NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 4

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Nine-digit ID you'd rather keep private
  2. 4Delay
  3. 9Key by a Q
  4. 10Karl Marx was one for much of Continental Europe
  5. 11Info sought by an expectant host, for short
  6. 12Harsh-smelling
  7. 13Hesitates ... over a breakfast selection?
  8. 15Cake mix step
  9. 16"At Last" singer James
  10. 19Ponders ... over an Italian restaurant order?
  11. 21"Cut me some ___!"
  12. 23Instagram or Telegram
  13. 24Traditional music played at a Bavarian festival
  14. 25Barely passing grade
  15. 26Like an overtired toddler
  16. 27Currency with this symbol: ¥

Down

  1. 1Agonizes ... over a hearty winter meal?
  2. 2Occupied, as a desk
  3. 3Annual best-of-seven sporting event in June
  4. 4"What's the big ___?"
  5. 5Surpass, as expectations
  6. 6Michelle Obama, from 2009-17
  7. 7QB-turned-football analyst Manning
  8. 8Shade of embarrassment
  9. 14Fancy dresses
  10. 17Conical home
  11. 18Tree that lends its name to a city in Colorado
  12. 20Mediocre
  13. 21Sunscreen letters
  14. 22Mary ___ Retton, gymnast with back-to-back perfect 10s at the 1984 Olympics

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Nine-digit ID you'd rather keep private — Answer: SSN
  2. 4. Delay — Answer: DEFER
  3. 9. Key by a Q — Answer: TAB
  4. 10. Karl Marx was one for much of Continental Europe — Answer: EXILE
  5. 11. Info sought by an expectant host, for short — Answer: ETA
  6. 12. Harsh-smelling — Answer: ACRID
  7. 13. Hesitates ... over a breakfast selection? — Answer: WAFFLES
  8. 15. Cake mix step — Answer: STIR
  9. 16. "At Last" singer James — Answer: ETTA
  10. 19. Ponders ... over an Italian restaurant order? — Answer: NOODLES
  11. 21. "Cut me some ___!" — Answer: SLACK
  12. 23. Instagram or Telegram — Answer: APP
  13. 24. Traditional music played at a Bavarian festival — Answer: POLKA
  14. 25. Barely passing grade — Answer: DEE
  15. 26. Like an overtired toddler — Answer: FUSSY
  16. 27. Currency with this symbol: ¥ — Answer: YEN

Down

  1. 1. Agonizes ... over a hearty winter meal? — Answer: STEWS
  2. 2. Occupied, as a desk — Answer: SATAT
  3. 3. Annual best-of-seven sporting event in June — Answer: NBAFINALS
  4. 4. "What's the big ___?" — Answer: DEAL
  5. 5. Surpass, as expectations — Answer: EXCEED
  6. 6. Michelle Obama, from 2009-17 — Answer: FIRSTLADY
  7. 7. QB-turned-football analyst Manning — Answer: ELI
  8. 8. Shade of embarrassment — Answer: RED
  9. 14. Fancy dresses — Answer: FROCKS
  10. 17. Conical home — Answer: TEPEE
  11. 18. Tree that lends its name to a city in Colorado — Answer: ASPEN
  12. 20. Mediocre — Answer: OKAY
  13. 21. Sunscreen letters — Answer: SPF
  14. 22. Mary ___ Retton, gymnast with back-to-back perfect 10s at the 1984 Olympics — Answer: LOU

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Wednesday, March 4, 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 March 4?” 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 March 4, 2026

The full solution for the March 4 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 Wednesday, March 4.

Hints for the March 4 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The March 4 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 Wednesday. 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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