NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 29, 2026: “Raking It In”

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NYT Midi Crossword

Thursday, October 29, 2026

9×9“Raking It In”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Raking It In” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 23A, 4D.

Across

  1. 1Religious offshoot (4)
    RevealSECT
  2. 5Propped open, say (4)
    RevealAJAR
  3. 9Soccer legend born Edson Arantes do Nascimento (4)
    RevealPELE
  4. 10Bob who lost to Clinton in 1996 (4)
    RevealDOLE
  5. 11Dessert topped with caramel sauce (4)
    RevealFLAN
  6. 12Not able to hear (4)
    RevealDEAF
  7. 13Stitches up (4)
    RevealSEWS
  8. 15Fusilli, farfalle or fregula (5)
    RevealPASTA
  9. 17Closest bud, in brief (3)
    RevealBFF
  10. 20"Bread" dispenser (3)
    RevealATM
  11. 21Like bread used to make stuffing (5)
    RevealSTALE
  12. 23Seasonal buildups kids may jump into ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (9)
    RevealLEAFPILES
  13. 25Online meeting button pushed when sneezing, perhaps (4)
    RevealMUTE
  14. 26See 14-Down (4)
    RevealNEST
  15. 27Zipped along (4)
    RevealSPED
  16. 28One shade of gray (3)
    RevealASH

Down

  1. 1Beach bottle letters (3)
    RevealSPF
  2. 2Slithery swimmer (3)
    RevealEEL
  3. 3Research fellow? (9)
    RevealCLASSMATE
  4. 42020 Christopher Nolan film with a palindromic title (5)
    RevealTENET
  5. 5Puts two and two together, say (4)
    RevealADDS
  6. 6QB Burrow (3)
    RevealJOE
  7. 7Pie ___ mode (3)
    RevealALA
  8. 8Whistle blower (3)
    RevealREF
  9. 14Insect that may live in a basketball-sized 26-Across (4)
    RevealWASP
  10. 15Trees common in Miami's South Beach neighborhood (5)
    RevealPALMS
  11. 16Inhaled, so to speak (5)
    RevealATEUP
  12. 17Bundles of hay (5)
    RevealBALES
  13. 18___ and blood (kin) (5)
    RevealFLESH
  14. 19Suffix with snooze or gab (4)
    RevealFEST
  15. 22Actress Fey (4)
    RevealTINA
  16. 24Org. headed by Kevin Warsh, with "the" (3)
    RevealFED
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 246 puzzles since February 2026:

ALA ×12ASH ×10ATM ×7EEL ×7SPF ×6REF ×3AJAR ×2NEST ×2

Show all 32 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A SECT5A AJAR9A PELE10A DOLE11A FLAN12A DEAF13A SEWS15A PASTA17A BFF20A ATM21A STALE23A LEAFPILES25A MUTE26A NEST27A SPED28A ASH

Down: 1D SPF2D EEL3D CLASSMATE4D TENET5D ADDS6D JOE7D ALA8D REF14D WASP15D PALMS16D ATEUP17D BALES18D FLESH19D FEST22D TINA24D FED

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Thursday, October 29, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Raking It In”, with 32 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Thursday before it (33.1).

Also on Oct 29: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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