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NYT Midi Crossword #253 Answers Today (November 4, 2026)

Midi Crossword #253Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Stuck on today’s Midi? Every clue is below with its length. Choose Show answer on the one you need to reveal it a letter at a time, or all at once.

Today’s puzzle

Across

  1. 1Campaign-funding orgs. (4)Show answer
  2. 5Berry spelled with only one consonant (4)Show answer
  3. 9Creature that squirts ink (5)Show answer
  4. 11Creature with lemon and nurse varieties (5)Show answer
  5. 12Kama ___ (5)Show answer
  6. 13"Tell me if it needs more salt ..." (5)Show answer
  7. 14Professor's helpers, for short (3)Show answer
  8. 15The "S" in STEAM, informally (3)Show answer
  9. 17Org. that may search your bags (3)Show answer
  10. 18Creature whose heart can weigh over 400 pounds (5)Show answer
  11. 20Carve, as from a small piece of wood (7)Show answer
  12. 22___ gras (4)Show answer
  13. 24"Ditto!" (4)Show answer
  14. 27Where each shaded creature can be found in nature ... and in this puzzle's grid? (11)Show answer
  15. 31Private plane, maybe (3)Show answer
  16. 32Yes, in French (3)Show answer
  17. 33CPR pro (3)Show answer
  18. 34"Kinda sorta" (3)Show answer
  19. 35Not yet scheduled: Abbr. (3)Show answer
  20. 36"___ Misérables" (3)Show answer

Down

  1. 1Sound made when you're passing a note to someone in class (4)Show answer
  2. 2Blue-green shade (4)Show answer
  3. 3Uses scissors (4)Show answer
  4. 4"Dear ___ or madam ..." (3)Show answer
  5. 5"Got it!" (3)Show answer
  6. 6Group of actors (4)Show answer
  7. 7The "A" in STEAM (4)Show answer
  8. 8Store that sells mattresses and meatballs (4)Show answer
  9. 10Miso soup base (5)Show answer
  10. 11Walking stick? (5)Show answer
  11. 16Animal revered in ancient Egypt (3)Show answer
  12. 18"Yahooooooo!" (4)Show answer
  13. 19"Who ___ could it be?" (4)Show answer
  14. 20What D, E and EE signify in shoes (5)Show answer
  15. 21Painter's studio stand (5)Show answer
  16. 22Variety of apple ... or the name of a stratovolcano (4)Show answer
  17. 23Singles (4)Show answer
  18. 25Image that goes viral (4)Show answer
  19. 26Fills up on, say (4)Show answer
  20. 28Decompose (3)Show answer
  21. 29Spot for a relaxing soak (3)Show answer
  22. 30Concealed (3)Show answer

Yesterday’s Midi Crossword Answers

Midi Crossword #252, November 3, 2026.

November 2026 1 puzzle

  • Tue 3 #252

    1. 1AAcross: Cry like a baby (4)
    2. 5AAcross: Topic of a children's song with the lyric "Next time won't you sing with me?" (4)
    3. 9AAcross: Long (for) (4)
    4. 10AAcross: Gazpacho or garbure (4)
    5. 11AAcross: Common attire for a Secret Service agent (4)
    6. 12AAcross: Samberg of "7 Days in Hell" (4)
    7. 13AAcross: "To ___ is human; to forgive, divine" (3)
    8. 14AAcross: Commercial ending with Gator (3)
    9. 15AAcross: Sets aside for a rainy day (9)
    10. 19AAcross: Stir-frying pan (3)
    11. 20AAcross: "___ boy!" (3)
    12. 21AAcross: Comedic sketch (4)
    13. 23AAcross: Well-ventilated (4)
    14. 24AAcross: Norway ___ (state tree of Minnesota) (4)
    15. 25AAcross: Palindromic man's name (4)
    16. 26AAcross: Counts on one's fingers, say (4)
    17. 27AAcross: Actress/singer Salonga (3)
    18. 1DDown: Diamond quartet (5)
    19. 2DDown: Luxury brand of Honda (5)
    20. 3DDown: Action-packed and exhausting, as a weekend (9)
    21. 4DDown: "___ freedom ring" (line from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech) (3)
    22. 5DDown: Carne ___ (5)
    23. 6DDown: Color similar to beige, despite its name (9)
    24. 7DDown: Cow's mouthful (3)
    25. 8DDown: Many a character on BBC's "The Night Manager" (3)
    26. 14DDown: "Say, can I ___ you something?" (3)
    27. 16DDown: "Oh, 100%," in slang (5)
    28. 17DDown: Main artery of the human body (5)
    29. 18DDown: Toy on a string (4)
    30. 21DDown: Relaxing escape (3)
    31. 22DDown: Josh (3)
    32. 23DDown: Internet company that popularized instant messaging (3)

NYT Midi Crossword #253 for Wednesday, November 4, 2026: a 11 by 10 grid with 42 clues, 20 across and 22 down, and answers 3 to 11 letters long. Each answer stays hidden above until you ask.

How the Midi works

The Midi is the New York Times’s mid-size daily crossword: a grid of nine squares by nine on most days, a little larger at the weekend, with more clues than the Mini and fewer than the full crossword. It sits between the five-by-five Mini and the full daily crossword, and takes most people a few minutes. Across answers read left to right, and down answers read top to bottom, and each answer shares letters with the ones that cross it.

How to use this page

Under the heading are the day’s across and down clues, each with the number of letters in its answer in brackets. Choose Show answer, or the clue itself, to open that clue’s own page. There the answer is hidden behind blank tiles: choose a tile to see just that letter, or reveal the whole answer.

A clue’s page also lists the other puzzles that used the same clue for the same answer.

Solving a Midi without giving up the grid

Begin with the clues you can answer without a doubt, such as fill-in-the-blanks, short abbreviations and plurals, then let the crossing letters carry you into the longer answers. When one clue will not give, show just the answer that crosses it: a single revealed answer is often enough to see how the wordplay worked.