NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 18

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Post-workout pain, maybe
  2. 5___ and crafts
  3. 9Utah city that shares its name with a Biblical kingdom
  4. 10Contents of a pirate's chest
  5. 11Compulsive fire-starter, casually
  6. 12N.B.A. great Doncic
  7. 13___ the lawn
  8. 15Workout locale
  9. 16Place to buy a bong, maybe
  10. 19Unfathomably long time
  11. 20"I did NOT need to hear all that!"
  12. 21Motion-sensing Nintendo consoles
  13. 23___ Mode, costume designer in "The Incredibles"
  14. 26Oceanic predator in a matrilineal pod
  15. 27Jump high
  16. 28Bread dipped into chicken tikka masala
  17. 29Genie's home

Down

  1. 1Sound booster at a concert
  2. 2Like an impish smile
  3. 3Non-piano instrument heard in the intro to "Piano Man"
  4. 4Kindle download
  5. 5Completely
  6. 6Gist
  7. 7Asian city that hosted the only Summer Olympics to occur in an odd year (2021)
  8. 8Answer to the riddle "What travels around the world but stays in one corner?"
  9. 14Like an 8-Down that's just been licked
  10. 16Attach, as a patch
  11. 17"Schitt's Creek" matriarch who pronounces "baby" like "bebe"
  12. 18Use your nose
  13. 22___ Diego
  14. 24"Apocalypse Now" setting, for short
  15. 25Spotify or Strava

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Post-workout pain, maybe — Answer: ACHE
  2. 5. ___ and crafts — Answer: ARTS
  3. 9. Utah city that shares its name with a Biblical kingdom — Answer: MOAB
  4. 10. Contents of a pirate's chest — Answer: LOOT
  5. 11. Compulsive fire-starter, casually — Answer: PYRO
  6. 12. N.B.A. great Doncic — Answer: LUKA
  7. 13. ___ the lawn — Answer: MOW
  8. 15. Workout locale — Answer: GYM
  9. 16. Place to buy a bong, maybe — Answer: SMOKESHOP
  10. 19. Unfathomably long time — Answer: EON
  11. 20. "I did NOT need to hear all that!" — Answer: TMI
  12. 21. Motion-sensing Nintendo consoles — Answer: WIIS
  13. 23. ___ Mode, costume designer in "The Incredibles" — Answer: EDNA
  14. 26. Oceanic predator in a matrilineal pod — Answer: ORCA
  15. 27. Jump high — Answer: LEAP
  16. 28. Bread dipped into chicken tikka masala — Answer: NAAN
  17. 29. Genie's home — Answer: LAMP

Down

  1. 1. Sound booster at a concert — Answer: AMP
  2. 2. Like an impish smile — Answer: COY
  3. 3. Non-piano instrument heard in the intro to "Piano Man" — Answer: HARMONICA
  4. 4. Kindle download — Answer: EBOOK
  5. 5. Completely — Answer: ALL
  6. 6. Gist — Answer: ROUGHIDEA
  7. 7. Asian city that hosted the only Summer Olympics to occur in an odd year (2021) — Answer: TOKYO
  8. 8. Answer to the riddle "What travels around the world but stays in one corner?" — Answer: STAMP
  9. 14. Like an 8-Down that's just been licked — Answer: WET
  10. 16. Attach, as a patch — Answer: SEWON
  11. 17. "Schitt's Creek" matriarch who pronounces "baby" like "bebe" — Answer: MOIRA
  12. 18. Use your nose — Answer: SMELL
  13. 22. ___ Diego — Answer: SAN
  14. 24. "Apocalypse Now" setting, for short — Answer: NAM
  15. 25. Spotify or Strava — Answer: APP

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NYT Midi Crossword answers for March 18, 2026

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