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Today's New York Times Midi Crossword Clues and Answers

October 17, 2026: 31 clues. Each answer stays hidden until you ask for a hint or the answer; every clue has its own page.

Clues and answers (October 17, 2026)

Across

  1. 1. Anti-rash powder
  2. 5. "I need this, like, yesterday!"
  3. 9. Mosquito bite symptom
  4. 10. Chemical element one before zirconium, alphabetically
  5. 11. Zilch
  6. 12. Golf hazard smoothed by a rake
  7. 13. Singer Carly ___ Jepsen
  8. 15. You might get one when sitting in a chair that swivels
  9. 19. "I ___ run!"
  10. 20. Actress Long of "Michael"
  11. 22. Purple dishes topped with granola and fruit, as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters
  12. 24. Fake bait in a tackle box
  13. 25. Stink
  14. 26. Without changes
  15. 27. Does some back-of-the-envelope calculations

Down

  1. 1. Sturdy sardines container
  2. 2. Take it one day ___ time
  3. 3. Digital screen variety, for short
  4. 4. Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity
  5. 5. Ancient Mexican empire
  6. 6. Courteous title
  7. 7. "Saturday Night Live" alum Gasteyer
  8. 8. Doctor seen for routine physicals, for short
  9. 14. Many an Algerian
  10. 15. ___-pocus
  11. 16. Company that helped kick-start the popularity of video games
  12. 17. Not married
  13. 18. Like many backsplashes and showers
  14. 19. Fancy party
  15. 21. Requests
  16. 23. Pop singer Rita

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