The NYT Midi Crossword June 12, 2026 puzzle by Alina Abidi is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Chitchat GAB
- 4 Raven’s cry CAW
- 7 Prosperous, but not loaded WELLTODO
- 9 Inflated works at a kids’ party BALLOONART
- 11 Approximation sent to a host, for short ETA
- 12 ___ Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie BEN
- 13 Number after uno DOS
- 15 Tennis court divider NET
- 16 Basic soapmaking ingredient LYE
- 17 Prefix with cycle TRI
- 18 Make a wager BET
- 19 Fitting APT
- 20 Have for keeps OWN
- 21 Talk trash about DIS
- 22 Class covering DNA, in brief BIO
- 23 Automated social media account BOT
- 24 “Well, lah-di-___!” DAH
- 25 The Buckeyes of the N.C.A.A. OSU
- 26 Ambient music pioneer Brian ENO
- 27 Kisses, on a valentine XES
- 28 Cardboard container, e.g. BOX
- 29 Go bad ROT
Down
- 1 Like some jiggly desserts GELATINOUS
- 2 Alternative to nothing, in some extreme situations ALL
- 3 Amorphous shape BLOB
- 4 Hartford’s state: Abbr. CONN
- 5 ___-compliant (like some accessible ramps, in brief) ADA
- 6 Game that involves changing one letter per “rung,” as seen in this puzzle WORDLADDER
- 7 Kind of plant that can tolerate drought WATERWISE
- 8 Stiff part of a pointe shoe TOE
- 9 Lunch container with segmented compartments … or, when parsed as three words, a description of the 6-Down in this puzzle BENTOBOX
- 10 Kid’s keyboard instrument TOYPIANO
- 14 Stationary scoring attempt, in basketball SETSHOT
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