Get out in a hurry - NYT The Midi Clue

Get out in a hurry Answer Explained

The answer is SKEDADDLE.

"Get out in a hurry" is exactly what SKEDADDLE means: to leave quickly, often because it's suddenly time to go. The word has a playful, old-fashioned sound and is often used humorously, as in "We'd better skedaddle before the rain starts." In today's puzzle, though, SKEDADDLE has an extra job. It contains the letters DL, and in the grid the letters IT are placed directly above them. That visual arrangement literally puts IT "on the DL," bringing the title "Keep It on the DL" to life. It's an elegant example of a crossword gimmick where the grid itself illustrates the phrase.

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Today’s NYT Midi Highlights

Tarun Krishnamurthy follows up his Thursday Daily crossword with a delightfully visual Friday Midi built around the playful title "Keep It on the DL." The gimmick is wonderfully literal: in SKEDADDLE and ADLIB, the letters DL are placed directly below IT in the grid, so the puzzle quite literally keeps "IT" on the "DL." It's the sort of elegant visual trick that feels obvious only after you spot it, and it's executed with admirable restraint; just two instances are enough to sell the idea without overwhelming the grid.
The title also carries a second layer. "Keep it on the DL" commonly means to keep something secret, and during Pride Month the inclusion of PRIDE provides a subtle nod to the phrase's LGBTQ+ associations, where being "on the DL" has long referred to concealing one's identity or sexuality. It's an understated but thoughtful touch rather than an overt theme element.
Beyond the gimmick, the puzzle is packed with lively fill, from TIT FOR TAT, ICE CASTLE, and FIDGET TOY to the cinematic AD LIB clue. Combined with a clean, symmetrical grid, it makes for a polished Friday that rewards careful observation as much as wordplay.

Here’s what caught our attention today:

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About The Midi

The Midi is a daily crossword puzzle designed to sit between the quick satisfaction of The Mini and the depth of the full Daily Crossword. It offers a compact but more layered solving experience, giving players a new step in the New York Times Games lineup.

While officially launched as a daily puzzle in February 2026, the concept was tested earlier through special puzzle packs and more recently in newsletter editions. Those experiments helped shape what is now a permanent daily feature available exclusively online through the New York Times Games app and website.

Format and Structure

Most Midi puzzles use a 9×9 grid (larger than The Mini but smaller than the traditional crossword), allowing for richer wordplay and themed construction without requiring a long solving session. Toward the end of the week, grids may expand up to 11×11, and occasionally the puzzle appears in non-square formats, with different numbers of rows and columns.

Unlike The Mini, every Midi includes a title, offering a subtle hint at the puzzle’s theme or solving trick. These titles add an extra layer of discovery while keeping the experience approachable.

A Digital-First Puzzle

The Midi is built specifically for digital play. It does not appear in print, and it is available through the New York Times app and website only for subscribers.

Designing the puzzle for screens allows for occasional visual effects and interactive moments that enhance the solving experience in ways print cannot. Even with these innovations, the philosophy remains consistent: puzzles are still handcrafted by human constructors and editors, preserving the editorial voice and thoughtful construction that define New York Times Games.

Editorial Approach

The Midi is edited by Ian Livengood, who also oversees Pips. He creates about three Midi puzzles each week while collaborating with a rotating group of approximately fifteen contributors whose submissions are carefully edited before publication.

This editorial model mirrors the structure used across The New York Times crosswords, where dedicated editors maintain quality and style (like Will Shortz for The Daily and Joel Fagliano for The Mini).

New Rules and Creative Flexibility

The Midi introduces several notable changes to traditional crossword conventions, like:

• Each puzzle features a title. Before, only Sunday NYT puzzles had a title. In Midi, this is meant to give a clue about the theme without needing a distinct clue to play the role of a theme revealer.
• Grids may occasionally break from square symmetry, which is something also happening in the Mini, especially those made by Sam Ezersky.
• Two-letter answers are allowed - this is a feature borrowed from cryptic puzzles, allowing Scrabble (and NYT Crossplay) fans to bank on their skills.

Daily Availability

Puzzles are accessible the evening before the publish date. Weekday and Saturday puzzles: 10 p.m. EST the previous day. Sunday puzzles: 6 p.m. EST on Saturday.