This page lists every Across and Down answer for the NYT Midi puzzle for 4 November 2026. Two hints about each answer’s letters are folded below (first the first letter, then the first and last letter), followed by the answers in their own folds and the solved grid at the end.
Today’s grid is 11 squares wide and 10 squares high. It has 20 Across answers and 22 Down answers.
This puzzle was made by Kareem Ayas and edited by Ian Livengood.
The title of this puzzle is Seize the Moment.
The empty grid below shows each answer’s number in the square where it starts.
NYT Midi – Across hints and answers for November 04, 2026
There are 20 Across answers. Each row in the tables below is one answer, identified by its number in the grid. Open the folds one at a time: first letters, then first and last letters, then answers.
Hint 1 · first letters
| No. | Letters | First letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 4 | P |
| 5A | 4 | A |
| 9A | 5 | S |
| 11A | 5 | S |
| 12A | 5 | S |
| 13A | 5 | T |
| 14A | 3 | T |
| 15A | 3 | S |
| 17A | 3 | T |
| 18A | 5 | W |
| 20A | 7 | W |
| 22A | 4 | F |
| 24A | 4 | S |
| 27A | 11 | U |
| 31A | 3 | J |
| 32A | 3 | O |
| 33A | 3 | E |
| 34A | 3 | I |
| 35A | 3 | T |
| 36A | 3 | L |
Hint 2 · first and last letters
Each dot stands for one hidden letter. An answer with fewer than 4 letters shows only its first letter.
| No. | Letters | First and last letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 4 | P · · S |
| 5A | 4 | A · · I |
| 9A | 5 | S · · · D |
| 11A | 5 | S · · · K |
| 12A | 5 | S · · · A |
| 13A | 5 | T · · · E |
| 14A | 3 | T · · |
| 15A | 3 | S · · |
| 17A | 3 | T · · |
| 18A | 5 | W · · · E |
| 20A | 7 | W · · · · · E |
| 22A | 4 | F · · E |
| 24A | 4 | S · · E |
| 27A | 11 | U · · · · · · · · · A |
| 31A | 3 | J · · |
| 32A | 3 | O · · |
| 33A | 3 | E · · |
| 34A | 3 | I · · |
| 35A | 3 | T · · |
| 36A | 3 | L · · |
Across answers for 4 November 2026
| No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1A | PACS |
| 5A | ACAI |
| 9A | SQUID |
| 11A | SHARK |
| 12A | SUTRA |
| 13A | TASTE |
| 14A | TAS |
| 15A | SCI |
| 17A | TSA |
| 18A | WHALE |
| 20A | WHITTLE |
| 22A | FOIE |
| 24A | SAME |
| 27A | UNDERTHESEA |
| 31A | JET |
| 32A | OUI |
| 33A | EMT |
| 34A | ISH |
| 35A | TBD |
| 36A | LES |
NYT Midi – Down hints and answers for November 04, 2026
There are 22 Down answers. Each row in the tables below is one answer, identified by its number in the grid. Open the folds one at a time: first letters, then first and last letters, then answers.
Hint 1 · first letters
| No. | Letters | First letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 4 | P |
| 2D | 4 | A |
| 3D | 4 | C |
| 4D | 3 | S |
| 5D | 3 | A |
| 6D | 4 | C |
| 7D | 4 | A |
| 8D | 4 | I |
| 10D | 5 | D |
| 11D | 5 | S |
| 16D | 3 | C |
| 18D | 4 | W |
| 19D | 4 | E |
| 20D | 5 | W |
| 21D | 5 | E |
| 22D | 4 | F |
| 23D | 4 | O |
| 25D | 4 | M |
| 26D | 4 | E |
| 28D | 3 | R |
| 29D | 3 | T |
| 30D | 3 | H |
Hint 2 · first and last letters
Each dot stands for one hidden letter. An answer with fewer than 4 letters shows only its first letter.
| No. | Letters | First and last letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 4 | P · · T |
| 2D | 4 | A · · A |
| 3D | 4 | C · · S |
| 4D | 3 | S · · |
| 5D | 3 | A · · |
| 6D | 4 | C · · T |
| 7D | 4 | A · · S |
| 8D | 4 | I · · A |
| 10D | 5 | D · · · I |
| 11D | 5 | S · · · T |
| 16D | 3 | C · · |
| 18D | 4 | W · · E |
| 19D | 4 | E · · E |
| 20D | 5 | W · · · H |
| 21D | 5 | E · · · L |
| 22D | 4 | F · · I |
| 23D | 4 | O · · S |
| 25D | 4 | M · · E |
| 26D | 4 | E · · S |
| 28D | 3 | R · · |
| 29D | 3 | T · · |
| 30D | 3 | H · · |
Down answers for 4 November 2026
| No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1D | PSST |
| 2D | AQUA |
| 3D | CUTS |
| 4D | SIR |
| 5D | AHA |
| 6D | CAST |
| 7D | ARTS |
| 8D | IKEA |
| 10D | DASHI |
| 11D | STILT |
| 16D | CAT |
| 18D | WHEE |
| 19D | ELSE |
| 20D | WIDTH |
| 21D | EASEL |
| 22D | FUJI |
| 23D | ONES |
| 25D | MEME |
| 26D | EATS |
| 28D | ROT |
| 29D | TUB |
| 30D | HID |
NYT Midi solved grid for November 04, 2026
The fold below hides a picture of the full grid with every answer filled in. Open it after finishing the puzzle.
Show the solved grid
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Questions about NYT Midi
How is NYT Midi played?
The grid has white and black squares. Each numbered clue has one answer, written one letter per white square from the square bearing the clue’s number, Across from left to right or Down from top to bottom. Where an Across answer and a Down answer cross, they share that letter.
Where can a person play NYT Midi?
Play on The New York Times Games site or in the NYT Games app: NYT Midi.
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