NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 31

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Hoped-for blackjack card
  2. 4Hershey's Kiss wrappers
  3. 9Not strict
  4. 10Winged figure in da Vinci's "Annunciation"
  5. 11Network that lost the Oscar broadcast rights to YouTube, starting in 2029 [1-3]
  6. 12Airline with a mega-hub in Atlanta [4-5]
  7. 13___ before beauty
  8. 15Openly gay
  9. 16Soothing ointment [12-13]
  10. 18"Ain't gonna happen" [14-16]
  11. 19Wintertime hanger-on
  12. 21Spot for a bath
  13. 22Video game pioneer that created Pong
  14. 26___ Feiner, sports handicapper/media personality [19-21]
  15. 27German-made "hippie-mobile," for short [22-23]
  16. 28"Quit ___ yappin'!"
  17. 29On the open ocean

Down

  1. 1___ carte
  2. 2Certain red wine, informally
  3. 3King Arthur's magical sword
  4. 4Lessen in brightness
  5. 541 - 23 - 17 = ?
  6. 6Big name in coolers
  7. 7Abate
  8. 8Chalkboard material
  9. 14Maker of the Sierra and Canyon pickup trucks
  10. 16Really small, informally
  11. 17Less than 90°, as an angle
  12. 18Value on a cereal box label: Abbr.
  13. 20The floor is ___ (kids' game)
  14. 23Sit-up muscles
  15. 24Regret
  16. 25"Patience ___ virtue"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Hoped-for blackjack card — Answer: ACE
  2. 4. Hershey's Kiss wrappers — Answer: FOILS
  3. 9. Not strict — Answer: LAX
  4. 10. Winged figure in da Vinci's "Annunciation" — Answer: ANGEL
  5. 11. Network that lost the Oscar broadcast rights to YouTube, starting in 2029 [1-3] — Answer: ABC
  6. 12. Airline with a mega-hub in Atlanta [4-5] — Answer: DELTA
  7. 13. ___ before beauty — Answer: AGE
  8. 15. Openly gay — Answer: OUT
  9. 16. Soothing ointment [12-13] — Answer: BALM
  10. 18. "Ain't gonna happen" [14-16] — Answer: NOPE
  11. 19. Wintertime hanger-on — Answer: ICICLE
  12. 21. Spot for a bath — Answer: TUB
  13. 22. Video game pioneer that created Pong — Answer: ATARI
  14. 26. ___ Feiner, sports handicapper/media personality [19-21] — Answer: STU
  15. 27. German-made "hippie-mobile," for short [22-23] — Answer: VWBUS
  16. 28. "Quit ___ yappin'!" — Answer: YER
  17. 29. On the open ocean — Answer: ATSEA

Down

  1. 1. ___ carte — Answer: ALA
  2. 2. Certain red wine, informally — Answer: CAB
  3. 3. King Arthur's magical sword — Answer: EXCALIBUR
  4. 4. Lessen in brightness — Answer: FADE
  5. 5. 41 - 23 - 17 = ? — Answer: ONE
  6. 6. Big name in coolers — Answer: IGLOO
  7. 7. Abate — Answer: LETUP
  8. 8. Chalkboard material — Answer: SLATE
  9. 14. Maker of the Sierra and Canyon pickup trucks — Answer: GMC
  10. 16. Really small, informally — Answer: BITSY
  11. 17. Less than 90°, as an angle — Answer: ACUTE
  12. 18. Value on a cereal box label: Abbr. — Answer: NETWT
  13. 20. The floor is ___ (kids' game) — Answer: LAVA. Hint: Watch your step in this fun game where the ground is off-limits! 🌋
  14. 23. Sit-up muscles — Answer: ABS
  15. 24. Regret — Answer: RUE
  16. 25. "Patience ___ virtue" — Answer: ISA

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NYT Midi Crossword answers for March 31, 2026

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