Early inhabitants of what is now Canada

Latest answer — August 03, 2026

11 Across

These Indigenous people have long lived across the forests and plains of what is now Canada. 🪶

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Across

  1. 1"Adorbs!"
  2. 4Equality-seeking civil rights figure, for short
  3. 7Arrive on the airport runway
  4. 9Espied
  5. 10Actress Jessica of "Sin City"
  6. 11Early inhabitants of what is now Canada
  7. 12ABC News's flagship podcast since 2018
  8. 14"It ain't over ___ it's over!"
  9. 15Often-glazed pastries with a portmanteau name
  10. 19Old English sheepdog sound
  11. 20Underground part of a tulip
  12. 22Ox's foot
  13. 23Unsafe material to view on a work computer, perhaps
  14. 24"Oh, sure" and "Go right ahead"
  15. 25Univ. applicants, typically

Down

  1. 1"Ah, so it goes"
  2. 2Animation pioneer Disney
  3. 3Atlanta Dream's org.
  4. 4Ever so slight
  5. 5Eye creepily, with "at"
  6. 6Elbow's counterpart below the waist
  7. 8Abruptly run away
  8. 9Empty-headed oafs, from the Yiddish
  9. 13Its symbol is Sn
  10. 15One whose job yields mixed results?
  11. 16Outback hoppers, for short
  12. 17Upset stomach reliever
  13. 18Utter incoherently, as speech
  14. 19Owl's question?
  15. 21"UGH!" K-pop band

The answer to “Early inhabitants of what is now Canada” in the New York Times Midi crossword is CREE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 3, 2026 at 11-Across. 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.

“Early inhabitants of what is now Canada” answer

CREE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is CREE

These Indigenous people have long lived across the forests and plains of what is now Canada. 🪶

What does CREE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a member of an Indigenous people living mainly in a vast area of central Canada
  • the Algonquian language of the Cree, closely related to Montagnais

When else has “Early inhabitants of what is now Canada” 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.

August 3, 2026 (most recent) → CREE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Early inhabitants of what is now Canada”?

The answer is CREE, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 3, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Early inhabitants of what is now Canada”?

4 letters: CREE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 3, 2026, at 11-Across.

Can “Early inhabitants of what is now Canada” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Midi sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Midi answers?

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