The NYT Midi Crossword July 27, 2026 puzzle by Erica Hsiung Wojcik is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Electronic music instrument, for short SYNTH
- 6 Spot-on APT
- 9 Capital of Egypt CAIRO
- 10 Concert ticket specification ROW
- 11 Not up to the job INCAPABLE
- 13 “Barbie” character who says “My job … it’s just beach” KEN
- 14 Only SOLE
- 15 Fruit that looks like a large lemon CITRON
- 17 Film, or where you might go to see a film CINEMA
- 20 Dedicated poem ODE
- 21 Put on TV AIRED
- 25 “___ and improved!” NEW
- 26 Guiding principle CREDO
- 27 Grab a bite EAT
- 28 Ostrichlike birds EMUS
Down
- 1 ___-fi SCI
- 2 Give a hard pull YANK
- 3 “Good stuff” NICE
- 4 Stupor TRANCE
- 5 Move like a bunny HOP
- 6 Structure for an outdoor wedding ceremony ARBOR
- 7 Chicken, in Spanish POLLO
- 8 11- or 12-year-old TWEEN
- 12 “Shall We Dance” star Fred ASTAIRE
- 16 Apple computer once advertised as “Chic. Not geek” IMAC
- 17 Shape of many a party hat CONE
- 18 Creative thought IDEA
- 19 Little salamander NEWT
- 22 Rock band with the hit “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” REM
- 23 End of a college email address EDU
- 24 “___ Oruguitas” (“Encanto” song) DOS
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