The NYT Midi Crossword July 15, 2026 puzzle by Jeremy Newton is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Promising words at the altar IDO
- 4 The lady over there SHE
- 7 Furry swimmer with whiskers OTTER
- 9 Tip of a ballet shoe TOE
- 10 [The letters of RESERVOIR, in a circle] SPRINGROLL
- 12 Historical periods ERAS
- 13 Cry at a fútbol game OLE
- 14 Thick stack of cash WAD
- 15 Job for an attorney CASE
- 17 [The letters of EXECUTIVE, in a circle] HEADBAND
- 20 Creative person’s inspiration MUSE
- 21 Big boss at the top, in brief CEO
- 23 Teensy little bit TAD
- 24 Food item in a hard or soft shell TACO
- 25 [The letters of THERAPIST, in a circle] SHRINKWRAP
- 28 Fine and dandy AOK
- 29 Loud NOISY
- 30 ___ Fields (big name in cookies) MRS
- 31 Hairpiece for Halloween, perhaps WIG
Down
- 1 “How sweet ___!” ITIS
- 2 Home for a lion DEN
- 3 Alternative to .com and .biz ORG
- 4 Vehicles that may end up in a chop shop STOLENCARS
- 5 Golfer’s target HOLE
- 6 Wriggler in a coral reef EEL
- 7 Media mogul with a book club OPRAH
- 8 Legally protects, as a brand name TRADEMARKS
- 10 Use needle and thread SEW
- 11 Civil rights icon Parks ROSA
- 15 Many music purchases in the ’90s, for short CDS
- 16 1860s president, familiarly ABE
- 18 German carmaker whose logo has four rings AUDI
- 19 Tooth problem DECAY
- 22 Alley-___ (basketball play) OOP
- 23 God whose chariot is pulled by two goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr THOR
- 24 Itty-bitty branch TWIG
- 25 Uncle ___ SAM
- 26 Opposite of SSE NNW
- 27 Fish in a Japanese pond KOI
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