NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Thursday, November 5, 2026: “I A-M A-ME-RI-CA”

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Thursday, November 5, 2026

9×9“I A-M A-ME-RI-CA”By Evan KalishEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “I A-M A-ME-RI-CA” — the title hints at the theme.

Across

  1. 1Prep, as Thanksgiving potatoes (4)
    RevealMASH
  2. 5Unwanted email from a bot (4)
    RevealSPAM
  3. 9Jet black (4)
    RevealINKY
  4. 10Folk story (4)
    RevealTALE
  5. 11Button clicked to bypass ads on YouTube videos (4)
    RevealSKIP
  6. 12"I get that ___" (4)
    RevealALOT
  7. 13"Good grief!" (8)
    RevealOHDEARME
  8. 15Animal in a 2007 Pixar film (3)
    RevealRAT
  9. 16Appetizer made with squid (8)
    RevealCALAMARI
  10. 21Often-spotty hotel amenity (4)
    RevealWIFI
  11. 22"Zounds!" (4)
    RevealEGAD
  12. 23Merit (4)
    RevealEARN
  13. 24Clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film (4)
    RevealNEMO
  14. 25Reserve, as a hotel room (4)
    RevealBOOK
  15. 26Mail org. whose two-letter abbreviations are used to spell 9-, 13-, 16- and 24-Across (4)
    RevealUSPS

Down

  1. 1Japanese soup (4)
    RevealMISO
  2. 2Egyptian symbol known as the "key of life" (4)
    RevealANKH
  3. 3Lose traction (4)
    RevealSKID
  4. 4Clickable text in a news article (9)
    RevealHYPERLINK
  5. 5Where "Sleep" and "Shut down" actions are found on a Windows PC (9)
    RevealSTARTMENU
  6. 6Holder of a hidden quarter, perhaps (4)
    RevealPALM
  7. 7___ vera (4)
    RevealALOE
  8. 8Rendezvoused with (3)
    RevealMET
  9. 14Small battery size (3)
    RevealAAA
  10. 16Farewell pronounced like "chow" (4)
    RevealCIAO
  11. 17Natural hairstyle (4)
    RevealAFRO
  12. 18Gets on in years (4)
    RevealAGES
  13. 19Wheelchair-accessible incline (4)
    RevealRAMP
  14. 20Words exchanged at a wedding (4)
    RevealIDOS
  15. 21"Charlotte's ___" (3)
    RevealWEB
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 253 puzzles since February 2026:

AAA ×11ALOE ×9AFRO ×4ALOT ×3CIAO ×3EARN ×3EGAD ×3RAT ×3

Show all 30 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A MASH5A SPAM9A INKY10A TALE11A SKIP12A ALOT13A OHDEARME15A RAT16A CALAMARI21A WIFI22A EGAD23A EARN24A NEMO25A BOOK26A USPS

Down: 1D MISO2D ANKH3D SKID4D HYPERLINK5D STARTMENU6D PALM7D ALOE8D MET14D AAA16D CIAO17D AFRO18D AGES19D RAMP20D IDOS21D WEB

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Thursday, November 5, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Evan Kalish, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “I A-M A-ME-RI-CA”, with 30 clues; the longest answer ran 8 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Thursday before it (33.1).

Also on Nov 5: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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