The NYT Midi Crossword July 14, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 ___ Tuesday TACO
- 5 Memento from a movie ticket STUB
- 9 Taylor Swift, to Swifties, e.g. IDOL
- 10 Hourly compensation WAGE
- 11 Intellectual property protection … or an apt description of 18-Down? COPYRIGHT
- 13 What M&M’s may do in a hot car MELT
- 14 Show you aren’t interested on a dating app … or an apt description of 14-Down? SWIPELEFT
- 19 Meek TIMID
- 20 “What ___ you even talking about?!” ARE
- 21 Disney character voiced by Idina Menzel ELSA
- 22 Gold Card issuer, informally AMEX
- 23 “Totally agree!” AMEN
- 24 Swimming competition MEET
- 25 Back muscles, briefly LATS
- 26 Quirky ODD
Down
- 1 Behavioral quirk TIC
- 2 Kerfuffle ADO
- 3 Job for Al Pacino’s character in “Heat” or “Serpico” COP
- 4 Gold medal seekers OLYMPIANS
- 5 Food for a pig SWILL
- 6 Handled as a pair TAGTEAMED
- 7 Cry of disgust UGH
- 8 Put chips on the table BET
- 12 Part of a clarinet REED
- 14 Pilfer STEAL
- 15 “The Flintstones” character with orange hair WILMA
- 16 “Nothing for me, thanks” IMSET
- 17 Rescued, as one’s teammates in Capture the Flag FREED
- 18 Contents of an article TEXT
- 22 “___, amas, amat …” (Latin 101 conjugation) AMO
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