NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 20

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1___ B, rapper with the 2025 hit album "Am I the Drama?"
  2. 6Q-tip, e.g.
  3. 10Approximately
  4. 11Lose color
  5. 12Milwaukee's N.B.A. team
  6. 13Boatloads
  7. 14It opens doors for you
  8. 15Seller of the Skogsta dinner table and Kivik sofa
  9. 16Pets that share about 95% of their DNA with tigers
  10. 18Explosive stuff
  11. 19"Come again?"
  12. 20"Sup, bro!"
  13. 21Big pig that digs
  14. 24Intense anger
  15. 25"___ vey!" (Yiddish "yeesh!")
  16. 26___ out a living
  17. 27Kind of salad with bacon, blue cheese, eggs, tomatoes and chicken
  18. 29Object of adoration
  19. 30What a bibliophile prizes
  20. 33Putting up with
  21. 34Something that does tricks ... such as those at 3- and 7-Down

Down

  1. 1Lyft alternative
  2. 2___ Dhabi
  3. 3Do a new parent's job
  4. 4"Put up your ___!"
  5. 5Teeny-tiny
  6. 6Home country of Miguel de Cervantes and Federico García Lorca
  7. 7Do a pet owner's job
  8. 8Balm that soothes sunburns
  9. 9b
  10. 16Smartly dressed
  11. 17___ borealis
  12. 1834-Across, e.g.
  13. 20"___ te amo" ("I love you," in Spanish)
  14. 22"All right already! I hear you!"
  15. 23Hair-hardening stuff
  16. 28Pizazz
  17. 29Molecule that has gained or lost electrons
  18. 31Surname in the ice cream aisle
  19. 32Dating app description

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. ___ B, rapper with the 2025 hit album "Am I the Drama?" — Answer: CARDI
  2. 6. Q-tip, e.g. — Answer: SWAB
  3. 10. Approximately — Answer: ABOUT
  4. 11. Lose color — Answer: PALE
  5. 12. Milwaukee's N.B.A. team — Answer: BUCKS
  6. 13. Boatloads — Answer: ALOT
  7. 14. It opens doors for you — Answer: KEY
  8. 15. Seller of the Skogsta dinner table and Kivik sofa — Answer: IKEA
  9. 16. Pets that share about 95% of their DNA with tigers — Answer: CATS
  10. 18. Explosive stuff — Answer: TNT
  11. 19. "Come again?" — Answer: HUH
  12. 20. "Sup, bro!" — Answer: YO
  13. 21. Big pig that digs — Answer: HOG
  14. 24. Intense anger — Answer: IRE
  15. 25. "___ vey!" (Yiddish "yeesh!") — Answer: OY
  16. 26. ___ out a living — Answer: EKE
  17. 27. Kind of salad with bacon, blue cheese, eggs, tomatoes and chicken — Answer: COBB
  18. 29. Object of adoration — Answer: IDOL
  19. 30. What a bibliophile prizes — Answer: RAREBOOK
  20. 33. Putting up with — Answer: ABIDING
  21. 34. Something that does tricks ... such as those at 3- and 7-Down — Answer: YOYO

Down

  1. 1. Lyft alternative — Answer: CAB
  2. 2. ___ Dhabi — Answer: ABU
  3. 3. Do a new parent's job — Answer: ROCKTHEBABY
  4. 4. "Put up your ___!" — Answer: DUKES
  5. 5. Teeny-tiny — Answer: ITSY
  6. 6. Home country of Miguel de Cervantes and Federico García Lorca — Answer: SPAIN
  7. 7. Do a pet owner's job — Answer: WALKTHEDOG
  8. 8. Balm that soothes sunburns — Answer: ALOE
  9. 9. b — Answer: BETA
  10. 16. Smartly dressed — Answer: CHIC
  11. 17. ___ borealis — Answer: AURORA
  12. 18. 34-Across, e.g. — Answer: TOY
  13. 20. "___ te amo" ("I love you," in Spanish) — Answer: YO
  14. 22. "All right already! I hear you!" — Answer: OKOK
  15. 23. Hair-hardening stuff — Answer: GEL
  16. 28. Pizazz — Answer: BRIO
  17. 29. Molecule that has gained or lost electrons — Answer: ION
  18. 31. Surname in the ice cream aisle — Answer: EDY
  19. 32. Dating app description — Answer: BIO

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NYT Midi Crossword answers for March 20, 2026

The full solution for the March 20 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 Friday, March 20.

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