The NYT Midi Crossword July 9, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Write-___ (some tax breaks) OFFS
- 5 Perched on ATOP
- 9 Golf obstacles around a green TRAPS
- 11 Very, very serious GRAVE
- 12 Literary/film character with a ⚡️ on his forehead HARRYPOTTER
- 14 Excellent TV reception? EMMYNOD
- 15 “Raiders of the Lost ___” ARK
- 16 Restaurant booking, casually RES
- 17 Protein-rich cat food ingredient TUNA
- 19 Beverage with a ⚡️ in its logo GATORADE
- 23 Kick one’s feet up RELAX
- 26 Stash (away) STOW
- 27 Old flames EXES
- 28 Magazine whose name means “she” in French ELLE
- 29 Rock band with a ⚡️ in its logo ACDC
- 30 D.C. baseball team, informally NATS
- 31 Parent company of Instagram META
- 32 ‘Tude SASS
- 33 Low-quality A.I.-created content, colloquially SLOP
- 34 Symbol in this puzzle BOLT
Down
- 1 This, that and the ___ OTHER
- 2 One of 10 divisions in bowling FRAME
- 3 Crop-growing areas FARMS
- 4 Agile SPRY
- 5 Class with painting and printing ART
- 6 “Toodle-oo!” TATA
- 7 Finished OVER
- 8 Employee benefit PERK
- 10 Set of linguistic rules violated by the phrase “books likes she reading” SYNTAX
- 11 “Heaven forbid!” GODNO
- 13 Grumpy look POUT
- 18 Weapons stockpile ARSENAL
- 19 Car item unscrewed at the pump GASCAP
- 20 “Finally!” ATLAST
- 21 Meatheads DOLTS
- 22 Lambs’ mothers EWES
- 23 500-sheet stacks REAMS
- 24 Google Sheets alternative EXCEL
- 25 Resulted in LEDTO
- 32 “___ you’re saying there’s a chance?” SO
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