NYT Midi Crossword Answers - Aug 3
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NYT Midi Crossword Clues
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Across
- 1. "Adorbs!" — Answer: AWW. Hint: A tiny squeal of delight says it all. 🥰
- 4. Equality-seeking civil rights figure, for short — Answer: MLK. Hint: Think of the civil rights leader whose famous dream inspired generations. ✊
- 7. Arrive on the airport runway — Answer: LAND. Hint: What an airplane does when it touches down at the airport. 🛬
- 9. Espied — Answer: SEEN. Hint: Noticed something, perhaps from a distance 👀
- 10. Actress Jessica of "Sin City" — Answer: ALBA. Hint: She's known for her role in a movie with a dark twist! 🎬
- 11. Early inhabitants of what is now Canada — Answer: CREE. Hint: These Indigenous people have long lived across the forests and plains of what is now Canada. 🪶
- 12. ABC News's flagship podcast since 2018 — Answer: STARTHERE. Hint: Think of ABC News’s daily podcast that welcomes listeners to the day’s biggest stories. 🎧
- 14. "It ain't over ___ it's over!" — Answer: TIL. Hint: This familiar saying uses a short word meaning “up to the time that” before the final phrase. 💡
- 15. Often-glazed pastries with a portmanteau name — Answer: CRONUTS. Hint: Think of a flaky, ring-shaped pastry that combines two bakery favorites and is often glazed. 🍩
- 19. Old English sheepdog sound — Answer: WOOF. Hint: It’s the friendly bark you’d expect from this shaggy canine breed. 🐶
- 20. Underground part of a tulip — Answer: BULB. Hint: It stores nutrients beneath the soil so the flower can return each spring 🌷
- 22. Ox's foot — Answer: HOOF. Hint: An ox walks on this sturdy part of its leg. 🐂
- 23. Unsafe material to view on a work computer, perhaps — Answer: SMUT. Hint: It’s risqué content that could make an office browser history awkward. 😳
- 24. "Oh, sure" and "Go right ahead" — Answer: OKS. Hint: These casual replies both express agreement or permission. 👍
- 25. Univ. applicants, typically — Answer: SRS. Hint: They’re usually high-school students in their final year before graduation. 🎓
Down
- 1. "Ah, so it goes" — Answer: ALAS. Hint: A resigned sigh when accepting that things have turned out this way 😔
- 2. Animation pioneer Disney — Answer: WALT. Hint: Think of the first name of the famed mouse-maker behind a legendary entertainment empire. 🐭
- 3. Atlanta Dream's org. — Answer: WNBA. Hint: This women’s professional basketball league is home to the Atlanta Dream 🏀
- 4. Ever so slight — Answer: MERE. Hint: A tiny amount can be described this way. 🫧
- 5. Eye creepily, with "at" — Answer: LEER. Hint: To stare at someone in an unsettling or suggestive way. 👀
- 6. Elbow's counterpart below the waist — Answer: KNEE. Hint: Think of the joint that helps you bend your leg below the hip 🦵
- 8. Abruptly run away — Answer: DARTOFF. Hint: Take off suddenly, as if startled. 🏃
- 9. Empty-headed oafs, from the Yiddish — Answer: SCHLUBS. Hint: Picture a Yiddish plural for lovable, clueless doofuses. 🤷
- 13. Its symbol is Sn — Answer: TIN. Hint: Think of the metal commonly used in cans and represented by this chemical symbol. 🥫
- 15. One whose job yields mixed results? — Answer: COOK. Hint: This kitchen professional can turn a pile of ingredients into either a feast or a fiasco 🍳
- 16. Outback hoppers, for short — Answer: ROOS. Hint: A casual nickname for Australia’s famous jumping marsupials. 🦘
- 17. Upset stomach reliever — Answer: TUMS. Hint: A chewable antacid can help calm this discomfort. 🩺
- 18. Utter incoherently, as speech — Answer: SLUR. Hint: Speak in a mumbled, hard-to-understand way, as words may blur together. 🗣️
- 19. Owl's question? — Answer: WHO. Hint: Think of the simple question this nighttime bird might ask when identifying someone. 🦉
- 21. "UGH!" K-pop band — Answer: BTS. Hint: Think of the South Korean pop group whose initials also mean “behind the scenes.” 🎤
Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Monday, August 3, 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 August 3?” 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 August 3, 2026
The full solution for the August 3 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, August 3.
Full NYT Midi Crossword answer list for August 3, 2026
Every clue from the August 3 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Adorbs!" | AWW |
| 4 | Equality-seeking civil rights figure, for short | MLK |
| 7 | Arrive on the airport runway | LAND |
| 9 | Espied | SEEN |
| 10 | Actress Jessica of "Sin City" | ALBA |
| 11 | Early inhabitants of what is now Canada | CREE |
| 12 | ABC News's flagship podcast since 2018 | STARTHERE |
| 14 | "It ain't over ___ it's over!" | TIL |
| 15 | Often-glazed pastries with a portmanteau name | CRONUTS |
| 19 | Old English sheepdog sound | WOOF |
| 20 | Underground part of a tulip | BULB |
| 22 | Ox's foot | HOOF |
| 23 | Unsafe material to view on a work computer, perhaps | SMUT |
| 24 | "Oh, sure" and "Go right ahead" | OKS |
| 25 | Univ. applicants, typically | SRS |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ah, so it goes" | ALAS |
| 2 | Animation pioneer Disney | WALT |
| 3 | Atlanta Dream's org. | WNBA |
| 4 | Ever so slight | MERE |
| 5 | Eye creepily, with "at" | LEER |
| 6 | Elbow's counterpart below the waist | KNEE |
| 8 | Abruptly run away | DARTOFF |
| 9 | Empty-headed oafs, from the Yiddish | SCHLUBS |
| 13 | Its symbol is Sn | TIN |
| 15 | One whose job yields mixed results? | COOK |
| 16 | Outback hoppers, for short | ROOS |
| 17 | Upset stomach reliever | TUMS |
| 18 | Utter incoherently, as speech | SLUR |
| 19 | Owl's question? | WHO |
| 21 | "UGH!" K-pop band | BTS |
Hints for the August 3 puzzle
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The August 3 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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