NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 17

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1One of the five basic tastes
  2. 6www.nytimes.___
  3. 9International airport of Boston
  4. 10How many times Ireland has made the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals
  5. 12Three-pointers, in hoops lingo
  6. 13Restaurant suggestions, for short
  7. 14"The Ant and the Grasshopper" storyteller
  8. 15Music genre for BTS
  9. 16Romanticized symbol of the American West
  10. 18Feel under the weather
  11. 20Boiling
  12. 21Financial performance metric, for short
  13. 22Pet food brand
  14. 24Twitch broadcast in a Northern Ireland county?
  15. 27Its notifications may be turned off on vacation
  16. 28Notre ___ Fighting Irish
  17. 29Ritzy
  18. 30Whole lot

Down

  1. 1Beauty store chain
  2. 2"Encore!"
  3. 3Gets on in years
  4. 4Exceptionally dominating sports performance in an Ireland county?
  5. 5Bit of creative fuel, for short
  6. 6Surf shop stock in an Ireland county?
  7. 7Hearty, easy-to-clean-up dinner dish
  8. 8The real ___ (genuine article)
  9. 11Mind-reading ability, in brief
  10. 17Not a ___ (zilch)
  11. 18Irish soda bread has an enticing one
  12. 19Des Moines resident
  13. 23"Me too!"
  14. 24"Oh, for sure"
  15. 25Stealthy
  16. 26Sound from a kitty

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. One of the five basic tastes — Answer: UMAMI
  2. 6. www.nytimes.___ — Answer: COM
  3. 9. International airport of Boston — Answer: LOGAN
  4. 10. How many times Ireland has made the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals — Answer: ONCE
  5. 12. Three-pointers, in hoops lingo — Answer: TREYS
  6. 13. Restaurant suggestions, for short — Answer: RECS
  7. 14. "The Ant and the Grasshopper" storyteller — Answer: AESOP
  8. 15. Music genre for BTS — Answer: KPOP
  9. 16. Romanticized symbol of the American West — Answer: COWBOY
  10. 18. Feel under the weather — Answer: AIL
  11. 20. Boiling — Answer: HOT
  12. 21. Financial performance metric, for short — Answer: ROI
  13. 22. Pet food brand — Answer: IAMS
  14. 24. Twitch broadcast in a Northern Ireland county? — Answer: DOWNSTREAM
  15. 27. Its notifications may be turned off on vacation — Answer: EMAIL
  16. 28. Notre ___ Fighting Irish — Answer: DAME
  17. 29. Ritzy — Answer: FANCY
  18. 30. Whole lot — Answer: SLEW

Down

  1. 1. Beauty store chain — Answer: ULTA
  2. 2. "Encore!" — Answer: MORE
  3. 3. Gets on in years — Answer: AGES
  4. 4. Exceptionally dominating sports performance in an Ireland county? — Answer: MAYOCLINIC
  5. 5. Bit of creative fuel, for short — Answer: INSPO
  6. 6. Surf shop stock in an Ireland county? — Answer: CORKBOARDS
  7. 7. Hearty, easy-to-clean-up dinner dish — Answer: ONEPOTMEAL
  8. 8. The real ___ (genuine article) — Answer: MCCOY
  9. 11. Mind-reading ability, in brief — Answer: ESP
  10. 17. Not a ___ (zilch) — Answer: WHIT
  11. 18. Irish soda bread has an enticing one — Answer: AROMA
  12. 19. Des Moines resident — Answer: IOWAN
  13. 23. "Me too!" — Answer: SAME
  14. 24. "Oh, for sure" — Answer: DEF
  15. 25. Stealthy — Answer: SLY
  16. 26. Sound from a kitty — Answer: MEW

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NYT Midi Crossword answers for March 17, 2026

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