Plaid Highlands pattern

Latest answer — April 12, 2026

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  1. 1Meat in a hamburger, typically
  2. 5To date
  3. 10Ailment known as the "kissing disease"
  4. 11[Oh my gosh, what a dreamboat!]
  5. 12"This Is How ___ It" (1990s R&B; hit)
  6. 13Talk trash to
  7. 14Things sticking up in Like buttons
  8. 16"We're moving to extra innings!"
  9. 18Michelangelo's David, e.g.
  10. 19One ___ million
  11. 22Sing door-to-door around Christmas
  12. 23Scheme
  13. 24One of the four main vocal ranges
  14. 25"Twilight" protagonist
  15. 26Type in some digits
  16. 27___ Tuck, one of Robin Hood's Merry Men
  17. 28Without
  18. 29Largest branch of Islam

Down

  1. 1Automaker with the slogan "The Ultimate Driving Machine"
  2. 2Inits. in a fair-hiring job posting
  3. 3The ___ of an era
  4. 4Ottomans, e.g.
  5. 5Very perceptive
  6. 6All-knowing Hindu teacher
  7. 71986 hit song from Run-D.M.C.
  8. 8Ages and ages
  9. 9Explosive purchase for Wile E. Coyote
  10. 15Cargo in a big rig
  11. 16Home to Napoli and Roma
  12. 17Plaid Highlands pattern
  13. 18A whole bunch
  14. 20Christopher who directed "Dunkirk"
  15. 21Pioneering arcade game company
  16. 23South American nation that's home to about 80% of the world's alpacas
  17. 25Some significant others, for short

The answer to “Plaid Highlands pattern” in the New York Times Midi crossword is TARTAN — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 12, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 17-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.

“Plaid Highlands pattern” answer

TARTAN (6 letters)

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Why the answer is TARTAN

TARTAN is the 6-letter solution that fits "Plaid Highlands pattern" in the NYT Midi crossword on April 12, 2026 (17-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TARTAN mean?

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

(noun)

  • a woollen cloth woven in one of several patterns of coloured checks and intersecting lines, especially of a design associated with a particular Scottish clan

When else has “Plaid Highlands pattern” 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.

April 12, 2026 (most recent) → TARTAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Plaid Highlands pattern”?

The answer is TARTAN, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 12, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Plaid Highlands pattern”?

6 letters: TARTAN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 12, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 17-Down.

Can “Plaid Highlands pattern” 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 April 12, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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