NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 22

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1English class: FAILED
  2. 5Painting class: POOR
  3. 9Grand Theft ___ (video game)
  4. 10Protect, as with a roof
  5. 11Stumble (over)
  6. 12Bring together
  7. 13Curvy alphabet letter
  8. 14Hotel room offerings
  9. 15Torts class: AVERAGE
  10. 17Slender orchestra woodwind
  11. 19Kinda-sorta suffix
  12. 22Tiny blue villager from kids' TV and movies
  13. 23"Well, how about ___!"
  14. 25At the location where a movie is being filmed
  15. 26Life saver
  16. 27Computer class: GOOD
  17. 28Gym class: EXCELLENT

Down

  1. 1Lard or blubber
  2. 2Flashy item added to a fishhook
  3. 3Suffix with sinus or senior
  4. 4What earns you first place in an arcade game
  5. 5No longer working on
  6. 6Enthusiastic, as a fan
  7. 7Football penalty callers
  8. 8Attempt
  9. 10Havana's country
  10. 16Exited the scene
  11. 17Luxury hotel chain aptly hidden in "room nights"
  12. 18Arrest, as members of a drug ring
  13. 20___ butter (ingredient in many body lotions)
  14. 21Angel's instrument
  15. 22Cry uncontrollably
  16. 24Wiggler on a foot

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. English class: FAILED — Answer: FLIT
  2. 5. Painting class: POOR — Answer: DART
  3. 9. Grand Theft ___ (video game) — Answer: AUTO
  4. 10. Protect, as with a roof — Answer: COVER
  5. 11. Stumble (over) — Answer: TRIP
  6. 12. Bring together — Answer: UNIFY
  7. 13. Curvy alphabet letter — Answer: ESS
  8. 14. Hotel room offerings — Answer: BEDS
  9. 15. Torts class: AVERAGE — Answer: CLAW
  10. 17. Slender orchestra woodwind — Answer: OBOE
  11. 19. Kinda-sorta suffix — Answer: ISH
  12. 22. Tiny blue villager from kids' TV and movies — Answer: SMURF
  13. 23. "Well, how about ___!" — Answer: THAT
  14. 25. At the location where a movie is being filmed — Answer: ONSET
  15. 26. Life saver — Answer: HERO
  16. 27. Computer class: GOOD — Answer: BIT
  17. 28. Gym class: EXCELLENT — Answer: APE

Down

  1. 1. Lard or blubber — Answer: FAT
  2. 2. Flashy item added to a fishhook — Answer: LURE
  3. 3. Suffix with sinus or senior — Answer: ITIS
  4. 4. What earns you first place in an arcade game — Answer: TOPSCORE
  5. 5. No longer working on — Answer: DONEWITH
  6. 6. Enthusiastic, as a fan — Answer: AVID
  7. 7. Football penalty callers — Answer: REFS
  8. 8. Attempt — Answer: TRY
  9. 10. Havana's country — Answer: CUBA
  10. 16. Exited the scene — Answer: LEFT
  11. 17. Luxury hotel chain aptly hidden in "room nights" — Answer: OMNI
  12. 18. Arrest, as members of a drug ring — Answer: BUST
  13. 20. ___ butter (ingredient in many body lotions) — Answer: SHEA
  14. 21. Angel's instrument — Answer: HARP
  15. 22. Cry uncontrollably — Answer: SOB
  16. 24. Wiggler on a foot — Answer: TOE

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Wednesday, April 22, 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 22?” 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 22, 2026

The full solution for the April 22 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 Wednesday, April 22.

Hints for the April 22 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The April 22 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 Wednesday. 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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