Midi Crossword 07/23/2026. Over thirty-one clues were solved by us and displayed below, please check them out to solve your hard clues.
The New York Times MIdi puzzles are, as the name suggests, medium crossword puzzles. Suitable for those for whom the Main is too complex and the Mini is too easy. The middle puzzle is the perfect balance for those looking for time passer game not too hard not to easy.
Across →
- 1a Lust and envy, for twoSINS
- 5a Disney villain who says “I was first in line, until the little hairball was born”SCAR
- 9a ___ Gallagher, lead guitarist of OasisNOEL
- 10a “This can’t be good!”OHNO
- 11a Just a stone’s throw ___AWAY
- 12a Some fishing gearNETS
- 13a Removed the skin of, as a fruitPARED
- 15a MiniatureWEE
- 16a What a picture might be displayed inFRAME
- 18a Tax filing expert, for shortCPA
- 20a One-named Nigerian singer with the 1985 hit “Smooth Operator”SADE
- 22a Legendary British director of the 1959 film hinted at by the circled lettersHITCHCOCK
- 25a “What a shame”ALAS
- 26a Currency in Cologne but not CopenhagenEURO
- 27a Ham operator?DELI
- 28a Good-looking fellaSTUD
Down ↓
- 1d “___, crackle, pop”SNAP
- 2d State that’s got 99 counties, and Mitchell is oneIOWA
- 3d Dire, as injuriesNEARFATAL
- 4d More craftySLYER
- 5d Child with “Jr.” after his name, maybeSON
- 6d BeratedCHEWEDOUT
- 7d Buy-in at the start of a poker handANTE
- 8d ___-colored glassesROSE
- 14d Sprinkle, as of seasoningDASH
- 17d Spiked clubs used in medieval timesMACES
- 18d African country NE of CameroonCHAD
- 19d HeapPILE
- 21d Light brown hue with a French nameECRU
- 23d CBS show that helped popularize forensic scienceCSI
- 24d Defeated in a boxing match, for shortKOD