The NYT Midi Crossword July 7, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Coffee, slangily JAVA
- 5 Ran, as colors in the laundry BLED
- 9 Spanish dessert akin to crème caramel FLAN
- 10 Sound from a lion ROAR
- 11 Back-stretching yoga pose by blues musician B.B.? KINGCOBRA
- 13 Like bass, among the four major singing voices LOWEST
- 14 Native of Helsinki FINN
- 15 Back-stretching yoga pose by country singer Clint? BLACKCAT
- 19 Dalai ___ LAMA
- 20 Unwanted (yet often unavoidable) smell in a gym bag ODOR
- 22 Where cookies cook OVEN
- 23 Path behind a motorboat WAKE
- 24 Thick rolls of dough WADS
- 25 Pre-___ student MED
Down
- 1 Big Apple airport, in brief JFK
- 2 Muhammad who said “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was” ALI
- 3 Rental for movers VAN
- 4 Adherents of the Church of England ANGLICANS
- 5 Back-stretching yoga pose by soul artist James? BROWNCOW
- 6 Often-pierced part of 7-Down LOBE
- 7 Wet behind the ___ EARS
- 8 “Aw, shucks!” DRAT
- 12 Thwack on the head CONK
- 14 Renowned FAMED
- 15 Try to extinguish birthday candles BLOW
- 16 The floor is ___ (kids’ game) LAVA
- 17 Singer Levine of Maroon 5 ADAM
- 18 Puff from a pipe TOKE
- 21 Color of the circle on Japan’s flag RED
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