The NYT Midi Crossword June 13, 2026 puzzle by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Furry red monster on TV ELMO
- 5 Purring pet CAT
- 8 Tilt LEAN
- 9 Part in a play, or word that comes before play ROLE
- 10 “The sides of your room are so lit!” FIREWALLS
- 12 “The game is ___” (Sherlock Holmes announcement) AFOOT
- 13 “Those large folklore characters are so lit!” GASGIANTS
- 17 Disney princess who uses a fork to comb her hair ARIEL
- 18 “Your high-fives are always so lit!” DOPESLAPS
- 23 Drains, as energy SAPS
- 24 Natural hairstyle AFRO
- 25 Bread for a pastrami sandwich RYE
- 26 River of the underworld, in Greek myth STYX
Down
- 1 Pointy-eared creature of folklore ELF
- 2 Flowery hula “hoop” LEI
- 3 Ruin MAR
- 4 “___ Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” (Dr. Seuss classic) ONE
- 5 : COLON
- 6 Apportion ALLOT
- 7 Police academies require physical and written ones TESTS
- 9 Tennis star Nadal, to fans RAFA
- 11 Cries WAILS
- 13 Gallivants (about) GADS
- 14 Like a buzzy crowd AROAR
- 15 ___ cup (toddler’s milk holder) SIPPY
- 16 Fliers in a flying V GEESE
- 19 “Leaving ___ Vegas” LAS
- 20 Back, nautically AFT
- 21 Be nosy PRY
- 22 Chicago baseball team, familiarly SOX
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