The NYT Midi Crossword July 5, 2026 puzzle by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Skipped over in speech, as letters of a word ELIDED
- 7 Credit alternative CASH
- 11 Dance move performed at a hoedown DOSIDO
- 12 Kind of sax or clarinet ALTO
- 13 “The plan is on!” ITSAGO
- 14 “___ on truckin’!” KEEP
- 15 Fantasy football transaction TRADE
- 16 Flood preventer LEVEE
- 17 Got away ESCAPED
- 19 Paper purchase REAM
- 22 Commotion ADO
- 23 Burnt ___ (barbecue dish) ENDS
- 24 Route created to avoid city traffic BYPASS
- 28 Network that aired “Room Raiders” and “Cribs” MTV
- 29 Prompt, as one’s memory JOG
- 30 . DOT
- 31 Place to see an indoor concert ARENA
- 33 Bakery enticement AROMA
- 35 Continue, as a subscription RENEW
- 36 Expectant parents’ tote GOBAG
- 37 Kind of low-carb, high-fat diet KETO
- 38 “Humble” home ABODE
Down
- 1 Find and fix typos EDIT
- 2 Long Tolkien saga, for short LOTR
- 3 Actress Rae of “Barbie” ISSA
- 4 Bejeweled crowns DIADEMS
- 5 Cubes have twelve of them EDGES
- 6 Scooby-___ DOO
- 7 Birthday party treat served on a stick CAKEPOP
- 8 Motrin competitor ALEVE
- 9 Knight’s ride STEED
- 10 Optimistic feeling HOPE
- 16 Singer/actress who won a Golden Globe, Grammy and Oscar for her work in “A Star Is Born” LADYGAGA
- 18 Vacation destination in Mexico, familiarly CABO
- 19 Comment REMARK
- 20 French appetizer … or American main course ENTREE
- 21 ___ calendar (pre-Christmas purchase) ADVENT
- 25 Popular dish in the Philippines ADOBO
- 26 Super angry SOMAD
- 27 Put on, as a play STAGE
- 29 Body part that drops in surprise JAW
- 32 Keanu’s role in “The Matrix” NEO
- 34 Steal from ROB
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