NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 20

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Parking area
  2. 4Australian birds hunted by dingoes
  3. 8Chapter in history
  4. 9Something rehabilitated by a P.R. firm, maybe
  5. 10Chilled chocolatey coffee drink
  6. 12Just slightly
  7. 13Midwest city where the Reuben sandwich was supposedly invented
  8. 16Unconventional sexual desire
  9. 18"Darn tootin'!"
  10. 23"What a bummer!"
  11. 24Sombrero or fedora
  12. 25Didn't discard
  13. 26Common typo for an exclamation point, at a computer

Down

  1. 1Luau garland
  2. 2Apex predator of the ocean
  3. 31990s karate-like fitness fad
  4. 4Moody music genre
  5. 5Computer described by Steve Jobs as "free intellectual energy"
  6. 6"Blech!"
  7. 7Domain of SpongeBob SquarePants
  8. 9Polite rejection at a dance
  9. 11Not too bright
  10. 14Smashing success
  11. 15Dried poblano pepper
  12. 17Shere ___ (villainous tiger in "The Jungle Book")
  13. 18Tibetan beast
  14. 19Get a Venmo request, say
  15. 20Baseball official
  16. 21Cricket need
  17. 22Performed amazingly, in modern slang

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Parking area — Answer: LOT. Hint: Think of where you might leave your car for a while! 🚗
  2. 4. Australian birds hunted by dingoes — Answer: EMUS
  3. 8. Chapter in history — Answer: ERA
  4. 9. Something rehabilitated by a P.R. firm, maybe — Answer: IMAGE
  5. 10. Chilled chocolatey coffee drink — Answer: ICEDMOCHA
  6. 12. Just slightly — Answer: ABIT
  7. 13. Midwest city where the Reuben sandwich was supposedly invented — Answer: OMAHA
  8. 16. Unconventional sexual desire — Answer: KINK
  9. 18. "Darn tootin'!" — Answer: YOUBETCHA
  10. 23. "What a bummer!" — Answer: AWMAN
  11. 24. Sombrero or fedora — Answer: HAT
  12. 25. Didn't discard — Answer: KEPT
  13. 26. Common typo for an exclamation point, at a computer — Answer: ONE

Down

  1. 1. Luau garland — Answer: LEI
  2. 2. Apex predator of the ocean — Answer: ORCA
  3. 3. 1990s karate-like fitness fad — Answer: TAEBO
  4. 4. Moody music genre — Answer: EMO
  5. 5. Computer described by Steve Jobs as "free intellectual energy" — Answer: MAC
  6. 6. "Blech!" — Answer: UGH
  7. 7. Domain of SpongeBob SquarePants — Answer: SEA
  8. 9. Polite rejection at a dance — Answer: IMTAKEN
  9. 11. Not too bright — Answer: DIM
  10. 14. Smashing success — Answer: HIT
  11. 15. Dried poblano pepper — Answer: ANCHO
  12. 17. Shere ___ (villainous tiger in "The Jungle Book") — Answer: KHAN
  13. 18. Tibetan beast — Answer: YAK
  14. 19. Get a Venmo request, say — Answer: OWE
  15. 20. Baseball official — Answer: UMP
  16. 21. Cricket need — Answer: BAT
  17. 22. Performed amazingly, in modern slang — Answer: ATE

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Monday, April 20, 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 20?” 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 20, 2026

The full solution for the April 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 Monday, April 20.

Hints for the April 20 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The April 20 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 Monday. 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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