Passing craze

Latest answer — March 13, 2026

7 Down

Think of something that quickly becomes popular but may not last long! 🌟

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NYT Midi Crossword

This clue's Friday, March 13, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Nonkosher lunch meat
  2. 4"Woo-hoo! Tomorrow's Saturday!"
  3. 8Rounded roof on some stadiums
  4. 9Kinda ___ (in a way)
  5. 10Hauled off to the impound lot
  6. 11Coarse suit material
  7. 12Elaborate prank
  8. 13Citizen of Copenhagen
  9. 14Make an oopsie
  10. 15Phrase #1 you might use to slide into a DM, as you literally do in this puzzle
  11. 16Soda can feature
  12. 19School assessment
  13. 21U.S. coin that you might "turn on"
  14. 22Zohran Mamdani, for one
  15. 24Craze and excitement
  16. 25Audibly
  17. 26Uneasy feeling
  18. 27Stretched with no slack
  19. 28100-yard racing event

Down

  1. 1Phrase #2 ...
  2. 2Visa rival, for short
  3. 3Size smaller than large: Abbr.
  4. 4"Get right outta ___!"
  5. 5Phrase #3 ...
  6. 6Suffix for meteor or social
  7. 7Passing craze
  8. 8One might be slammed or held open
  9. 9"Freeze!," to dog owners
  10. 10Part of BTW
  11. 13Blue party supporter, for short
  12. 15Like a rock ... or rocket science
  13. 17Horse-and-buggy community
  14. 18Play, as drums
  15. 20Cross off a list
  16. 21Name found in "bandanas"
  17. 22Padded surface for wrestling matches
  18. 23In the same style as
  19. 24Angry

The answer to “Passing craze” in the New York Times Midi crossword is FAD — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 13, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 7-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.

“Passing craze” answer

FAD (3 letters)

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Why the answer is FAD

Think of something that quickly becomes popular but may not last long! 🌟

What does FAD mean?

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

(noun)

  • an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze

When else has “Passing craze” 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 13, 2026 (most recent) → FAD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Passing craze”?

The answer is FAD, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 13, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Passing craze”?

3 letters: FAD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 13, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 7-Down.

Can “Passing craze” 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 13, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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