We are sharing here all answers for NY Times The Midi Crossword on March 4, 2026. Scroll down and find them below.
ACROSS
1A. Nine-digit ID you’d rather keep private → SSN
4A. Delay → DEFER
9A. Key by a Q → TAB
10A. Karl Marx was one for much of Continental Europe → EXILE
11A. Info sought by an expectant host, for short → ETA
12A. Harsh-smelling → ACRID
13A. Hesitates … over a breakfast selection? → WAFFLES
15A. Cake mix step → STIR
16A. “At Last” singer James → ETTA
19A. Ponders … over an Italian restaurant order? → NOODLES
21A. “Cut me some ___!” → SLACK
23A. Instagram or Telegram → APP
24A. Traditional music played at a Bavarian festival → POLKA
25A. Barely passing grade → DEE
26A. Like an overtired toddler → FUSSY
27A. Currency with this symbol: ¥ → YEN
DOWN
1D. Agonizes … over a hearty winter meal? → STEW
2D. Occupied, as a desk → SAT AT
3D. Annual best-of-seven sporting event in June → NBA FINALS
4D. “What’s the big ___?” → IDEA
5D. Surpass, as expectations → EXCEED
6D. Michelle Obama, from 2009–17 → FLOTUS
7D. QB-turned-football analyst Manning → ELI
8D. Shade of embarrassment → RED
14D. Fancy dresses → FROCKS
17D. Conical home → TEEPEE
18D. Tree that lends its name to a city in Colorado → ASPEN
20D. Mediocre → OKAY
21D. Sunscreen letters → SPF
22D. Mary ___ Retton, gymnast with back-to-back perfect 10s at the 1984 Olympics → LOU