NYT Midi Crossword July 8 2026 Answers

All 42 clues from the Wednesday New York Times Midi crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer.

Constructed by Tom McCoyEdited by Ian Livengood“Meet Me in the Middle”
ALL CLUES42 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"The Fault in ___ Stars" (2012 book)3 lettersSee answer ›4ARelied on7 lettersSee answer ›11A"Eureka!"3 lettersSee answer ›12ASpecialized end-of-life care program7 lettersSee answer ›13ALight blue bloom also known as "scorpion grass"11 lettersSee answer ›15ABundle of papers5 lettersSee answer ›16A"Rolling in the Deep" singer5 lettersSee answer ›17AUsed to be3 lettersSee answer ›19ATitle for a knight3 lettersSee answer ›20AMidafternoon coffee after a big lunch, say8 lettersSee answer ›25A"And now, without further ___ ..."3 lettersSee answer ›26ASign up for the armed services6 lettersSee answer ›30AFictional plumber who says "It's-a-me!"5 lettersSee answer ›33AFlood preventer5 lettersSee answer ›34AT-shirt from an older sibling, perhaps10 lettersSee answer ›36ANostalgic songs6 lettersSee answer ›37A2012 Taylor Swift album whose name is a color3 lettersSee answer ›38AHankerings4 lettersSee answer ›39AGolf course measure: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DGaloots4 lettersSee answer ›2D"That's not good"4 lettersSee answer ›3DUncommon4 lettersSee answer ›4DOne's relatives, slangily6 lettersSee answer ›5DDecay3 lettersSee answer ›6DWest Point, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›7DZoomed along4 lettersSee answer ›8DPointy parts of forks5 lettersSee answer ›9DFood-poisoning bacteria5 lettersSee answer ›10DDiscourage5 lettersSee answer ›14DStare4 lettersSee answer ›18D"You understand?"3 lettersSee answer ›20DReceptionist on "The Office"3 lettersSee answer ›21DTop potato-producing state in the U.S.5 lettersSee answer ›22DHard thing to find underwater?5 lettersSee answer ›23D"Except maybe ..."6 lettersSee answer ›24DBegged4 lettersSee answer ›27DOff-white color5 lettersSee answer ›28DUsed a needle and thread5 lettersSee answer ›29DIs disposed (to)5 lettersSee answer ›31DFilm archaeologist who wears a fedora, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›32DGarfield's canine frenemy4 lettersSee answer ›35D"12 Angry ___" (1957 film)3 lettersSee answer ›
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