The NYT Midi Crossword June 17, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Detroit’s state: Abbr. MICH
- 5 LeBron’s league NBA
- 8 “Tiny tots with their eyes all ___” (lyric from “The Christmas Song”) AGLOW
- 10 URL ending ORG
- 11 Knot without a struggle? CLIPONTIE
- 13 Frequent political ally of Bernie Sanders, familiarly AOC
- 14 They smell NOSES
- 15 Concave cookware WOK
- 16 Impressive Wordle score TWO
- 17 “Dude …” BRO
- 19 Govt. group whose initials are half the letters of PLANET, appropriately EPA
- 22 Knight wear? CHAINMAIL
- 25 Just slightly ABIT
- 26 Takes advantage of USES
- 27 Little reminder NOTE
- 28 Greek sandwich GYRO
Down
- 1 Colorful parrot MACAW
- 2 White house? IGLOO
- 3 Headline that starts “10 Things You Won’t Believe About …,” e.g. CLICKBAIT
- 4 Leave a video call, informally HOP
- 5 Harder than it looks NOTSOEASY
- 6 Gooey cheese BRIE
- 7 Forever and ever AGES
- 9 Chinese dumpling WONTON
- 12 Right this minute NOW
- 18 Baptism or bat mitzvah RITE
- 20 Section of a wharf PIER
- 21 “I forgot to mention …” ALSO
- 22 Open a ___ of worms CAN
- 23 “Hacks” network HBO
- 24 Coffee holder MUG
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