NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 25, 2026: “A Spike Lee Joint”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Sunday, October 25, 2026

10×9“A Spike Lee Joint”By Sam EzerskyEdited 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 “A Spike Lee Joint” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Havana's home (4)
    RevealCUBA
  2. 5Ink ___ (squid's pouch) (3)
    RevealSAC
  3. 8"It's the end ___ era" (4)
    RevealOFAN
  4. 9Lacked a shadow of a doubt (4)
    RevealKNEW
  5. 11Director of 2019's "Parasite," the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture (10)
    RevealBONGJOONHO
  6. 14Equipment (4)
    RevealGEAR
  7. 15Synonym for "hot goss" (3)
    RevealTEA
  8. 16Actress who reprised an earlier role in 2026's "The Devil Wears Prada 2" (10)
    RevealEMILYBLUNT
  9. 19Vietnamese New Year (3)
    RevealTET
  10. 20Secret hideout (4)
    RevealLAIR
  11. 21Type of movie that would be apt for 11- and 16-Across? (10)
    RevealSTONERFILM
  12. 25"Wanna play?," at the poker table (5)
    RevealYOUIN
  13. 26Item in a chest (4)
    RevealTOOL
  14. 27Dr. ___ Octavius a.k.a. Doctor Octopus (4)
    RevealOTTO
  15. 28"Ooh, look at me, I'm so cultured" sort (4)
    RevealSNOB

Down

  1. 1Cornfield discard (3)
    RevealCOB
  2. 2Sighting mentioned in classified files, maybe (3)
    RevealUFO
  3. 3Quickly do a task (9)
    RevealBANGITOUT
  4. 4Sweetie (5)
    RevealANGEL
  5. 5Chocolate-and-toffee confection from Hershey (7)
    RevealSKORBAR
  6. 6"That's gonna be ___ from me, dawg" (3)
    RevealANO
  7. 7Roman soldier for which an Amex card is named (9)
    RevealCENTURION
  8. 10"What time?" (4)
    RevealWHEN
  9. 12Host of the most episodes of "The Tonight Show" (4,610) (7)
    RevealJAYLENO
  10. 13Kind of milk in lieu of soy or almond (3)
    RevealOAT
  11. 16Online crafts marketplace (4)
    RevealETSY
  12. 17"Same here" (5)
    RevealMETOO
  13. 18Pumps iron (5)
    RevealLIFTS
  14. 22Tiny quibble (3)
    RevealNIT
  15. 23Brit's toilet (3)
    RevealLOO
  16. 24Org. for the Giants and Guardians (3)
    RevealMLB
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 242 puzzles since February 2026:

TEA ×8OAT ×5ANGEL ×3ANO ×3ETSY ×3CUBA ×2NIT ×2OTTO ×2

Show all 31 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A CUBA5A SAC8A OFAN9A KNEW11A BONGJOONHO14A GEAR15A TEA16A EMILYBLUNT19A TET20A LAIR21A STONERFILM25A YOUIN26A TOOL27A OTTO28A SNOB

Down: 1D COB2D UFO3D BANGITOUT4D ANGEL5D SKORBAR6D ANO7D CENTURION10D WHEN12D JAYLENO13D OAT16D ETSY17D METOO18D LIFTS22D NIT23D LOO24D MLB

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Sunday, October 25, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Sam Ezersky, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “A Spike Lee Joint”, with 31 clues; the longest answer ran 10 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Sunday before it (32.5).

Also on Oct 25: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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