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NYT Midi Crossword

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

9×9“Triple Dog Dare”By Paolo PascoEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Triple Dog Dare” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 17A.

Across

  1. 1Roadside service org. (3)
    RevealAAA
  2. 4300, in Roman numerals (3)
    RevealCCC
  3. 7With 8-Across, Polynesian-themed attraction at Disneyland (4)
    RevealTIKI
  4. 8See 7-Across (4)
    RevealROOM
  5. 10"Sign me up!" (4)
    RevealIMIN
  6. 11Folk singer Guthrie (4)
    RevealARLO
  7. 12Betraying to the feds, maybe (9)
    RevealRATTINGON
  8. 14"when are u getting here?" (3)
    RevealETA
  9. 15Similar (to) (4)
    RevealAKIN
  10. 16"I did NOT need to hear all that!" (3)
    RevealTMI
  11. 17Mythological dog with three heads ... like the figures in this puzzle? (8)
    RevealCERBERUS
  12. 22Feeling that might cause an athlete to choke (8)
    RevealPRESSURE
  13. 23"I Played 'The Boys ___ Back in Town' on a Bar Jukebox Until I Got Kicked Out" (VICE article) (3)
    RevealARE
  14. 24Circus enclosure (4)
    RevealTENT

Down

  1. 1Put in the crosshairs (5)
    RevealAIMAT
  2. 2Dog breed from Japan (5)
    RevealAKITA
  3. 3"Say it ___ so!" (4)
    RevealAINT
  4. 4Most grouchy (9)
    RevealCRANKIEST
  5. 5Dog breed from Wales (5)
    RevealCORGI
  6. 6This: : (5)
    RevealCOLON
  7. 7A unicycle has one (4)
    RevealTIRE
  8. 9Day before Tue. (3)
    RevealMON
  9. 13Poetic feet with the pattern "duh-DUH" (5)
    RevealIAMBS
  10. 16Birch or beech (4)
    RevealTREE
  11. 17Many an I.R.S. employee (3)
    RevealCPA
  12. 18"To ___ is human ..." (3)
    RevealERR
  13. 19Regret (3)
    RevealRUE
  14. 20"Ode on a Grecian ___" (Keats poem) (3)
    RevealURN
  15. 21Complete collection (3)
    RevealSET
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 258 puzzles since February 2026:

ETA ×15AAA ×12SET ×12ERR ×8URN ×8ARE ×6TMI ×6RUE ×5

Show all 29 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A AAA4A CCC7A TIKI8A ROOM10A IMIN11A ARLO12A RATTINGON14A ETA15A AKIN16A TMI17A CERBERUS22A PRESSURE23A ARE24A TENT

Down: 1D AIMAT2D AKITA3D AINT4D CRANKIEST5D CORGI6D COLON7D TIRE9D MON13D IAMBS16D TREE17D CPA18D ERR19D RUE20D URN21D SET

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Tuesday, November 10, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Paolo Pasco, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Triple Dog Dare”, with 29 clues; the longest answer ran 9 letters. That is 2 fewer than the average Tuesday before it (30.9).

Also on Nov 10: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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