NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Monday, November 2, 2026: “Going Back for Seconds”

Monday, November 2, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Monday, November 2, 2026

10×10“Going Back for Seconds”By Adam AaronsonEdited 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 “Going Back for Seconds” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Spotify or Shopify (3)
    RevealAPP
  2. 4Symbol at the start of a music staff (4)
    RevealCLEF
  3. 8Establishments with liquor licenses (4)
    RevealBARS
  4. 10Totally bonkers (4)
    RevealLOCO
  5. 11Hold on tightly (5)
    RevealCLING
  6. 13Monster in a fairy tale (4)
    RevealOGRE
  7. 14Steamed semolina dish with a repetitive name (8)
    RevealCOUSCOUS
  8. 16New Jersey's most populous city (6)
    RevealNEWARK
  9. 17Fish in Hawaiian cuisine with a repetitive name (8)
    RevealMAHIMAHI
  10. 19"A ___ apple" (4)
    RevealASIN
  11. 20Podcast interruptions (3)
    RevealADS
  12. 22Inquire (3)
    RevealASK
  13. 23Chocolate confection with a repetitive name (6)
    RevealBONBON
  14. 26___ Jemison (first Black woman to travel to space) (3)
    RevealMAE
  15. 27Cow parts that dispense milk (6)
    RevealUDDERS
  16. 28Pretty shady, slangily (3)
    RevealSUS
  17. 29Swiss-based competitor of Lipton (6)
    RevealNESTEA

Down

  1. 1Easy as ___ (3)
    RevealABC
  2. 2Buddy (3)
    RevealPAL
  3. 3Cost increases (10)
    RevealPRICEHIKES
  4. 4Pointers that tell time (10)
    RevealCLOCKHANDS
  5. 5Wikipedia's globe made of puzzle pieces, for one (4)
    RevealLOGO
  6. 6Beigelike color (4)
    RevealECRU
  7. 7Enemies (4)
    RevealFOES
  8. 9Strand during the winter, maybe (6)
    RevealSNOWIN
  9. 12U.S. territory in Oceania (4)
    RevealGUAM
  10. 15Mrs., in Spanish (3)
    RevealSRA
  11. 16Capital of the Bahamas (6)
    RevealNASSAU
  12. 17Counterparts of sirs (5)
    RevealMAAMS
  13. 18"My best guess is ..." (5)
    RevealIDBET
  14. 21___ loser (bad sport) (4)
    RevealSORE
  15. 23Seeded part of a Big Mac (3)
    RevealBUN
  16. 24"___ to Joy" (3)
    RevealODE
  17. 25Government org. focused on cryptography (3)
    RevealNSA
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 250 puzzles since February 2026:

ODE ×12APP ×11NSA ×9ABC ×7ASK ×5ADS ×3OGRE ×3PAL ×3

Show all 34 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A APP4A CLEF8A BARS10A LOCO11A CLING13A OGRE14A COUSCOUS16A NEWARK17A MAHIMAHI19A ASIN20A ADS22A ASK23A BONBON26A MAE27A UDDERS28A SUS29A NESTEA

Down: 1D ABC2D PAL3D PRICEHIKES4D CLOCKHANDS5D LOGO6D ECRU7D FOES9D SNOWIN12D GUAM15D SRA16D NASSAU17D MAAMS18D IDBET21D SORE23D BUN24D ODE25D NSA

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Monday, November 2, 2026 was a 10×10 grid by Adam Aaronson, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Going Back for Seconds”, with 34 clues; the longest answer ran 8 letters. That is 3 more than the average Monday before it (31.3).

Also on Nov 2: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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