NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Sunday, November 15, 2026: “Keep It Simple”

Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Sunday, November 15, 2026

11×11“Keep It Simple”By Jeffrey MartinovicEdited by Ian Livengood

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

This Midi was titled “Keep It Simple” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 31A.

Across

  1. 1Unflattering press coverage, for short (5)
    RevealBADPR
  2. 6Do without food (4)
    RevealFAST
  3. 10Cellphone bill figure (5)
    RevealUSAGE
  4. 11View from a mountaintop (5)
    RevealVISTA
  5. 12Place to recover from knee or shoulder surgery (11)
    RevealREHABCENTER
  6. 14"Hey, buddy old ___!" (3)
    RevealPAL
  7. 15Beach ball filler (3)
    RevealAIR
  8. 16Mechanic's cloth (3)
    RevealRAG
  9. 17Signature Maryland seafood offering (8)
    RevealCRABCAKE
  10. 19Down in the dumps (3)
    RevealSAD
  11. 21Skin bump (4)
    RevealCYST
  12. 22Chemists' attire (8)
    RevealLABCOATS
  13. 26Chicago trains (3)
    RevealELS
  14. 27"I'll take that as ___" (3)
    RevealANO
  15. 28Gaming console with a motion-sensing remote (3)
    RevealWII
  16. 31Like child's play ... or (hopefully!) this puzzle? (11)
    RevealASEASYASABC
  17. 34"Inferno" author (5)
    RevealDANTE
  18. 35Animated ogre of film (5)
    RevealSHREK
  19. 36Living room staples (3)
    RevealTVS
  20. 37On edge (5)
    RevealTESTY

Down

  1. 1Rude sound preceding "Excuse me" (4)
    RevealBURP
  2. 2Cruising along? (4)
    RevealASEA
  3. 3Roald of children's literature (4)
    RevealDAHL
  4. 4Scottie Scheffler's org. (3)
    RevealPGA
  5. 5Metal rod placed in concrete (5)
    RevealREBAR
  6. 6Ominous sight when swimming in the ocean (3)
    RevealFIN
  7. 7Wide of the mark (6)
    RevealASTRAY
  8. 8T-bones and tomahawks (6)
    RevealSTEAKS
  9. 9Chain with a red bull's-eye logo (6)
    RevealTARGET
  10. 11Boom or bust, e.g. (4)
    RevealVERB
  11. 13U.S. org. concerned with bugs (3)
    RevealCIA
  12. 17U.S. org. concerned with bugs (3)
    RevealCDC
  13. 18Includes in an email chain, for short (3)
    RevealCCS
  14. 19Tortilla chip dip (5)
    RevealSALSA
  15. 20Missing (6)
    RevealABSENT
  16. 22Metal alchemists tried to turn into gold (4)
    RevealLEAD
  17. 23Places of refuge (5)
    RevealOASES
  18. 24"___ idea?" (3)
    RevealANY
  19. 25Eggs go-with (5)
    RevealTOAST
  20. 28Major conflicts (4)
    RevealWARS
  21. 29Possible response to someone who claims to be able to do a double backflip (4)
    RevealIBET
  22. 30Disgusting (4)
    RevealICKY
  23. 32Off-roader's ride (3)
    RevealATV
  24. 33___-wolf (3)
    RevealSHE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 263 puzzles since February 2026:

SHE ×9CCS ×8AIR ×5ANY ×5SAD ×5ANO ×4PAL ×4CIA ×3

Show all 44 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A BADPR6A FAST10A USAGE11A VISTA12A REHABCENTER14A PAL15A AIR16A RAG17A CRABCAKE19A SAD21A CYST22A LABCOATS26A ELS27A ANO28A WII31A ASEASYASABC34A DANTE35A SHREK36A TVS37A TESTY

Down: 1D BURP2D ASEA3D DAHL4D PGA5D REBAR6D FIN7D ASTRAY8D STEAKS9D TARGET11D VERB13D CIA17D CDC18D CCS19D SALSA20D ABSENT22D LEAD23D OASES24D ANY25D TOAST28D WARS29D IBET30D ICKY32D ATV33D SHE

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Sunday, November 15, 2026 was a 11×11 grid by Jeffrey Martinovic, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Keep It Simple”, with 44 clues; the longest answer ran 11 letters. That is 12 more than the average Sunday before it (32.5).

Also on Nov 15: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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