NYT Midi Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

All 34 clues from the Thursday New York Times Midi crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer.

Constructed by Ian Livengood“Yankee Ingenuity”
ALL CLUES34 CLUES
ACROSS
1AZip4 lettersSee answer ›5AWater park ride with floating logs5 lettersSee answer ›10A"Preach!"4 lettersSee answer ›11AToy bricks5 lettersSee answer ›12AWhat political science majors study: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›13ANot cool5 lettersSee answer ›14A"Hold My ___" (2022 Lady Gaga hit)4 lettersSee answer ›16AWhere the six states circled in this puzzle are located geographically (in their proper places!)10 lettersSee answer ›22AN.F.L. group crouching before the snap, informally5 lettersSee answer ›23A"The Raven" poet3 lettersSee answer ›24AReject, as a bill from Congress4 lettersSee answer ›25ABuddhist principle of cause and effect5 lettersSee answer ›27APerforms at a studio lot4 lettersSee answer ›28A___ Tuck (Robin Hood's friend)5 lettersSee answer ›29AEye irritation4 lettersSee answer ›30AThey might keep you in bed5 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DZig's opposite3 lettersSee answer ›2DMusic genre that emerged from the '80s D.C. punk scene3 lettersSee answer ›3DFire (up)3 lettersSee answer ›4DExactly right9 lettersSee answer ›5DTossed with force5 lettersSee answer ›6DIvan ___, eight-time Grand Slam tournament winner from 1984 to 19905 lettersSee answer ›7D"Well, this isn't great"3 lettersSee answer ›8D"Excusez-___"3 lettersSee answer ›9DMind-reading ability, for short3 lettersSee answer ›15DSuffix with hex- or prop-3 lettersSee answer ›16DExploding stars5 lettersSee answer ›17DVote into office5 lettersSee answer ›18DQuick with punny responses, say5 lettersSee answer ›19DIts showers bring May flowers, in a saying5 lettersSee answer ›20DWanderer5 lettersSee answer ›21DSweeties5 lettersSee answer ›25DFast-food chain that follows exactly 11 accounts on X, as a nod to the 11 herbs and spices in its secret recipe3 lettersSee answer ›26DCertain queer identity, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›
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