The NYT Midi Crossword June 25, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Instrumental group at a halftime performance PEPBAND
- 8 Huffington who co-founded The Huffington Post ARIANNA
- 9 Cruised the open waters on a fancy boat YACHTED
- 10 Tuna variety AHI
- 11 Prickly and brusque GRUFF
- 13 Departure from the norm ANOMALY
- 15 By way of VIA
- 16 Tree with red berrylike fruit YEW
- 18 The only consonants in “one-on-one” ENS
- 19 ___ Heel State (North Carolina) TAR
- 20 To the ___ degree NTH
- 21 Letter before sigma in the Greek alphabet RHO
- 22 Employ, as a talent USE
- 23 Insect lucky enough to elude the 15-/12-Down ANT
- 24 Roll of grass SOD
- 25 “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” author POE
Down
- 1 “You’ll ___ for this!” PAY
- 2 Long period of history ERA
- 3 Roguish person, from Spanish PICARO
- 4 Scrooge’s “Harrumph!” BAHHUMBUG
- 5 Political group opposing far-right ideologies ANTIFA
- 6 Opposite of SSW NNE
- 7 Youth soccer coach, perhaps DAD
- 11 Ground together, as teeth GNASHED
- 12 See 15-Down FLYTRAP
- 13 “That’s just doggone wrong!” AINTSO
- 14 “Nice idea … but that’s not happening” YEAHNO
- 15 With 12-Down, bug-eating plant … as depicted in this puzzle VENUS
- 17 Scribbled down WROTE
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