NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Feb 26

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Racing handout with safety pins
  2. 4Title that completes the classic palindrome "___, I'm Adam"
  3. 9Gene-regulating molecule
  4. 10Got up
  5. 11Common charging port type
  6. 12Oft-smoked cheese
  7. 13Portmanteau genre for Bond and Bourne films
  8. 15"___ voyage!"
  9. 16Sprinkler's attachment
  10. 17Really arguing
  11. 18Sister company of the wellness brand Hims, appropriately
  12. 20"Big Brother" genre
  13. 25Unit of soap
  14. 26Dessert with a streusel topping
  15. 27Peeve
  16. 28Says hello on the road, maybe

Down

  1. 1Tool for a painter
  2. 2Creative source, in modern parlance
  3. 3Kids' song with the refrain "doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo"
  4. 4"The Gift of the ___"
  5. 5Like someone who might prefer platonic relationships, in brief
  6. 6Uncertainty
  7. 7"Same here!"
  8. 8Wasn't joking around about
  9. 14Touch
  10. 17Houston M.L.B. player
  11. 19Like billionaires and cheesecake
  12. 20Stat for a 17-Down
  13. 21AirPod's spot
  14. 22Yang's counterpart
  15. 23Disapproving click
  16. 24#2 execs

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Racing handout with safety pins — Answer: BIB
  2. 4. Title that completes the classic palindrome "___, I'm Adam" — Answer: MADAM
  3. 9. Gene-regulating molecule — Answer: RNA
  4. 10. Got up — Answer: AROSE
  5. 11. Common charging port type — Answer: USB
  6. 12. Oft-smoked cheese — Answer: GOUDA
  7. 13. Portmanteau genre for Bond and Bourne films — Answer: SPYFI
  8. 15. "___ voyage!" — Answer: BON
  9. 16. Sprinkler's attachment — Answer: HOSE
  10. 17. Really arguing — Answer: ATIT
  11. 18. Sister company of the wellness brand Hims, appropriately — Answer: HERS
  12. 20. "Big Brother" genre — Answer: REALITYTV
  13. 25. Unit of soap — Answer: BAR
  14. 26. Dessert with a streusel topping — Answer: CRISP
  15. 27. Peeve — Answer: IRK
  16. 28. Says hello on the road, maybe — Answer: HONKS

Down

  1. 1. Tool for a painter — Answer: BRUSH
  2. 2. Creative source, in modern parlance — Answer: INSPO
  3. 3. Kids' song with the refrain "doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo" — Answer: BABYSHARK
  4. 4. "The Gift of the ___" — Answer: MAGI
  5. 5. Like someone who might prefer platonic relationships, in brief — Answer: ARO
  6. 6. Uncertainty — Answer: DOUBT
  7. 7. "Same here!" — Answer: ASDOI
  8. 8. Wasn't joking around about — Answer: MEANT
  9. 14. Touch — Answer: FEEL
  10. 17. Houston M.L.B. player — Answer: ASTRO
  11. 19. Like billionaires and cheesecake — Answer: RICH
  12. 20. Stat for a 17-Down — Answer: RBI
  13. 21. AirPod's spot — Answer: EAR
  14. 22. Yang's counterpart — Answer: YIN
  15. 23. Disapproving click — Answer: TSK
  16. 24. #2 execs — Answer: VPS

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Thursday, February 26, 2026 — every solution for that day's mid-size puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on February 26?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Midi Crossword answers page.

NYT Midi Crossword answers for February 26, 2026

The full solution for the February 26 NYT Midi is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Thursday, February 26.

Hints for the February 26 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The February 26 Midi is the mid-size New York Times grid — bigger than the one-minute Mini, smaller than the full weekday crossword — so it sat somewhere between a quick hit and a proper sit-down solve that Thursday. It keeps the Times' clean, playful cluing, so the answers below read like a lighter version of the main puzzle rather than a Saturday-level challenge. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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