVALANCHE33A LIP34A LIZ

Down: 1D SKA2D KEN3D YET4D SOP5D ARE6D YES8D PEAR9D SLAM10D COAL13D CSI14D HAN15D APT16D ELI17D SAT18D SPY22D EMIL23D NANA24D SIGN26D DAL27D AVI28D TAP29D ACL30D PHI31D PEZ

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Friday, October 23, 2026 was a 9×11 grid by Erica Hsiung Wojcik, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Heavens to Betsy”, with 38 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 6 more than the average Friday before it (32.5).

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