We are sharing here all answers for NY Times The Midi Crossword on March 18, 2026. Scroll down and find them below.
ACROSS
1A. Post-workout pain, maybe → ACHE
5A. ___ and crafts → ARTS
9A. Utah city that shares its name with a Biblical kingdom → MOAB
10A. Contents of a pirate’s chest → LOOT
11A. Compulsive fire-starter, casually → PYRO
12A. N.B.A. great Doncic → LUKA
13A. ___ the lawn → MOW
15A. Workout locale → GYM
16A. Place to buy a bong, maybe → SMOKE SHOP
19A. Unfathomably long time → EON
20A. “I did NOT need to hear all that!” → TMI
21A. Motion-sensing Nintendo consoles → WIIS
23A. ___ Mode, costume designer in “The Incredibles” → EDNA
26A. Oceanic predator in a matrilineal pod → ORCA
27A. Jump high → LEAP
28A. Bread dipped into chicken tikka masala → NAAN
29A. Genie’s home → LAMP
DOWN
1D. Sound booster at a concert → AMP
2D. Like an impish smile → COY
3D. Non-piano instrument heard in the intro to “Piano Man” → HARMONICA
4D. Kindle download → EBOOK
5D. Completely → ALL
6D. Gist → ROUGHIDEA
7D. Asian city that hosted the only Summer Olympics to occur in an odd year (2021) → TOKYO
8D. Answer to the riddle “What travels around the world but stays in one corner?” → STAMP
14D. Like an 8-Down that’s just been licked → WET
16D. Attach, as a patch → SEWON
17D. “Schitt’s Creek” matriarch who pronounces “baby” like “bebe” → MOIRA
18D. Use your nose → SMELL
22D. ___ Diego → SAN
24D. “Apocalypse Now” setting, for short → NAM
25D. Spotify or Strava → APP