Gadget pitched as "1,000 songs in your pocket"

Latest answer — August 27, 2026

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Clue explained

The IPOD was Apple’s portable music player famously introduced with the slogan “1,000 songs in your pocket.” The quotation marks signal a recognizable advertising phrase associated with the gadget.

Clue type:
Pop culture
An original white Apple iPod with its click wheel

NYT Midi Crossword

This clue's Thursday, August 27, 2026 appearance

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  1. 1Sci-fi saga with sandworms
  2. 5High-maintenance headliner
  3. 9Gadget pitched as "1,000 songs in your pocket"
  4. 10Big heads
  5. 11Does some light running
  6. 12Spy within an organization
  7. 13Yoko from Tokyo
  8. 14Entry-level Volkswagen sedan
  9. 15Entry-level MacBook that debuted in 2026
  10. 16Grain in an açaí bowl
  11. 17Lil Jon's collaborator on "Turn Down for What" ... or a hint to the animal made by connecting the circled letters in this puzzle?
  12. 21Biblical figure swallowed by a big swimmer
  13. 23Slim ___ (meat stick)
  14. 24Sheep-related
  15. 25Stately shade tree
  16. 26Made some cookies, e.g.
  17. 27North Pole export

Down

  1. 1Mustard variety with bite
  2. 2Winning by a very small margin
  3. 3Scoundrel
  4. 4Magazine staffers, for short
  5. 5Discredit
  6. 6"See you later!"
  7. 7What "V" stands for on a battery
  8. 8On the ocean
  9. 14Kidded around
  10. 18___ Goodall, noted chimpanzee expert
  11. 19Approximately 2.2 pounds, for short
  12. 20The "E" of EGOT
  13. 21Cosmologist or cosmetologist
  14. 22Reproductive cells

The answer to “Gadget pitched as "1,000 songs in your pocket"” in the New York Times Midi crossword is IPOD — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 27, 2026 at 9-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.

“Gadget pitched as "1,000 songs in your pocket"” answer

IPOD (4 letters)

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When else has “Gadget pitched as "1,000 songs in your pocket"” appeared?

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August 27, 2026 (most recent) → IPOD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Gadget pitched as "1,000 songs in your pocket"”?

The answer is IPOD, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 27, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Gadget pitched as "1,000 songs in your pocket"”?

4 letters: IPOD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 27, 2026, at 9-Across.

Can “Gadget pitched as "1,000 songs in your pocket"” 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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