One of many on a smartphone home screen

Latest answer — August 04, 2026

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It’s a small tappable graphic that opens an app. 📱

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NYT Midi Crossword

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Across

  1. 1Cold treat on a stick
  2. 7Singer Johnny's last words before leaving Folsom Prison?
  3. 9Like a child stretching to see flavors at an ice cream shop, maybe
  4. 12U.S. intelligence org.
  5. 13Level of a cake
  6. 14Rapper Cardi calls it a wrap?
  7. 16"That's the truth!"
  8. 19Musician Taylor moving on to her next era?
  9. 23Enchanted ___ Room (South Pacific-themed Disney attraction)
  10. 24Game before a final
  11. 25Leave out
  12. 26"___: Ares" (2025 sci-fi sequel)

Down

  1. 1One of many on a smartphone home screen
  2. 2Tuna fish containers
  3. 3"Dónde ___ la biblioteca?"
  4. 4The Eagles, on sports tickers
  5. 5Alley-___
  6. 6Finally close the book on
  7. 8Work like a dog
  8. 10Wriggly swimmer
  9. 11Typical Ditch Day participants: Abbr.
  10. 14Seem suitable for
  11. 15___ race (corporate grind)
  12. 16"That ___ be expected"
  13. 17Go for a dip
  14. 18User-edited website
  15. 20Gen ___ (Zoomer's parent, perhaps)
  16. 21"For me ...," in a text
  17. 22Sturdy container for mints

The answer to “One of many on a smartphone home screen” in the New York Times Midi crossword is ICON — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 4, 2026 at 1-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.

“One of many on a smartphone home screen” answer

ICON (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ICON

It’s a small tappable graphic that opens an app. 📱

What does ICON mean?

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

(noun)

  • a devotional painting of Christ or another holy figure, typically executed on wood and used ceremonially in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches
  • a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration
  • a symbol or graphic representation on a screen of a program, option, or window

When else has “One of many on a smartphone home screen” 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 4, 2026 (most recent) → ICON. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “One of many on a smartphone home screen”?

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

How many letters is the answer to “One of many on a smartphone home screen”?

4 letters: ICON.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 4, 2026, at 1-Down.

Can “One of many on a smartphone home screen” 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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