NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 6

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Period of quick development
  2. 6They "don't lie," in a Shakira hit song
  3. 10Origin of the words "mongoose" and "cheetah"
  4. 11Blue-green hue
  5. 12American living abroad, e.g.
  6. 13"___ with my little eye ..."
  7. 14Oft-depicted animal on honey jars
  8. 15Query
  9. 17Origin of the words "woodchuck" and "moose"
  10. 22Sch. with a Shreveport campus
  11. 23___ Cup (in-season hoops tourney)
  12. 24Filled with wonder
  13. 27Freeze over, as a walkway
  14. 29Area worked by crunches
  15. 30Origin of the words "walrus" and "reindeer"
  16. 31Drop running down a cheek
  17. 32"Oh, for sure!," in slang

Down

  1. 1Queen of ___ (biblical visitor of King Solomon)
  2. 2Computer screen dot
  3. 3Remove, as from a fixed currency rate
  4. 4Dietary guide on a food label: Abbr.
  5. 5Tennessee footballers
  6. 6Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern
  7. 7Eggheads have high ones, for short
  8. 8Baby dog
  9. 9"___ cheese!"
  10. 16Look at the teeny tiny bottom row of an eye chart, say
  11. 18Like the Tang dynasty vis-à-vis the Ming dynasty
  12. 19Unreactive, chemically
  13. 20Treat badly
  14. 21Scruffs of the neck
  15. 24Participate in a play
  16. 25Sorrowful state
  17. 26Contemporary ___ (what we're living in now)
  18. 28Dove's gentle call

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Period of quick development — Answer: SPURT
  2. 6. They "don't lie," in a Shakira hit song — Answer: HIPS
  3. 10. Origin of the words "mongoose" and "cheetah" — Answer: HINDI
  4. 11. Blue-green hue — Answer: AQUA
  5. 12. American living abroad, e.g. — Answer: EXPAT
  6. 13. "___ with my little eye ..." — Answer: ISPY
  7. 14. Oft-depicted animal on honey jars — Answer: BEE
  8. 15. Query — Answer: ASK
  9. 17. Origin of the words "woodchuck" and "moose" — Answer: ALGONQUIAN
  10. 22. Sch. with a Shreveport campus — Answer: LSU
  11. 23. ___ Cup (in-season hoops tourney) — Answer: NBA
  12. 24. Filled with wonder — Answer: AWED
  13. 27. Freeze over, as a walkway — Answer: ICEUP
  14. 29. Area worked by crunches — Answer: CORE
  15. 30. Origin of the words "walrus" and "reindeer" — Answer: NORSE
  16. 31. Drop running down a cheek — Answer: TEAR
  17. 32. "Oh, for sure!," in slang — Answer: TOTES

Down

  1. 1. Queen of ___ (biblical visitor of King Solomon) — Answer: SHEBA
  2. 2. Computer screen dot — Answer: PIXEL
  3. 3. Remove, as from a fixed currency rate — Answer: UNPEG
  4. 4. Dietary guide on a food label: Abbr. — Answer: RDA
  5. 5. Tennessee footballers — Answer: TITANS
  6. 6. Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern — Answer: HAIKU
  7. 7. Eggheads have high ones, for short — Answer: IQS
  8. 8. Baby dog — Answer: PUP
  9. 9. "___ cheese!" — Answer: SAY
  10. 16. Look at the teeny tiny bottom row of an eye chart, say — Answer: SQUINT
  11. 18. Like the Tang dynasty vis-à-vis the Ming dynasty — Answer: OLDER
  12. 19. Unreactive, chemically — Answer: INERT
  13. 20. Treat badly — Answer: ABUSE
  14. 21. Scruffs of the neck — Answer: NAPES
  15. 24. Participate in a play — Answer: ACT
  16. 25. Sorrowful state — Answer: WOE
  17. 26. Contemporary ___ (what we're living in now) — Answer: ERA
  18. 28. Dove's gentle call — Answer: COO

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Monday, April 6, 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 April 6?” 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 April 6, 2026

The full solution for the April 6 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, April 6.

Hints for the April 6 puzzle

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