NYT Midi Crossword August 30, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABack talk3 4ATalks and talks and talks4 8APromise of repayment3 9ALike throwback fashion5 10AHelpful guide for sightseers9 12AAnkle-related6 13A"Hot Shots!" or "Shaun of the Dead"5 16APost-marathon pain, perhaps4 19APetrified ___4 21AMachu Picchu and Chichén Itzá5 23AHospital test in a tube, for short3 24ABirthplace of Muhammad5 25AWhat Mark Twain called the "saddest evidence of intellectual poverty"3 26ADistort, as polling data4 27ANetwork of medical providers, for short3

Down

1DSomething checked twice by Santa4 2DTeeny tiny bit4 3DSound from a content feline4 4D2003 hit for Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz6 5D10s and 20s dispenser3 6DSupportive top3 7DSoak (up)3 9D"You ___ what you sow"4 11DIntrinsic nature7 14DExtra pep5 15DOnline discussion site5 16DFunny bone's place3 17DActors' prompts4 18DCletus Spuckler on "The Simpsons," e.g.4 20D___ nuggets (food shaped like prehistoric creatures)4 22DTool with sharp teeth3