NYT Midi Hints and Solutions for 20. August, 2026
The Midi #24225 for Thursday, August 20, 2026 is a 9x9 grid with 30 clues (15 Across, 15 Down), starting with 1-Across: “Breakfast food chain”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
5 Across: Big ___, Sesame Street resident with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (4 letters)
9 Across: Magician's exclamation (4 letters)
10 Across: Smoothie bowl berry (4 letters)
11 Across: Mix, as soup (4 letters)
12 Across: Facial feature stroked when thinking, perhaps (4 letters)
13 Across: Eating between lunch and dinner, say (8 letters)
15 Across: Barbell units: Abbr. (3 letters)
16 Across: "It's safe to enter" (8 letters)
21 Across: Neo-soul singer India.___ (4 letters)
22 Across: Vocalist who might sing the middle part in a harmony (4 letters)
23 Across: Web programmer's code (4 letters)
24 Across: See 4-Down (4 letters)
25 Across: "Agreed," at sea (3 letters)
26 Across: "When I'm feeling ___, I simply remember my favorite things, and then I don't feel so bad!" (lyric from "The Sound of Music") (3 letters)
Down
1 Down: "___ the hard-knock life" (3 letters)
2 Down: Hard ___ (head protectors) (4 letters)
3 Down: Thor's dad (4 letters)
4 Down: With 24-Across, alone-together activity ... or a hint to the arrangement of this puzzle's circled letters (8 letters)
5 Down: Encouraging touches from teammates (9 letters)
6 Down: One, in Japanese (4 letters)
7 Down: Umbrella weather (4 letters)
8 Down: Bit of minor car damage (4 letters)
14 Down: North-of-the-border TV network (3 letters)
16 Down: Bohemian (4 letters)
17 Down: Light green (4 letters)
18 Down: Jazz legend Fitzgerald (4 letters)
19 Down: Slightly (4 letters)
20 Down: ___ G. Biv (rainbow mnemonic) (3 letters)
21 Down: Exclamation during a "light bulb moment" (3 letters)
How NYT Midi Crossword Works
The NYT Midi Crossword sits between the quick Mini and the full daily crossword in size. Its grid is larger than the Mini's, with longer theme entries and slightly harder clues, but it's still a quick solve. Today's Midi is 9x9 with 30 clues, and its longest answer is 9 letters.
- Mid-Sized Grid Features longer answer entries and richer vocabulary themes than the standard Mini puzzle.
- Layered Hints Use Hint 1 for a descriptive nudge or Hint 2 for letter bounds (first & last letter) before revealing full solution entries.
- Archive Access Select past dates using the date selector above to browse historical Midi puzzle solutions and clue archives.
NYT Midi FAQ for August 20, 2026
How many clues are in the August 20, 2026 NYT Midi crossword?
The Midi (#24225, 2026-08-20) has 30 clues — 15 Across and 15 Down.
What size is the August 20, 2026 Midi grid?
A 9x9 grid.
What's the longest answer in this puzzle?
9 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.