The NYT Midi Crossword July 11, 2026 puzzle by Avery Gee Katz and Aaron Gee is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 One navigating a maze, maybe LABRAT
- 7 Go out, as the tide EBB
- 10 “Can I get a volunteer?” ANYONE
- 11 Outback animal that bounces, for short ROO
- 12 Wilbur, to Charlotte? PENPAL
- 13 “Just ___, baby” (Las Vegas Raiders motto) WIN
- 14 “___ is me!” WOE
- 15 Chinese dynasty noted for vases MING
- 16 Bugs Bunny, to Lola? WARRENG
- 19 Fashion house whose name rhymes with “J’adore” DIOR
- 20 Dory, to Marlon? SCHOOLMATE
- 26 Play basketball, slangily HOOP
- 27 Laundry care instructions LABEL
- 28 Overblown excitement HYPE
- 29 Move with stealth SNEAK
Down
- 1 Spot for a little dog to rest, maybe LAP
- 2 All over again ANEW
- 3 Already BYNOW
- 4 Strategy used by Muhammad Ali in Rumble in the Jungle ROPEADOPE
- 5 Santa ___ winds ANA
- 6 Contact info abbr. TEL
- 7 Physicist Schrödinger, creator of Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment ERWIN
- 8 Jack-in-the-box onomatopoeia BOING
- 9 Smoke shop purchase BONG
- 15 Disney’s King Triton, e.g. MERMAN
- 17 ___ de Janeiro RIO
- 18 Buns in a basket ROLLS
- 20 [Don’t wake the baby!] SHH
- 21 Flirtatiously shy COY
- 22 Struggle to put on a shoe while rushing out the door, say HOP
- 23 Prez on the U.S. penny ABE
- 24 Bigelow product TEA
- 25 Antlered animal ELK
MINI Clues are grouped in the order they appeared in the puzzle and If the answers above do not solve a specific clue just open the clue link and it will show you all the possible solutions that we have for that clue.