The NYT Midi Crossword June 9, 2026 puzzle by Tom McCoy is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Vehicle that is spelled the same in reverse RACECAR
- 8 Unseats, as a champion DETHRONES
- 10 Farthest from the middle OUTERMOST
- 11 Bag-checking org. TSA
- 12 Heroine of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” REY
- 13 ___-conscious ECO
- 15 “Welcome” thing on a porch MAT
- 16 Vehicle that is spelled the same in reverse KAYAK
- 18 “Now wait just a ___!” SEC
- 19 Was up in the air, in a way LEVITATED
- 25 Devices at a rock concert AMPS
- 26 Broad WIDE
- 27 Vehicle that is 28-Across in reverse BUS
- 28 Vehicle that is 27-Across in reverse SUB
Down
- 1 Find a new function for REUSE
- 2 Break down an opponent’s defense, in soccer ATTACK
- 3 Michael of “S.N.L.” CHE
- 4 “To ___ is human …” ERR
- 5 See 8-Down COM
- 6 Pullover jacket with a kangaroo pocket ANORAK
- 7 Go back to square one, say RESET
- 8 With 5-Down, common URL ending DOT
- 9 Pig’s home STY
- 14 Welcome sight in a desert OASIS
- 15 Colorful parrot MACAW
- 17 Cheeky response to “This is the worst day of my life!” YET
- 19 Word after chocolate, crime or chemistry LAB
- 20 Ostrich relative EMU
- 21 Second-in-command politicians, in brief VPS
- 22 “___ the season!” TIS
- 23 End of a university URL EDU
- 24 Former secretary of the interior Haaland DEB
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