NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 30

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Not so bright
  2. 4Snatch
  3. 7Orangutans and gibbons
  4. 9A long time ___
  5. 10"Really, ya think?!"
  6. 12Place for an after-dinner nap, perhaps
  7. 13Appointing
  8. 15Backyard projectiles whose sales weren't banned until the late 1980s
  9. 18Apt rhyme for "appoint"
  10. 19Crowd response at a rally to "When do we want it?"
  11. 20Circus structures
  12. 24Beats by ___ (headphones brand)
  13. 25___ up the sun (get a 22-Down)
  14. 26Feeling blue
  15. 27Double-helix material whose "permutations" are seen in this puzzle's circled letters

Down

  1. 1Actor Aykroyd
  2. 2Stock debut for a company, for short
  3. 3Size between large and small: Abbr.
  4. 4Low point
  5. 5Job managing talent
  6. 6Hit products?
  7. 8Largest branch of Islam
  8. 11"If You ___ Been There" (2025 Dolly Parton tribute song)
  9. 14Aussie buddies
  10. 15Connects, in a boxing ring
  11. 16Best Picture winner of the 2025 Oscars
  12. 17Really impressed
  13. 21Acknowledge with a head movement
  14. 22See 25-Across
  15. 23The Mighty Mighty Bosstones music genre

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Not so bright — Answer: DIM
  2. 4. Snatch — Answer: NAB
  3. 7. Orangutans and gibbons — Answer: APES
  4. 9. A long time ___ — Answer: AGO
  5. 10. "Really, ya think?!" — Answer: NODUH
  6. 12. Place for an after-dinner nap, perhaps — Answer: DEN
  7. 13. Appointing — Answer: NAMING
  8. 15. Backyard projectiles whose sales weren't banned until the late 1980s — Answer: LAWNDARTS
  9. 18. Apt rhyme for "appoint" — Answer: ANOINT
  10. 19. Crowd response at a rally to "When do we want it?" — Answer: NOW
  11. 20. Circus structures — Answer: TENTS
  12. 24. Beats by ___ (headphones brand) — Answer: DRE
  13. 25. ___ up the sun (get a 22-Down) — Answer: SOAK
  14. 26. Feeling blue — Answer: SAD
  15. 27. Double-helix material whose "permutations" are seen in this puzzle's circled letters — Answer: DNA

Down

  1. 1. Actor Aykroyd — Answer: DAN
  2. 2. Stock debut for a company, for short — Answer: IPO
  3. 3. Size between large and small: Abbr. — Answer: MED
  4. 4. Low point — Answer: NADIR
  5. 5. Job managing talent — Answer: AGENT
  6. 6. Hit products? — Answer: BONGS
  7. 8. Largest branch of Islam — Answer: SUNNI
  8. 11. "If You ___ Been There" (2025 Dolly Parton tribute song) — Answer: HADNT
  9. 14. Aussie buddies — Answer: MATES
  10. 15. Connects, in a boxing ring — Answer: LANDS
  11. 16. Best Picture winner of the 2025 Oscars — Answer: ANORA
  12. 17. Really impressed — Answer: WOWED
  13. 21. Acknowledge with a head movement — Answer: NOD
  14. 22. See 25-Across — Answer: TAN
  15. 23. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones music genre — Answer: SKA

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Thursday, April 30, 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 30?” 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 30, 2026

The full solution for the April 30 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 30.

Hints for the April 30 puzzle

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