NYT Midi Crossword Answers and Hints for Monday, Nov. 2, 2026: Going Back for Seconds

The New York Times (NYT) Midi Crossword for Monday, Nov. 2, 2026: a hint for each of the 34 clues on Adam Aaronson's 10-by-10 grid, then the answers.

By Fresh Calendars News Desk

Published November 2, 2026, 10:30 p.m. ET 5 min read

NYT Midi Crossword answers for Nov. 2, 2026: a blank crossword grid with one row and one column highlighted — The New York Times Midi Crossword for Monday, Nov. 2, 2026; hints come first, the full list of answers at the end. Illustration: Fresh Calendars

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The Going Back for Seconds theme
Hints for every clue
Solving tips
Today’s NYT Midi answers (spoilers)

The New York Times (NYT) Midi Crossword for Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, is a 10-by-10 grid with 34 clues by Adam Aaronson, edited by Ian Livengood. Its published title is Going Back for Seconds. Below is a hint for every clue, each one hidden until you open it, then the full answers in a marked spoiler section.

The Going Back for Seconds theme

The title is the one the puzzle carries as published. Read it as a nudge: three clues say the answer has a repetitive name, and each answer is a food whose name is one chunk of letters said twice. Once you spot the first, the other two follow the same pattern.

Hints for every clue

Across

1-Across (3 letters), Spotify or Shopify
a program you download to your phone, short for application; it has a double P.
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App
4-Across (4 letters), Symbol at the start of a music staff
the curly sign that sets which notes sit on which lines of a staff; it starts with C.
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Clef
8-Across (4 letters), Establishments with liquor licenses
places where you can order a drink, and also the lines that divide music into measures; it starts with B.
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Bars
10-Across (4 letters), Totally bonkers
Spanish for crazy; it starts with L and has two Os.
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Loco
11-Across (5 letters), Hold on tightly
to hold on and refuse to let go, as a child to a parent’s leg; it starts with C.
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Cling
13-Across (4 letters), Monster in a fairy tale
a huge, man-eating giant in folk tales; it starts with O.
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Ogre
14-Across (8 letters), Steamed semolina dish with a repetitive name
a North African dish of tiny steamed pasta granules; the name is one four-letter chunk said twice.
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Couscous
16-Across (6 letters), New Jersey’s most populous city
the biggest city in the Garden State, with a major airport near New York City; it starts with N.
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Newark
17-Across (8 letters), Fish in Hawaiian cuisine with a repetitive name
a Hawaiian name for the dolphinfish, which is a fish, not a mammal; the name is one four-letter chunk said twice.
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Mahi mahi
19-Across (4 letters), “A ___ apple”
the letter A joined to a three-letter word for a moral wrongdoing; it starts with A and ends with N.
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A sin
20-Across (3 letters), Podcast interruptions
the sponsor messages a host reads in the middle of an episode; it starts with A.
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Ads
22-Across (3 letters), Inquire
to put a question to someone; it starts with A and ends with K.
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Ask
23-Across (6 letters), Chocolate confection with a repetitive name
a small chocolate sweet; the name is one three-letter chunk said twice.
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Bonbon
26-Across (3 letters), ___ Jemison (first Black woman to travel to space)
the middle name of the astronaut named in the clue; it starts with M and ends with E.
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Mae
27-Across (6 letters), Cow parts that dispense milk
the milk-producing organs that hang beneath a cow; it starts with U.
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Udders
28-Across (3 letters), Pretty shady, slangily
slang short for suspicious; it starts and ends with S.
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Sus
29-Across (6 letters), Swiss-based competitor of Lipton
an iced-tea brand whose name blends its maker’s name with the drink; its last three letters spell the drink.
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Nestea

