NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 8

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Country
  2. 5Hits up privately on social media, for short
  3. 8Supercharged engine variety
  4. 9Dine
  5. 10Country between the United States and Guatemala
  6. 11"Much ___ About Nothing"
  7. 12The "E" in N.Y.E.
  8. 13D.C. transit system
  9. 15Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick
  10. 18Country between Sudan and Niger
  11. 19Greetings between two frat dudes, say
  12. 21Fifth, often, for a manual transmission
  13. 22"What were ___ thinking?!?"
  14. 23Vegetable similar to radicchio
  15. 26Set your alarm for 7 p.m. instead of 7 a.m., for instance
  16. 27Storytelling clichés
  17. 28Place to hang your hat on
  18. 29Knight's title
  19. 30Popular high school sport, for short ... or a description of the circled squares in this puzzle

Down

  1. 1Country between Belgium and Germany
  2. 2Journalist Shapiro
  3. 3"Today" network
  4. 4___ and gloom
  5. 5Super-firm hold
  6. 6Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai
  7. 7Got up
  8. 8Big name in hiking sandals
  9. 10Brooks of Hollywood
  10. 14Country between Peru and Colombia
  11. 16Jean ___, pioneering Dada artist
  12. 17Noted thesaurus
  13. 20French painter Matisse
  14. 21Sped (through)
  15. 22"Sure is"
  16. 24Annoy
  17. 25Computer key in the upper-left corner

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Country — Answer: LAND
  2. 5. Hits up privately on social media, for short — Answer: DMS
  3. 8. Supercharged engine variety — Answer: TURBO
  4. 9. Dine — Answer: EAT
  5. 10. Country between the United States and Guatemala — Answer: MEXICO
  6. 11. "Much ___ About Nothing" — Answer: ADO
  7. 12. The "E" in N.Y.E. — Answer: EVE
  8. 13. D.C. transit system — Answer: METRO
  9. 15. Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick — Answer: LAMAR
  10. 18. Country between Sudan and Niger — Answer: CHAD
  11. 19. Greetings between two frat dudes, say — Answer: BROHUGS
  12. 21. Fifth, often, for a manual transmission — Answer: TOPGEAR
  13. 22. "What were ___ thinking?!?" — Answer: YOU
  14. 23. Vegetable similar to radicchio — Answer: ENDIVE
  15. 26. Set your alarm for 7 p.m. instead of 7 a.m., for instance — Answer: ERR
  16. 27. Storytelling clichés — Answer: TROPES
  17. 28. Place to hang your hat on — Answer: PEG
  18. 29. Knight's title — Answer: SIR
  19. 30. Popular high school sport, for short ... or a description of the circled squares in this puzzle — Answer: XC

Down

  1. 1. Country between Belgium and Germany — Answer: LUXEMBOURG
  2. 2. Journalist Shapiro — Answer: ARI
  3. 3. "Today" network — Answer: NBC
  4. 4. ___ and gloom — Answer: DOOM
  5. 5. Super-firm hold — Answer: DEATHGRIP
  6. 6. Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai — Answer: MADRAS
  7. 7. Got up — Answer: STOOD
  8. 8. Big name in hiking sandals — Answer: TEVA
  9. 10. Brooks of Hollywood — Answer: MEL
  10. 14. Country between Peru and Colombia — Answer: ECUADOR
  11. 16. Jean ___, pioneering Dada artist — Answer: ARP
  12. 17. Noted thesaurus — Answer: ROGETS
  13. 20. French painter Matisse — Answer: HENRI
  14. 21. Sped (through) — Answer: TORE
  15. 22. "Sure is" — Answer: YEP
  16. 24. Annoy — Answer: VEX
  17. 25. Computer key in the upper-left corner — Answer: ESC

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Sunday, March 8, 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 8?” 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 8, 2026

The full solution for the March 8 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 Sunday, March 8.

Hints for the March 8 puzzle

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