Play period at school

Latest answer — July 26, 2026

5 Down

It's the time when kids take a break and play outside! 🛝

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NYT Midi Crossword

This clue's Sunday, July 26, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Hot stone massage locale
  2. 4"___ yourself!" ("Get ready for impact!")
  3. 9Gear tooth
  4. 10Event with teams of runners
  5. 11Letters before an alias
  6. 12"Your problems matter to me"
  7. 13Inclined to keep one's emotions close to the chest
  8. 15Cubicle fixtures
  9. 16Pearl producer
  10. 20President who signed the Affordable Care Act into law
  11. 23Eggs at an I.V.F. lab
  12. 24Stick that might measure a foot
  13. 25Month in which Omisoka (Japanese New Year's Eve) is celebrated: Abbr.
  14. 26Birthday greeting in an inbox
  15. 27Number that appears in "loneliest number," appropriately

Down

  1. 1"The Lion King" villain
  2. 2Jabbed with a finger
  3. 3Banded gem
  4. 4Indianapolis Motor Speedway's nickname, with "the"
  5. 5Play period at school
  6. 6Ritchson who plays Jack Reacher
  7. 7Four-wheeler in a market
  8. 8Retina's place
  9. 14Compound with a chemical variant
  10. 17___ list
  11. 18Like all multiples of two
  12. 19"400" event on July 26, 2026 at the 4-Down, e.g.
  13. 20Mined metallic rock
  14. 21Tampa Bay football player, informally
  15. 22Chicken ___ king

The answer to “Play period at school” in the New York Times Midi crossword is RECESS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 5-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.

“Play period at school” answer

RECESS (6 letters)

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Why the answer is RECESS

It's the time when kids take a break and play outside! 🛝

What does RECESS mean?

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

(noun)

  • a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest
  • a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended

When else has “Play period at school” 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 26, 2026 (most recent) → RECESS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Play period at school”?

The answer is RECESS, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 26, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Play period at school”?

6 letters: RECESS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 26, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 5-Down.

Can “Play period at school” 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 July 26, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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