NYT Midi Crossword Answers Today, November 11, 2026

The New York Times (NYT) Midi Crossword for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, is titled “Informed Consumer” and has 28 clues on a nine-by-nine grid, built by Nate Cardin. Ian Livengood is the editor. A hint for each clue stays closed until you tap it, and the answers sit in a marked section at the end.

How the “Informed Consumer” title and the 21-Across revealer fit

A consumer takes things in, and the puzzle plays on two senses of that. The 21-Across clue reads “One’s sources of information and entertainment, collectively … or a hint to 2- and 7-Down?” The answer has 9 letters and fills row 7, the only row of the grid with no black square. It is a two-word phrase of 5 and 4 letters.

Each half of that phrase labels one of the Down entries. 2-Down, “Online stream that may be doomscrolled,” is a source of information, so it matches the first word. 7-Down, “Meal enjoyed in a den, say,” is something you eat, so it matches the second word, and the title’s “consumer” covers both. Each of those Down entries has 8 letters, sits in its own side column (the second and the eighth) and ends in row 8, so both run through row 7 and cross the revealer one square from its edges, in its 2nd and 8th squares.

That crossing is the practical use of the hint. Solve either Down entry and you have a letter of the revealer in hand; solve the revealer from its first half and you can test your guess for 2-Down against it.

The anagram clue, explained without its answer

The least literal clue is 20-Across, with 4 letters, which prints a first name in capitals (NATE) and calls it an anagram. The full clue is “Sicilian volcano that anagrams to the name NATE.” It asks for a place name, but the way in is the wordplay: the clue hands you N, A, T and E and tells you to rearrange them. The name in the clue is also the constructor’s first name. It sits in row 6 on the right, where 20-Down, 6-Down, 7-Down and 17-Down each cross one of its squares, so a couple of those settle the order quickly.

Hints for every clue

Clues are quoted as printed, with their blanks (___) and abbreviation tags, so a few are not full sentences. Two keep capitals that need a gloss: a first-aid skill, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and a pattern of X letters that stand for digits (XXX-XX-XXXX).

Across

• 1-Across (4 letters), Make ___ meet

  the pieces of a tight budget that have to be joined; a plural noun; it starts with E and finishes with S.

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  Ends
• 5-Across (4 letters), Ballet garment with a repetitive name

  a dancer’s stiff, flared skirt; one two-letter sound said twice; it starts and finishes with T.

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  Tutu
• 9-Across (4 letters), Nothing more than

  a word meaning only or just, placed before a noun; it starts with M and finishes with E.

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  Mere
• 10-Across (4 letters), Off-roaders, for short

  an abbreviation of three initials with a plural S added; it starts with A and finishes with S.

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  Atvs
• 11-Across (4 letters), Overly precious

  sweet and dainty to a fault; it starts with T and finishes with E.

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  Twee
• 12-Across (4 letters), Ocean’s ebb and flow

  the shoreline’s twice-daily rise and fall of water; it starts with T and finishes with E.

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  Tide
• 13-Across (3 letters), XXX-XX-XXXX ID

  the three-letter abbreviation for a nine-digit government number; it starts with S and finishes with N.

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  Ssn
• 14-Across (3 letters), “Baby Cobra” comedian Wong

  her first name; it starts with A and finishes with I.

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  Ali
• 15-Across (3 letters), “No ___, ands or buts!”

  the plural of a word for conditions, the first of the three words in the clue’s list; it starts with I and finishes with S.

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  Ifs
• 16-Across (3 letters), Company name abbr.

  the tag after a firm’s name that stands for incorporated; it starts with I and finishes with C.

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  Inc
• 18-Across (4 letters), Appear to be

  to give the impression of being; it starts with S and finishes with M.

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  Seem
• 20-Across (4 letters), Sicilian volcano that anagrams to the name NATE

  shuffle the four letters of the name in the clue; it starts with E and finishes with A.

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  Etna
• 21-Across (9 letters), One’s sources of information and entertainment, collectively … or a hint to 2- and 7-Down?

  the phrase for everything you read, watch and hear; two words, 5 and 4 letters; the second word is also what you eat; it starts with M and finishes with T.

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  Media Diet
• 23-Across (7 letters), More in need of a wipe-down, maybe

  covered in a thicker layer of fine grime than before; a comparative form; it starts with D and finishes with R.

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  Dustier
• 24-Across (5 letters), Competitors in a slam

  verse writers who perform on stage; a plural noun; it starts with P and finishes with S.

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  Poets

Down

• 1-Down (3 letters), CPR pro

  a trained first responder who gives chest compressions, as three initials; it starts with E and finishes with T.

