NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 16

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1*J.J. ___, three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year in the 2010s
  2. 5Fireplace residue
  3. 8Pacific or Indian
  4. 10One of two surfaces all Winter Olympics sports are played on, along with snow
  5. 11*"You're not making an ___ of sense" ("That's completely illogical")
  6. 12Knight's title
  7. 13Got up from a chair
  8. 14Spot to park
  9. 15She/___ pronouns
  10. 16Luxury car brand, familiarly
  11. 17Wise
  12. 20*Small drink of whiskey
  13. 22Murder mysteries ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues are
  14. 27Burr in a famous duel
  15. 28Pope elected in 2025
  16. 29Lean to one side
  17. 30Poorly hidden item under a welcome mat, perhaps

Down

  1. 1Sound when you click Send on an email
  2. 2Less than 90°
  3. 3High male voices
  4. 4Alternative to a fajita or quesadilla
  5. 5Preferred seating option for tall airline passengers, maybe
  6. 6Descendant
  7. 7*Avis rival
  8. 9Homer's cheery neighbor on "The Simpsons"
  9. 16Garbanzo or pinto
  10. 18Extra feature
  11. 19Lowly soldier
  12. 211% or 2%
  13. 22"What ___ I just saying?"
  14. 23Evil computer in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
  15. 24"Anywhere" singer Rita ___
  16. 25Makeshift ball marker on a putting surface
  17. 26Ingredient in tofu

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. *J.J. ___, three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year in the 2010s — Answer: WATT
  2. 5. Fireplace residue — Answer: ASH
  3. 8. Pacific or Indian — Answer: OCEAN
  4. 10. One of two surfaces all Winter Olympics sports are played on, along with snow — Answer: ICE
  5. 11. *"You're not making an ___ of sense" ("That's completely illogical") — Answer: OUNCE
  6. 12. Knight's title — Answer: SIR
  7. 13. Got up from a chair — Answer: STOOD
  8. 14. Spot to park — Answer: LOT
  9. 15. She/___ pronouns — Answer: HER
  10. 16. Luxury car brand, familiarly — Answer: BENZ
  11. 17. Wise — Answer: SAGE
  12. 20. *Small drink of whiskey — Answer: DRAM
  13. 22. Murder mysteries ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues are — Answer: WHODUNITS
  14. 27. Burr in a famous duel — Answer: AARON
  15. 28. Pope elected in 2025 — Answer: LEO
  16. 29. Lean to one side — Answer: SLANT
  17. 30. Poorly hidden item under a welcome mat, perhaps — Answer: KEY

Down

  1. 1. Sound when you click Send on an email — Answer: WOOSH
  2. 2. Less than 90° — Answer: ACUTE
  3. 3. High male voices — Answer: TENORS
  4. 4. Alternative to a fajita or quesadilla — Answer: TACO
  5. 5. Preferred seating option for tall airline passengers, maybe — Answer: AISLE
  6. 6. Descendant — Answer: SCION
  7. 7. *Avis rival — Answer: HERTZ
  8. 9. Homer's cheery neighbor on "The Simpsons" — Answer: NED
  9. 16. Garbanzo or pinto — Answer: BEAN
  10. 18. Extra feature — Answer: ADDON
  11. 19. Lowly soldier — Answer: GRUNT
  12. 21. 1% or 2% — Answer: MILK
  13. 22. "What ___ I just saying?" — Answer: WAS
  14. 23. Evil computer in "2001: A Space Odyssey" — Answer: HAL
  15. 24. "Anywhere" singer Rita ___ — Answer: ORA
  16. 25. Makeshift ball marker on a putting surface — Answer: TEE
  17. 26. Ingredient in tofu — Answer: SOY

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Thursday, April 16, 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 16?” 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 16, 2026

The full solution for the April 16 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 Thursday, April 16.

Hints for the April 16 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The April 16 Midi is the mid-size New York Times grid — bigger than the one-minute Mini, smaller than the full weekday crossword — so it sat somewhere between a quick hit and a proper sit-down solve that Thursday. It keeps the Times' clean, playful cluing, so the answers below read like a lighter version of the main puzzle rather than a Saturday-level challenge. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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