We are sharing here all answers for NY Times The Midi Crossword on March 21, 2026. Scroll down and find them below.
ACROSS
1A. & → AND
4A. Firework that doesn’t go off → DUD
7A. Lion’s warning → ROAR
9A. “Yep, noticed that” → ISAW
11A. Three-member band → TRIO
12A. One of the Obamas → SASHA
14A. Fish that’s also a color → SALMON
16A. Promotional fuss before a product launch → HYPE
18A. School with the Scroll and Key secret society → YALE
19A. Make a choice → OPT
20A. Ginormous → BIG
22A. Tie-___ shirt → DYE
24A. Federal intelligence group, for short → NSA
25A. “omg u r 2 funny!” → LOL
26A. Had on → WORE
28A. Low pair in poker → TWOS
30A. N.B.A. great with the nicknames “The Big Aristotle,” “The Big Cactus” and “The Big Shaqtus” → ONEAL
32A. Really hate → ABHOR
34A. “Rats!” → CRAP
36A. ___ Grey tea → EARL
37A. Palindromic Indian flour → ATTA
38A. Pre-___ (science-heavy undergrad track) → MED
39A. “That was a close one!” → PHEW
DOWN
1D. Dance, sculpture, etc. → ART
2D. Director/screenwriter Ephron → NORA
3D. Fictional newspaper that once employed Eddie Brock, in the “Spider-Man” universe → DAILYGLOBE
4D. Major Orlando attraction, familiarly → DISNEYWORLD
5D. Country with the most Olympic medals (3,100+) → USA
8D. Oblong tomato type → ROMA
10D. Incredulous question … or, when read phonetically, a description of each circled letter in this puzzle? → WHYONEARTH
13D. They’re launched from a home screen → APPS
15D. Up there in years → OLD
17D. Datum in a “landing soon” text → ETA
20D. Sandwich known by its initials → BLT
21D. State between Minnesota and Missouri → IOWA
23D. Long stretch of time → EON
27D. Highlights section after a football game, maybe → RECAP
29D. Fake → SHAM
31D. “Better ___ than never!” → LATE
33D. Mine removal → ORE
35D. What a dog “shakes” with → PAW