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  Emt
• 2-Down (8 letters), Online stream that may be doomscrolled

  the endless list of posts a social app serves you; two four-letter words joined; it starts with N and finishes with D.

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  Newsfeed
• 3-Down (9 letters), Wearing one’s best outfit, perhaps

  in formal clothes for an occasion; two words, 7 and 2 letters; it starts with D and finishes with P.

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  Dressed Up
• 4-Down (4 letters), “Now I’ve ___ everything!”

  the past participle of a verb for looking; it starts with S and finishes with N.

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  Seen
• 5-Down (4 letters), “Toodles!”

  a playful goodbye made of one sound said twice; it starts with T and finishes with A.

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  Tata
• 6-Down (9 letters), Electricity, water, gas, etc.

  the monthly bills for the services that run a home; a plural noun; it starts with U and finishes with S.

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  Utilities
• 7-Down (8 letters), Meal enjoyed in a den, say

  a frozen tray meal eaten in front of a screen; two words, 2 and 6 letters; it starts with T and finishes with R.

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  Tv Dinner
• 8-Down (3 letters), Take advantage of

  to put something to work for your own gain; it starts with U and finishes with E.

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  Use
• 15-Down (3 letters), Suffix with Confucian

  a three-letter ending that turns a thinker’s name into a doctrine; it starts with I and finishes with M.

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  Ism
• 17-Down (3 letters), Keyboard ___ (meme-famous pet)

  a feline; it starts with C and finishes with T.

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  Cat
• 19-Down (4 letters), Sushi bar soup

  a broth made from fermented soybean paste; it starts with M and finishes with O.

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  Miso
• 20-Down (4 letters), Revise for publication

  what a copy desk does to a draft; it starts with E and finishes with T.

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  Edit
• 22-Down (3 letters), Had a snack

  the past tense of a verb for taking food; it starts with A and finishes with E.

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  Ate

Wednesday’s grid next to Tuesday’s

The size stays nine by nine and the editor stays Ian Livengood, but the constructor changes from Paolo Pasco to Nate Cardin. Wednesday has one fewer black square than Tuesday’s Midi and one more letter square, spread over 28 clues instead of 29.

Feature	Tue., Nov. 10	Wed., Nov. 11
Title	Triple Dog Dare	Informed Consumer
Clues (Across + Down)	29 (14 + 15)	28 (15 + 13)
Black squares	17	16
Letter squares	64	65
Entries of 3 letters	11	9
Entries of 4 letters	9	12
Entries of 5 letters	5	1
Entries of 7 letters	0	1
Entries of 8 letters	2	2
Entries of 9 letters	2	3

Four-letter entries lead, with 12 of the 28. Rows 1 to 3 are two blocks, each three rows tall and four squares wide, split by a column of black squares, so the top of the grid is six four-letter Across entries stacked in pairs of columns. The three nine-letter entries are the revealer in row 7 and two Down entries running the full height of columns 3 and 7. Only one entry has 5 letters, in the bottom row, and the single 7-letter entry sits in row 8.

With 28 entries to fill, the rules for the format are on our Midi Crossword page.

Plan the week around the puzzle with our weekly planner you can print or the printable calendar for November 2026.

More of Wednesday’s puzzles: Wordle hints and Connections hints. The same date also has the Mini answers for Nov. 11 and the daily Crossword answers for Nov. 11.

Today’s NYT Midi answers (spoilers)

Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.

Clue	Answer
1-Across	Ends
5-Across	Tutu
9-Across	Mere
10-Across	Atvs
11-Across	Twee
12-Across	Tide
13-Across	Ssn
14-Across	Ali
15-Across	Ifs
16-Across	Inc
18-Across	Seem
20-Across	Etna
21-Across	Media Diet
23-Across	Dustier
24-Across	Poets
1-Down	Emt
2-Down	Newsfeed
3-Down	Dressed Up
4-Down	Seen
5-Down	Tata
6-Down	Utilities
7-Down	Tv Dinner
8-Down	Use
15-Down	Ism
17-Down	Cat
19-Down	Miso
20-Down	Edit
22-Down	Ate

The answers come from the puzzle’s official data.

Yesterday's Midi Crossword answer

The Midi on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026: Across 1 Aaa, 4 Ccc, 7 Tiki, 8 Room, 10 Imin, 11 Arlo, 12 Rattingon, 14 Eta, 15 Akin, 16 Tmi, 17 Cerberus, 22 Pressure, 23 Are, 24 Tent; Down 1 Aimat, 2 Akita, 3 Aint, 4 Crankiest, 5 Corgi, 6 Colon, 7 Tire, 9 Mon, 13 Iambs, 16 Tree, 17 Cpa, 18 Err, 19 Rue, 20 Urn, 21 Set. Yesterday's hints and full solution.