High-fat diet, for short

Latest answer — July 01, 2026

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NYT Midi Crossword

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Across

  1. 1Rubs the wrong way
  2. 5A few singles at a coffee shop, perhaps
  3. 8Submissive
  4. 9Seethe with anger
  5. 10Voting against
  6. 11Meter or liter
  7. 12"Compliments to the chef! The garbanzos were rad!"
  8. 14Liquid in a deep fryer
  9. 15"Compliments to the chef! The meat sauce was awesome!"
  10. 21Breath-taking organ?
  11. 22Cookie often dunked in milk
  12. 23"Ah, gotcha"
  13. 24First word of a formal letter, often
  14. 25K-pop group also known as the Bangtan Boys
  15. 26Red tag event

Down

  1. 1All-in-one Apple computer
  2. 2Nevada city
  3. 3High-fat diet, for short
  4. 4Where you might sip hot cocoa on a mountain
  5. 5___ melt (toasted sandwich)
  6. 6"Sign me up!"
  7. 7Rewards for sitting and rolling over, perhaps
  8. 9Tubes used to power nuclear reactors
  9. 13Massive
  10. 15Smooth-talking
  11. 16Forcibly remove from power
  12. 17Vending machine bills
  13. 18Base x height, for a rectangle
  14. 19Meat in Wiener schnitzel
  15. 20Days of ___ (bygone times)

The answer to “High-fat diet, for short” in the New York Times Midi crossword is KETO — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 1, 2026 at 3-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.

“High-fat diet, for short” answer

KETO (4 letters)

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Why the answer is KETO

KETO is the 4-letter solution that fits "High-fat diet, for short" in the NYT Midi crossword on July 1, 2026 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does KETO mean?

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

(noun)

  • a compound whose molecule contains both a carboxyl group (—COOH) and a ketone group (—CO—)

When else has “High-fat diet, for short” 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.

July 1, 2026 (most recent) → KETO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “High-fat diet, for short”?

The answer is KETO, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 1, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “High-fat diet, for short”?

4 letters: KETO.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 1, 2026, at 3-Down.

Can “High-fat diet, for short” 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?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Midi answers page.

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