What is the answer to "Game played on a 3x3 grid, as seen in this puzzle" in the NYT Midi Crossword?

The answer to the NYT Midi Crossword clue "Game played on a 3x3 grid, as seen in this puzzle" is TICTACTOE (9 letters).

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Game played on a 3x3 grid, as seen in this puzzle NYT Midi Crossword Clue

Across clue · from the October 3, 2026 puzzle

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Answer

TICTACTOE

9 letters · Across · last seen October 3, 2026

1AGenre for 21 Savage and 50 Cent3 4ATanning oil initials3 7ANumber between cero and dos3 8APeg on a golf course3 9ACreate hype9 13ACompany that merged with Mobil in 19995 14ACurse3 15APeople after whom things are named7 19A"So, ___ been thinking ..."3 20ARelaxing sound at a spa3 26ACompetitors in a certain spoken-word performance event9