Mixture of water and dirt

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Across

  1. 1Poison ___
  2. 4Counterpart of "thx," in texts
  3. 7Do some threadwork
  4. 10Author whose poem "The Raven" inspired the name of Baltimore's N.F.L. team
  5. 11Sam-___ ("Green Eggs and Ham" character)
  6. 12Verb shortened to its middle letter in texts
  7. 13Pie ___ mode
  8. 14Filmmaker DuVernay
  9. 15Mixture of water and dirt
  10. 16Where a bull may cause mayhem, in an idiom
  11. 19Hasbro game with forbidden words
  12. 20Undue rush
  13. 22Burden
  14. 23Travel by boat
  15. 24Center of an olive
  16. 25Cry a river
  17. 26Summer cooler, for short
  18. 27What "I wish I could swing it" means, more tersely
  19. 28Molten rock (below the earth)

Down

  1. 1Many a craft brew
  2. 2With 8-Down, earth-shattering event depicted in this puzzle?
  3. 3"That may be the case, however ..."
  4. 4Instrument played by Axl Rose on Guns N' Roses' "November Rain"
  5. 5Molten rock (above the earth)
  6. 6Huge hit
  7. 7Triangular pastries with savory fillings
  8. 8See 2-Down
  9. 9Not Tue.-day, but tomorrow?
  10. 17What most Apple devices run on
  11. 18___-been (washed-up star)
  12. 19November birthstone
  13. 21"Funny bone" body part

The answer to “Mixture of water and dirt” in the New York Times Midi crossword is MUD — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 28, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 15-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.

“Mixture of water and dirt” answer

MUD (3 letters)

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Why the answer is MUD

MUD is the 3-letter solution that fits "Mixture of water and dirt" in the NYT Midi crossword on March 28, 2026 (15-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MUD mean?

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

(noun)

  • soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water
  • information or allegations regarded as damaging or scandalous

When else has “Mixture of water and dirt” 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.

March 28, 2026 (most recent) → MUD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Mixture of water and dirt”?

The answer is MUD, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 28, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Mixture of water and dirt”?

3 letters: MUD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 28, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 15-Across.

Can “Mixture of water and dirt” 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 this day's NYT Midi answers?

The full grid for March 28, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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