We are sharing here all answers for NY Times The Midi Crossword on March 23, 2026. Scroll down and find them below.
ACROSS
1A. Rough ocean waves, casually → CHOP
5A. Shade of blond or gray → ASH
8A. Top-notch → AONE
9A. Sports org. that puts on the College Football Playoff → NCAA
10A. Hardships → WOES
11A. Baby deer → FAWN
12A. Short satirical sketch → SKIT
13A. Clickable text in an email → LINK
14A. Opposites of compulsive cleaners → SLOBS
16A. “The Simpsons” bus driver with a palindromic name → OTTO
19A. 2026 Super Bowl champs … or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters (and their shape!) → SEAHAWKS
23A. Tree-cutting expert → ARBORIST
24A. What you need to go from E to F → GAS
25A. Rejections → NOS
DOWN
1D. Crows’ cries → CAWS
2D. “Hand-y” accessories for a pirate costume, perhaps → HOOKS
3D. Buck ___, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum → ONEIL
4D. Green sauce → PESTO
5D. Berry touted as a superfood → ACAI
6D. Having been cut, as logs → SAWN
7D. Walter’s D.E.A. agent brother-in-law on “Breaking Bad” → HANK
9D. Gridiron standout → NFLSTAR
15D. ___ chic (free-spirited fashion style) → BOHO
17D. Mattress size smaller than a full → TWIN
18D. “And your point is …?” → OKSO
19D. Droop → SAG
20D. Reagan ___ (1981-89) → ERA
21D. Target of bird-dog exercises → ABS
22D. Rd. crossers → STS