NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 27, 2026: “License Plate Game”

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

10×9“License Plate Game”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 “License Plate Game” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 1A, 12A, 20A, 24A, 8D, 21D.

Across

  1. 1Image on ... an Arizona license plate (6)
    RevealCACTUS
  2. 7Month in which flowering and filing occurs: Abbr. (3)
    RevealAPR
  3. 10University in Bethlehem, Pa. (6)
    RevealLEHIGH
  4. 11Prefix with classical (3)
    RevealNEO
  5. 12... a Florida license plate (6)
    RevealORANGE
  6. 13Smidgen (3)
    RevealTAD
  7. 14The Washington ___ (4)
    RevealPOST
  8. 15Cumin or coriander (5)
    RevealSPICE
  9. 17Spanish for "aunt" (3)
    RevealTIA
  10. 19Spanish for "eight" (4)
    RevealOCHO
  11. 20... a Hawaii license plate (7)
    RevealRAINBOW
  12. 23Settings for "The Pitt" and "Grey's Anatomy," for short (3)
    RevealERS
  13. 24... a Wyoming license plate (6)
    RevealCOWBOY
  14. 28Good heart? (3)
    RevealACE
  15. 29Specialty (5)
    RevealFORTE
  16. 30Degree that may take up to seven years to earn, for short (3)
    RevealPHD
  17. 31"Ant-Man and the ___," 2018 superhero movie (4)
    RevealWASP

Down

  1. 1Sound of a hoof hitting the ground (4)
    RevealCLOP
  2. 2Aviation lead-in to méxico or líneas Argentinas (4)
    RevealAERO
  3. 3Scolded (9)
    RevealCHASTISED
  4. 4Old comic book hero with a reduplicative name (6)
    RevealTINTIN
  5. 5Brand of fuzzy boots (3)
    RevealUGG
  6. 6"___ the One" (1996 rom-com co-starring Jennifer Aniston) (4)
    RevealSHES
  7. 7Bit of tomfoolery (5)
    RevealANTIC
  8. 8... a Georgia license plate (5)
    RevealPEACH
  9. 9___ Drive, retail district in Beverly Hills (5)
    RevealRODEO
  10. 16Certain Native American celebration (6)
    RevealPOWWOW
  11. 18Letters under 2 on a phone (3)
    RevealABC
  12. 20Collect, as crops (4)
    RevealREAP
  13. 21... a Utah license plate (4)
    RevealARCH
  14. 22Sound after a punch to the gut (3)
    RevealOOF
  15. 25Supportive garment (3)
    RevealBRA
  16. 26Tie-breaking periods, for short (3)
    RevealOTS
  17. 27"Mm-hmm" (3)
    RevealYEP
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 244 puzzles since February 2026:

NEO ×8BRA ×7ABC ×6ACE ×5ERS ×3TAD ×3YEP ×3CLOP ×2

Show all 34 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A CACTUS7A APR10A LEHIGH11A NEO12A ORANGE13A TAD14A POST15A SPICE17A TIA19A OCHO20A RAINBOW23A ERS24A COWBOY28A ACE29A FORTE30A PHD31A WASP

Down: 1D CLOP2D AERO3D CHASTISED4D TINTIN5D UGG6D SHES7D ANTIC8D PEACH9D RODEO16D POWWOW18D ABC20D REAP21D ARCH22D OOF25D BRA26D OTS27D YEP

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 was a 10×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “License Plate Game”, with 34 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is 3 more than the average Tuesday before it (30.8).

Also on Oct 27: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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