Smashing success

Latest answer — April 20, 2026

14 Down

A popular song or movie can be called this. 🎯

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NYT Midi Crossword

This clue's Monday, April 20, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Parking area
  2. 4Australian birds hunted by dingoes
  3. 8Chapter in history
  4. 9Something rehabilitated by a P.R. firm, maybe
  5. 10Chilled chocolatey coffee drink
  6. 12Just slightly
  7. 13Midwest city where the Reuben sandwich was supposedly invented
  8. 16Unconventional sexual desire
  9. 18"Darn tootin'!"
  10. 23"What a bummer!"
  11. 24Sombrero or fedora
  12. 25Didn't discard
  13. 26Common typo for an exclamation point, at a computer

Down

  1. 1Luau garland
  2. 2Apex predator of the ocean
  3. 31990s karate-like fitness fad
  4. 4Moody music genre
  5. 5Computer described by Steve Jobs as "free intellectual energy"
  6. 6"Blech!"
  7. 7Domain of SpongeBob SquarePants
  8. 9Polite rejection at a dance
  9. 11Not too bright
  10. 14Smashing success
  11. 15Dried poblano pepper
  12. 17Shere ___ (villainous tiger in "The Jungle Book")
  13. 18Tibetan beast
  14. 19Get a Venmo request, say
  15. 20Baseball official
  16. 21Cricket need
  17. 22Performed amazingly, in modern slang

The answer to “Smashing success” in the New York Times Midi crossword is HIT — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 20, 2026 at 14-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.

“Smashing success” answer

HIT (3 letters)

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Why the answer is HIT

A popular song or movie can be called this. 🎯

What does HIT mean?

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

(verb)

  • bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully
  • (of a missile or a person aiming one) strike (a target)
  • cause harm or distress to

When else has “Smashing success” 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 20, 2026 (most recent) → HIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Smashing success”?

The answer is HIT, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 20, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Smashing success”?

3 letters: HIT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 20, 2026, at 14-Down.

Can “Smashing success” 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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