Bad thing to bite down on in a date

The answer to “Bad thing to bite down on in a date” in the New York Times Midi crossword is PIT — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 14, 2026 at 18-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Bad thing to bite down on in a date” answer

PIT (3 letters)

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Why the answer is PIT

PIT is the 3-letter solution that fits "Bad thing to bite down on in a date" in the NYT Midi crossword on May 14, 2026 (18-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PIT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PIT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Bad thing to bite down on in a date” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

May 14, 2026 (most recent) → PIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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