Down

1-Down (3 letters), Easy as ___
the first three letters of the alphabet; it starts with A.
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Abc
2-Down (3 letters), Buddy
a friend; it starts with P.
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Pal
3-Down (10 letters), Cost increases
what stores announce when the tags on the shelves climb; two words, and it fills the full height of the grid in the third column.
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Price hikes
4-Down (10 letters), Pointers that tell time
the moving parts on a watch face that point at the numbers; two words, and it fills the full height of the grid in the seventh column.
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Clock hands
5-Down (4 letters), Wikipedia’s globe made of puzzle pieces, for one
a brand’s emblem or symbol; it starts with L.
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Logo
6-Down (4 letters), Beigelike color
a pale yellowish-brown shade, borrowed from the French word for raw; it starts with E.
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Ecru
7-Down (4 letters), Enemies
opponents or enemies, in the plural; it starts with F.
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Foes
9-Down (6 letters), Strand during the winter, maybe
to be stuck inside by a blizzard; two words run together, and it starts with S.
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Snow in
12-Down (4 letters), U.S. territory in Oceania
an island territory in the western Pacific Ocean; it starts with G and ends with M.
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Guam
15-Down (3 letters), Mrs., in Spanish
the short form of the Spanish word for Mrs.; it starts with S and ends with A.
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Sra
16-Down (6 letters), Capital of the Bahamas
the capital of the Bahamas, on New Providence island; it has a double S.
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Nassau
17-Down (5 letters), Counterparts of sirs
the polite female counterpart of the clue’s word, plural, with the apostrophe dropped; it starts with M and has two As side by side.
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Ma’ams
18-Down (5 letters), “My best guess is …”
a contraction of two words meaning I would, plus a verb for wagering, with the apostrophe dropped; it starts with I.
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I’d bet
21-Down (4 letters), ___ loser (bad sport)
a word for hurting or resentful; it starts with S.
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Sore
23-Down (3 letters), Seeded part of a Big Mac
the bread that holds a burger, sesame seeds on top; it starts with B.
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Bun
24-Down (3 letters), ”___ to Joy”
a lyric poem of praise; it starts with O.
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Ode
25-Down (3 letters), Government org. focused on cryptography
the U.S. agency short for National Security Agency; it starts with N.
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Nsa

Solving tips

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Start with the eleven three-letter entries: 1-Across, 20-Across, 22-Across, 26-Across and 28-Across, plus 1-Down, 2-Down, 15-Down, 23-Down, 24-Down and 25-Down. 1-Across and 1-Down share their first square. The two 10-letter Down entries, 3-Down and 4-Down, sit in the third and seventh columns, and each crosses ten Across answers, so every letter you place in one of them is checked by a second entry.

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More of Monday’s puzzles: Mini Crossword hints, Wordle hints, Connections hints, Strands hints, Spelling Bee hints and Pips hints. Sunday’s grid is in our Midi answers for Nov. 1.

Today’s NYT Midi answers (spoilers)

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Clue	Answer
1-Across	App
4-Across	Clef
8-Across	Bars
10-Across	Loco
11-Across	Cling
13-Across	Ogre
14-Across	Couscous
16-Across	Newark
17-Across	Mahi mahi
19-Across	A sin
20-Across	Ads
22-Across	Ask
23-Across	Bonbon
26-Across	Mae
27-Across	Udders
28-Across	Sus
29-Across	Nestea
1-Down	Abc
2-Down	Pal
3-Down	Price hikes
4-Down	Clock hands
5-Down	Logo
6-Down	Ecru
7-Down	Foes
9-Down	Snow in
12-Down	Guam
15-Down	Sra
16-Down	Nassau
17-Down	Ma’ams
18-Down	I’d bet
21-Down	Sore
23-Down	Bun
24-Down	Ode
25-Down	Nsa

The filled grid, with each clue number in its first square. Drawn from the official puzzle data published by The New York Times.

The answers come from the puzzle’s official data.

Yesterday's Midi Crossword answer

The Midi on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026: Across 1 Jay, 4 Typo, 8 Atom, 10 Rain, 11 Bogey, 13 Edge, 14 Spare bed, 16 Site, 17 Abe, 20 Watt, 22 Layup, 24 Amuse, 26 Pare, 27 Rid, 28 Birdie, 30 Psi, 31 Brides, 32 Sho, 33 Salad; Down 1 Jabs, 2 Atop, 3 Yoga studio, 4 Tree, 5 Yadda yadda, 6 Pig, 7 One, 9 Merits, 12 Yet, 15 Bel, 18 Buried, 19 Epees, 20 Warps, 21 Amish, 23 April, 25 Ebbs, 29 Ira. Yesterday's hints and full solution.

Frequently asked questions

Who made today's NYT Midi Crossword?

Adam Aaronson constructed the Nov. 2, 2026 Midi, titled Going Back for Seconds, and Ian Livengood is listed as its editor, according to the puzzle data.

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Spoilers: Across, App, Clef, Bars, Loco, Cling, Ogre, Couscous, Newark, Mahi mahi, A sin, Ads, Ask, Bonbon, Mae, Udders, Sus, Nestea; Down, Abc, Pal, Price hikes, Clock hands, Logo, Ecru, Foes, Snow in, Guam, Sra, Nassau, Ma'ams, I'd bet, Sore, Bun, Ode, Nsa.

How big is today's Midi and how many clues does it have?

The Monday grid is 10 squares wide and 10 tall, with 34 clues: 17 Across and 17 Down.

Sources

The Midi Crossword (The New York Times)

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