The NYT Midi Crossword June 23, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Cleaning tool with a long handle MOP
- 4 Part of a doorframe JAMB
- 8 Name found in “chariot” ARI
- 9 West Coast sch. east of Topanga State Park UCLA
- 10 Big Red … in baseball PETEROSE
- 12 Greatly relish SAVOR
- 13 Big Red … in college athletics CORNELL
- 17 Roald who wrote “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” DAHL
- 19 Low-___ (lite) CAL
- 20 People’s Sexiest Man ___ ALIVE
- 22 “Hazy” brew, for short IPA
- 23 Gloomy MOPEY
- 24 Big Red, … in a candy aisle GUM
- 25 Circle around a star? POSSE
- 26 Retreat where one might wear a robe SPA
Down
- 1 One might say “X Marks the Spot” MAP
- 2 Parts of a rockhound’s collection ORES
- 3 Crunchy snacks dipped in hummus PITACHIPS
- 4 One of 12 on a courtroom panel JUROR
- 5 Nut for a squirrel ACORN
- 6 Org. for the Philadelphia Union and Portland Timbers MLS
- 7 My love, in slang BAE
- 11 Changes over time EVOLVES
- 14 Vaping devices, for short ECIGS
- 15 Drink, like a cat LAPUP
- 16 Pack animal with banana-shaped ears LLAMA
- 17 Mildly wet DAMP
- 18 Potatoes, in Indian cooking ALOO
- 21 “Beauty is in the ___ of the beholder” EYE
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