NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Friday, November 6, 2026: “Maze Runner”

Friday, November 6, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Friday, November 6, 2026

9×9“Maze Runner”By Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Maze Runner” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 6A, 14A.

Across

  1. 1Restaurant chain with a red pepper in its logo (6)
    RevealCHILIS
  2. 6Maze runners trying to thwart this puzzle's subject (6)
    RevealGHOSTS
  3. 7Flew high (6)
    RevealSOARED
  4. 8Not as good (5)
    RevealWORSE
  5. 9Sitting around not doing much (4)
    RevealIDLE
  6. 10Surgery marks (5)
    RevealSCARS
  7. 12Empty, boastful talk (6)
    RevealHOTAIR
  8. 14Iconic maze runner hinted at in this puzzle (6)
    RevealPACMAN
  9. 16Snapple rival (6)
    RevealNESTEA

Down

  1. 1Total fraud (9)
    RevealCHARLATAN
  2. 2Jockeys jockey for position in it (9)
    RevealHORSERACE
  3. 3"Yes, that makes sense" (4)
    RevealISEE
  4. 4British abbreviation similar to "Inc." (3)
    RevealLTD
  5. 5"What ___ the meaning of all this?!" (2)
    RevealIS
  6. 6One member of a police interrogation team (7)
    RevealGOODCOP
  7. 7Nothing-but-net sound (5)
    RevealSWISH
  8. 11Virtual people in a 2000s computer game franchise (4)
    RevealSIMS
  9. 13Member of order Rodentia (3)
    RevealRAT
  10. 15The Cornhusker State, in a mailing address (2)
    RevealNE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 254 puzzles since February 2026:

IDLE ×4RAT ×4ISEE ×2

Show all 19 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A CHILIS6A GHOSTS7A SOARED8A WORSE9A IDLE10A SCARS12A HOTAIR14A PACMAN16A NESTEA

Down: 1D CHARLATAN2D HORSERACE3D ISEE4D LTD5D IS6D GOODCOP7D SWISH11D SIMS13D RAT15D NE

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Friday, November 6, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Ian Livengood, titled “Maze Runner”, with 19 clues; the longest answer ran 6 letters. That is 14 fewer than the average Friday before it (32.8).

Also on Nov 6: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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