NYT Midi Crossword · 13-Across · 4 letters
Sport whose competitors are known as rikishi NYT Midi Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 8, 2026
Answer · 4 letters
SUMO
SUMO is the four-letter sport. Rikishi names the competitors, not the activity to enter in the grid. The Japan Sumo Association uses the term for wrestlers across its professional ranking system.
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Rikishi is the useful clue to the sporting context. The Association's English introduction calls the competitors rikishi throughout its account of professional sumo. Since the question asks for their sport, RIKISHI itself is not the fill.
A wrestler is not the same thing as a rank
Rikishi includes wrestlers at different levels, rather than naming only champions. Yokozuna is the top rank described in the Association's guide. Keep the categories separate: rikishi names a participant, yokozuna a rank, and SUMO the sport.
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13-Across in NYT Midi Crossword puzzle for September 8, 2026.
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