NYT Midi Crossword August 15, 2026 Answers

Across

1AWhat a spare key is often hidden under3 4ALittle ___ (kid's nickname)5 9AContinent with lions and hyenas: Abbr.3 10ASour green fruits5 11AAccusatory cry3 12ANot up to the job5 13AObama's predecessor4 15AIn the past3 16AMusician who co-composed the song from "The Lion King" suggested in this puzzle9 19ASee 21-Down4 20ATwo dots above a vowel, as in Brontë and naïve9 25AOrg. defending individual rights4 26ALand of Lima (and llamas)4 27AApp with restaurant reviews4 28A"The Lion King" villain4

Down

1DParent's response that sometimes means "I'm stalling, but no"5 2DRun ___ of (clash with)5 3DCorporate team-building exercise9 4DWinter bug3 5DGerman "a"3 6DTexter's "That's hilarious!"5 7DVivien ___, Oscar winner for "Gone With the Wind"5 8D___ Martin (sports car)5 14DTake shelter in a safe place6 17DNeither's partner3 18DWrangler and Grand Wagoneer5 20DThe "15" of 8/15/26, e.g.3 21DWith 19-Across, floating chunk in the Arctic Ocean3 22DTriple ___ (margarita ingredient)3 23DAppropriate missing letters in RET_ _EMENT PL_N3 24DSpanish for "south"3