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NYT Midi Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Thursday, July 16 2026 New York Times Midi Crossword — the mid-size daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Ian Livengood

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1Zip4 lettersSee answer ›5Water park ride with floating logs5 lettersSee answer ›10"Preach!"4 lettersSee answer ›11Toy bricks5 lettersSee answer ›12What political science majors study: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›13Not cool5 lettersSee answer ›14"Hold My ___" (2022 Lady Gaga hit)4 lettersSee answer ›16Where the six states circled in this puzzle are located geographically (in their proper places!)10 lettersSee answer ›22N.F.L. group crouching before the snap, informally5 lettersSee answer ›23"The Raven" poet3 lettersSee answer ›24Reject, as a bill from Congress4 lettersSee answer ›25Buddhist principle of cause and effect5 lettersSee answer ›27Performs at a studio lot4 lettersSee answer ›28___ Tuck (Robin Hood's friend)5 lettersSee answer ›29Eye irritation4 lettersSee answer ›30They might keep you in bed5 lettersSee answer ›

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1Zig's opposite3 lettersSee answer ›2Music genre that emerged from the '80s D.C. punk scene3 lettersSee answer ›3Fire (up)3 lettersSee answer ›4Exactly right9 lettersSee answer ›5Tossed with force5 lettersSee answer ›6Ivan ___, eight-time Grand Slam tournament winner from 1984 to 19905 lettersSee answer ›7"Well, this isn't great"3 lettersSee answer ›8"Excusez-___"3 lettersSee answer ›9Mind-reading ability, for short3 lettersSee answer ›15Suffix with hex- or prop-3 lettersSee answer ›16Exploding stars5 lettersSee answer ›17Vote into office5 lettersSee answer ›18Quick with punny responses, say5 lettersSee answer ›19Its showers bring May flowers, in a saying5 lettersSee answer ›20Wanderer5 lettersSee answer ›21Sweeties5 lettersSee answer ›25Fast-food chain that follows exactly 11 accounts on X, as a nod to the 11 herbs and spices in its secret recipe3 lettersSee answer ›26Certain queer identity, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›