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NYT Midi Crossword June 5 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated June 5 2026

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Every answer from the Friday, June 5 2026 New York Times Midi Crossword — the mid-size daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Rena Cohen · Edited by Ian Livengood

Across

1Sport in a cage, for short3 lettersSee answer ›4Prepare for a filling, as a tooth4 lettersSee answer ›8Bit of an apple crisp topping3 lettersSee answer ›9"Hello," in Mandarin5 lettersSee answer ›10"Let You Love Me" singer Rita ___3 lettersSee answer ›11Creative spark, in slang5 lettersSee answer ›12Uncompromising6 lettersSee answer ›14Casual embraces between friends ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters8 lettersSee answer ›18Cry from an exasperated teacher6 lettersSee answer ›19Lukewarm5 lettersSee answer ›22Card game with Draw cards3 lettersSee answer ›23Quarterback's protectors, for short5 lettersSee answer ›242016 Summer Olympics host, informally3 lettersSee answer ›25Alpha's counterpart5 lettersSee answer ›26Ping-Pong table divider3 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Sounds on a dairy farm4 lettersSee answer ›2Small shops5 lettersSee answer ›3Gaming company that created Pong5 lettersSee answer ›4Portions equal to roughly 11%6 lettersSee answer ›5Some verbal stumbles3 lettersSee answer ›6Treasure hunt guide3 lettersSee answer ›7Sound from a playful ghost3 lettersSee answer ›9"I really like that thought"8 lettersSee answer ›13Wasting gas while parked6 lettersSee answer ›15Maneuver on a dead-end street5 lettersSee answer ›16Movie character who sings "Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three"5 lettersSee answer ›17Person with airs of superiority5 lettersSee answer ›19Overly3 lettersSee answer ›20West ___ (furniture retailer)3 lettersSee answer ›21Dessert enjoyed on March 14, fittingly3 lettersSee answer ›