NYT Midi Crossword March 21, 2026 Answers

Across

1A&3 4AFirework that doesn't go off3 7ALion's warning4 9A"Yep, noticed that"4 11AThree-member band4 12AOne of the Obamas5 14AFish that's also a color6 16APromotional fuss before a product launch4 18ASchool with the Scroll and Key secret society4 19AMake a choice3 20AGinormous3 22ATie-___ shirt3 24AFederal intelligence group, for short3 25A"omg u r 2 funny!"3 26AHad on4 28ALow pair in poker4 30AN.B.A. great with the nicknames "The Big Aristotle," "The Big Cactus" and "The Big Shamrock," among others5 32AReally hate5 34A"Rats!"4 36A___ Grey tea4 37APalindromic Indian flour4 38APre-___ (science-heavy undergrad track)3 39A"That was a close one!"4

Down

1DDance, sculpture, etc.4 2DDirector/screenwriter Ephron4 3DFictional newspaper that once employed Eddie Brock, in the "Spider-Man" universe10 4DMajor Orlando attraction, familiarly11 5DCountry with the most Olympic medals (3,100+)3 6D-4 8DOblong tomato type4 10DIncredulous question ... or, when read phonetically, a description of each circled letter in this puzzle?10 13DThey're launched from a home screen4 15DUp there in years3 17DDatum in a "landing soon" text3 20DSandwich known by its initials3 21DState between Minnesota and Missouri4 23DLong stretch of time3 27DHighlights section after a football game, maybe5 29DFake4 31D"Better ___ than never!"4 33DMine removal3 35DWhat a dog "shakes" with3