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NYT Midi Crossword August 16 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 36 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 36 clues from the NYT Midi Crossword for August 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Tree that produces acorns31 AcrossReveal answer → Bio or chem, e.g.34 AcrossReveal answer → Gooey vegetable in bhindi masala47 AcrossReveal answer → Stale and old38 AcrossReveal answer → Like the tops of ceiling fan blades, often59 AcrossReveal answer → Animal with a pouch, for short310 AcrossReveal answer → Like fire ... or someone who is "on fire"311 AcrossReveal answer → Once more412 AcrossReveal answer → Inflated senses of self414 AcrossReveal answer → Pottery ovens516 AcrossReveal answer → Sounds from a 5-Down ... and from the noses inside a 5-Down518 AcrossReveal answer → Filing cabinet securer420 AcrossReveal answer → "In memoriam" story421 AcrossReveal answer → Declare322 AcrossReveal answer → Rx regulator323 AcrossReveal answer → ___ echelon524 AcrossReveal answer → Flowery necklace327 AcrossReveal answer → Tie to a dock428 AcrossReveal answer → Web address, for short329 AcrossReveal answer → Dessert on the faces inside a 5-Down, maybe330 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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ClueLetters#Answer
Approvals31 DownReveal answer → Making balloon animals or juggling, to some32 DownReveal answer → Online travel company named after a boat53 DownReveal answer → One with poor sportsmanship94 DownReveal answer → What a pair of jokers might be found in the back of? ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme85 DownReveal answer → Words followed by a kiss36 DownReveal answer → Temporarily released from custody, perhaps97 DownReveal answer → Altruistic person89 DownReveal answer → "That's mildly funny"311 DownReveal answer → 0, in soccer lingo313 DownReveal answer → Glide down a snowy mountain315 DownReveal answer → Blue expanse317 DownReveal answer → Truncated trunk519 DownReveal answer → ___ shot (seasonal vaccination)323 DownReveal answer → Hawaiian food that's a paste made from taro root325 DownReveal answer → "The Masque of the Red Death" author326 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the NYT Midi crossword published on Sunday, August 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.