NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 23

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Rough ocean waves, casually
  2. 5Shade of blond or gray
  3. 8Top-notch
  4. 9March Madness org.
  5. 10Hardships
  6. 11Baby deer
  7. 12Short satirical sketch
  8. 13Clickable text in an email
  9. 14Opposites of compulsive cleaners
  10. 16"The Simpsons" bus driver with a palindromic name
  11. 192026 Super Bowl champs ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (and their shape!)
  12. 23Tree-cutting expert
  13. 24What you need to go from E to F
  14. 25Rejections

Down

  1. 1Crows' cries
  2. 2"Hand-y" accessories for a pirate costume, perhaps
  3. 3Buck ___, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
  4. 4Green sauce
  5. 5Berry touted as a superfood
  6. 6Having been cut, as logs
  7. 7Walter's D.E.A. agent brother-in-law on "Breaking Bad"
  8. 9Gridiron standout
  9. 15___ chic (free-spirited fashion style)
  10. 17Mattress size smaller than a full
  11. 18"And your point is ...?"
  12. 19Droop
  13. 20Reagan ___ (1981-89)
  14. 21Target of bird-dog exercises
  15. 22Rd. crossers

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Rough ocean waves, casually — Answer: CHOP
  2. 5. Shade of blond or gray — Answer: ASH
  3. 8. Top-notch — Answer: AONE
  4. 9. March Madness org. — Answer: NCAA
  5. 10. Hardships — Answer: WOES
  6. 11. Baby deer — Answer: FAWN
  7. 12. Short satirical sketch — Answer: SKIT
  8. 13. Clickable text in an email — Answer: LINK
  9. 14. Opposites of compulsive cleaners — Answer: SLOBS
  10. 16. "The Simpsons" bus driver with a palindromic name — Answer: OTTO
  11. 19. 2026 Super Bowl champs ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (and their shape!) — Answer: SEAHAWKS
  12. 23. Tree-cutting expert — Answer: ARBORIST
  13. 24. What you need to go from E to F — Answer: GAS
  14. 25. Rejections — Answer: NOS

Down

  1. 1. Crows' cries — Answer: CAWS
  2. 2. "Hand-y" accessories for a pirate costume, perhaps — Answer: HOOKS
  3. 3. Buck ___, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum — Answer: ONEIL
  4. 4. Green sauce — Answer: PESTO
  5. 5. Berry touted as a superfood — Answer: ACAI
  6. 6. Having been cut, as logs — Answer: SAWN
  7. 7. Walter's D.E.A. agent brother-in-law on "Breaking Bad" — Answer: HANK
  8. 9. Gridiron standout — Answer: NFLSTAR
  9. 15. ___ chic (free-spirited fashion style) — Answer: BOHO
  10. 17. Mattress size smaller than a full — Answer: TWIN
  11. 18. "And your point is ...?" — Answer: OKSO
  12. 19. Droop — Answer: SAG. Hint: Think of how your spirits might do when you're feeling down! 😌
  13. 20. Reagan ___ (1981-89) — Answer: ERA
  14. 21. Target of bird-dog exercises — Answer: ABS
  15. 22. Rd. crossers — Answer: STS

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Monday, March 23, 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 23?” 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 23, 2026

The full solution for the March 23 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 Monday, March 23.

Hints for the March 23 puzzle

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