We are sharing here all answers for NY Times The Midi Crossword on March 8, 2026. Scroll down and find them below.
ACROSS
1A. Country → LAND
5A. Hits up privately on social media, for short → DMS
8A. Supercharged engine variety → TURBO
9A. Dine → EAT
10A. Country between the United States and Guatemala → MEXICO
11A. “Much ___ About Nothing” → ADO
12A. The “E” in N.Y.E. → EVE
13A. D.C. transit system → METRO
15A. Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick → LAMAR
18A. Country between Sudan and Niger → CHAD
19A. Greetings between two frat dudes, say → BRO HUGS
21A. Fifth, often, for a manual transmission → TOP GEAR
22A. “What were ___ thinking?!?” → YOU
23A. Vegetable similar to radicchio → ENDIVE
26A. Set your alarm for 7 p.m. instead of 7 a.m., for instance → ERR
27A. Storytelling clichés → TROPES
28A. Place to hang your hat on → PEG
29A. Knight’s title → SIR
30A. Popular high school sport, for short … or a description of the circled squares in this puzzle → XC
DOWN
1D. Country between Belgium and Germany → LUXEMBOURG
2D. Journalist Shapiro → ARI
3D. “Today” network → NBC
4D. ___ and gloom → DOOM
5D. Super-firm hold → DEATH GRIP
6D. Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai → MADRAS
7D. Got up → STOOD
8D. Big name in hiking sandals → TEVA
10D. Brooks of Hollywood → MEL
14D. Country between Peru and Colombia → ECUADOR
16D. Jean ___, pioneering Dada artist → ARP
17D. Noted thesaurus → ROGET
20D. French painter Matisse → HENRI
21D. Sped (through) → TORE
22D. “Sure is” → YEP
24D. Annoy → VEX
25D. Computer key in the upper-left corner → ESC