NYT Midi Crossword September 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASound effect for a cloud of smoke4 5APlace to take a bath3 8ACtrl+Z, on a PC4 9AReady to take a bath4 10A___ pressure4 11ABoarding school attended by about a third of British P.M.s4 12AProhibit from flying, as a pilot or plane6 14AFracas5 17AE.P.A. pollution measure: Abbr.3 18AConflict within a friend group, say5 23APart of a sound system that might shake a car9 25AActress Reid of "Sharknado"4 26APerformatively cultured4 27AKill it, slangily4 28ACivil rights activist Parks4

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1DBaby shark3 2DSoul mate, with "the"3 3DPoetic praise3 4DFalsify, as a signature5 5DBallerina attire4 6DThick Japanese noodle4 7D___ the knee (submit to a dominant ruler)4 9D"The Matrix" hero3 13DCtrl+Y, on a PC4 14DLong poles on ships5 15D"All things being ___ ..."5 16DZodiac sign after Virgo5 19DSound made by a lion4 20DRounded hairstyle4 21DNew York team whose mascots each have a baseball for a head4 22DStark daughter with supposed "wolf blood," in "A Game of Thrones"4 24DOne-___ street3