The NYT Midi Crossword June 8, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Roast hosts, for short MCS
- 4 Mercedes-Benz rival BMW
- 7 ___-driving car SELF
- 9 Paleo ___ DIET
- 10 Word elongated by an excited soccer announcer, perhaps GOAL
- 11 Snowman in “Frozen” OLAF
- 12 What no shaded square in this puzzle contains VOWEL
- 14 Boat’s call for assistance SOS
- 15 What each shaded square in this puzzle contains CONSONANT
- 21 The Keebler Elves live in one TREE
- 22 Poems of praise ODES
- 23 Marsh plant REED
- 24 Rain cover for firewood TARP
- 25 Trippy psychedelic drug LSD
- 26 Most physicians, for short MDS
Down
- 1 Where the New York Rangers play home games: Abbr. MSG
- 2 Business bigwig, for short CEO
- 3 Many a Balkan native SLAV
- 4 Feature that’s often bright yellow on mallard ducks BILL
- 5 “Give ___ break!” MEA
- 6 “___ With Marc Maron” (long-running podcast) WTF
- 8 Followed some dentists’ advice FLOSSED
- 9 Playground retort DOESNOT
- 13 Court romantically WOO
- 15 PC shortcut key CTRL
- 16 Mined materials in Minecraft ORES
- 17 Have to have NEED
- 18 ___ Schefter, N.F.L. writer/reporter ADAM
- 19 Wonkish type NERD
- 20 Small baking amts. TSPS
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