The NYT Midi Crossword July 26, 2026 puzzle by Evan Kalish is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Hot stone massage locale SPA
- 4 “___ yourself!” (“Get ready for impact!”) BRACE
- 9 Gear tooth COG
- 10 Event with teams of runners RELAY
- 11 Letters before an alias AKA
- 12 “Your problems matter to me” ICARE
- 13 Inclined to keep one’s emotions close to the chest RETICENT
- 15 Cubicle fixtures DESKS
- 16 Pearl producer OYSTER
- 20 President who signed the Affordable Care Act into law OBAMA
- 23 Eggs at an I.V.F. lab OVA
- 24 Stick that might measure a foot RULER
- 25 Month in which Omisoka (Japanese New Year’s Eve) is celebrated: Abbr. DEC
- 26 Birthday greeting in an inbox ECARD
- 27 Number that appears in “loneliest number,” appropriately ONE
Down
- 1 “The Lion King” villain SCAR
- 2 Jabbed with a finger POKED
- 3 Banded gem AGATE
- 4 Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s nickname, with “the” BRICKYARD
- 5 Play period at school RECESS
- 6 Ritchson who plays Jack Reacher ALAN
- 7 Four-wheeler in a market CART
- 8 Retina’s place EYE
- 14 Compound with a chemical variant ISOMER
- 17 ___ list TODO
- 18 Like all multiples of two EVEN
- 19 “400” event on July 26, 2026 at the 4-Down, e.g. RACE
- 20 Mined metallic rock ORE
- 21 Tampa Bay football player, informally BUC
- 22 Chicken ___ king ALA
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