The NYT Midi Crossword July 28, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Your response (hopefully) to the question “Who knows the answer to 1-Across?” IDO
- 4 Dalai ___ LAMA
- 8 Undeserving object of worship FALSEIDOL
- 11 Conchiglie + Pastime = Sleight-of-hand trick SHELLGAME
- 12 Campfire residue ASH
- 13 Rigatoni + Lid = Stretchy, strapless garment TUBETOP
- 17 Pet hair FUR
- 18 Journalist/podcaster Klein EZRA
- 20 Macaroni + Hotel offering = Space to move around ELBOWROOM
- 23 Carne ___ ASADA
- 24 “Full Metal Jacket” setting, informally NAM
- 25 ___ Jackson, longtime judge on “American Idol” RANDY
- 26 Music genre rooted in hardcore punk EMO
Down
- 1 Hypotheticals IFS
- 2 “Well, lah-di-___” DAH
- 3 Fútbol shout OLE
- 4 A Bic that may be flicked or clicked LIGHTER
- 5 Org. on toothpaste tubes ADA
- 6 Oft-repeated word from a child to a parent MOM
- 7 Tavern order ALE
- 9 Thick chunk SLAB
- 10 “You’re something ___!” ELSE
- 13 Oklahoma city on the Arkansas River TULSA
- 14 City-related URBAN
- 15 Atmosphere layer that absorbs UV rays OZONE
- 16 Charity golf event PROAM
- 17 Terror FEAR
- 19 Water balloons, for a water balloon fight AMMO
- 21 Like five of the first six digits of pi ODD
- 22 Route WAY
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