Soared

Latest answer — April 24, 2026

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A bird that took to the sky did this. 🐦

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Across

  1. 1Somersaults
  2. 6Looped into an email surreptitiously
  3. 11Bedding material
  4. 12"Hey, ___, what's the answer to 12-Across in today's Midi?"
  5. 13Game show host
  6. 14One seeing to piano repairs
  7. 15"Things look great for us once again!"
  8. 17Red wine choice, familiarly
  9. 18Cafe that might serve macchiatos and cortados
  10. 26Product from Adidas or Asics
  11. 27Painter Magritte
  12. 28Musical group with steel pans and bongos
  13. 32Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio ___ Bad Bunny
  14. 33Printer supply
  15. 34Panther or puma
  16. 35Calligrapher's tool
  17. 36Road paving goo
  18. 37___ Miss (S.E.C. team)
  19. 38What a long meeting never seems to do
  20. 39Place for a massage
  21. 40Govt. org for cyber threat analysts

Down

  1. 1Soared
  2. 2Light green shade
  3. 3Early builder of Machu Picchu
  4. 4Look curiously
  5. 5Reason to say "Bless you!"
  6. 6Things held by relay race runners and maestros
  7. 7Alternative to :spade_suit:, :heart_suit: or :diamond_suit:, in a deck of cards
  8. 8John ___, W.W.E. wrestler-turned-actor
  9. 9C-suite member
  10. 10Unlit
  11. 16Family nickname
  12. 18Compact Ford S.U.V.
  13. 19How 007 likes his martinis
  14. 20Warsaw is its capital
  15. 21Singer Lana Del ___
  16. 22Shape of a gumball
  17. 23Light in a lighthouse
  18. 24Historical records
  19. 25Colorful caffeine-free brew
  20. 29Painful things to bite into in cherries
  21. 30"___, crackle, pop"
  22. 31Pod vegetable in Creole cuisine

The answer to “Soared” in the New York Times Midi crossword is FLEW — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 24, 2026, a Friday puzzle, 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.

“Soared” answer

FLEW (4 letters)

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Why the answer is FLEW

A bird that took to the sky did this. 🐦

What does FLEW mean?

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

(verb)

  • (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings
  • move or be hurled quickly through the air
  • wave or flutter in the wind

When else has “Soared” 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 24, 2026 (most recent) → FLEW. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Soared”?

The answer is FLEW, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 24, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Soared”?

4 letters: FLEW.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 24, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 1-Down.

Can “Soared” 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 24, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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