We are sharing here all answers for NY Times The Midi Crossword on April 16, 2026. Scroll down and find them below.
ACROSS
1A. J.J. ___, three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year in the 2010s → WATT
5A. Fireplace residue → ASH
8A. Pacific or Indian → OCEAN
10A. One of two surfaces all Winter Olympics sports are played on, along with snow → ICE
11A. “You’re not making an ___ of sense” (“That’s completely illogical”) → OUNCE
12A. Knight’s title → SIR
13A. Got up from a chair → STOOD
14A. Spot to park → LOT
15A. She/___ pronouns → HER
16A. Luxury car brand, familiarly → BENZ
17A. Wise → SAGE
20A. Small drink of whiskey → DRAM
22A. Murder mysteries … or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues are → WHODUNITS
27A. Burr in a famous duel → AARON
28A. Pope elected in 2025 → LEO
29A. Lean to one side → SLANT
30A. Poorly hidden item under a welcome mat, perhaps → KEY
DOWN
1D. Sound when you click Send on an email → WHOOSH
2D. Less than 90° → ACUTE
3D. High male voices → TENORS
4D. Alternative to a fajita or quesadilla → TACO
5D. Preferred seating option for tall airline passengers, maybe → AISLE
6D. Descendant → SCION
7D. Avis rival → HERTZ
9D. Homer’s cheery neighbor on “The Simpsons” → NED
16D. Garbanzo or pinto → BEAN
18D. Extra feature → ADD-ON
19D. Lowly soldier → GRUNT
21D. 1% or 2% → MILK
22D. “What ___ I just saying?” → WAS
23D. Evil computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey” → HAL
24D. “Anywhere” singer Rita ___ → ORA
25D. Makeshift ball marker on a putting surface → TEE
25D. Ingredient in tofu → SOY