Leader with a baton

Latest answer — June 11, 2026

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  1. 1Unstated, yet understood
  2. 6Chimp or bonobo
  3. 9How the card game FreeCell is usually played
  4. 10It's cool for a hot second
  5. 11Investigative journalist Farrow
  6. 12___ Newton (cookie ... or is it fruit and cake?)
  7. 13Rolled-up grass
  8. 14Parenthetical comment
  9. 16World Cup sport, in Spanish
  10. 18World Cup sport, in Italian
  11. 20Nursery rhyme with the line "Put it in the oven for baby and me"
  12. 23Swelled heads
  13. 24French "to be"
  14. 25As ___ usual
  15. 26100% genuine

Down

  1. 1Covers, as a road
  2. 2Standoffish and chilly
  3. 3Leader with a baton
  4. 4Catch lightning ___ bottle
  5. 5Viably
  6. 6Locally-owned TV station licensed to air network programming
  7. 7Ponied up
  8. 8Small advantage
  9. 15World Cup sport, in American English
  10. 17Pics on a pec, say
  11. 19Vegetable in gumbo
  12. 20Lively energy
  13. 21900 years, for Yoda in "Return of the Jedi"
  14. 22Fish that becomes a piece of fishing equipment when an "R" is added to the front

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Unstated, yet understood — Answer: TACIT
  2. 6. Chimp or bonobo — Answer: APE
  3. 9. How the card game FreeCell is usually played — Answer: ALONE
  4. 10. It's cool for a hot second — Answer: FAD
  5. 11. Investigative journalist Farrow — Answer: RONAN
  6. 12. ___ Newton (cookie ... or is it fruit and cake?) — Answer: FIG
  7. 13. Rolled-up grass — Answer: SOD
  8. 14. Parenthetical comment — Answer: ASIDE
  9. 16. World Cup sport, in Spanish — Answer: FUTBOL
  10. 18. World Cup sport, in Italian — Answer: CALCIO
  11. 20. Nursery rhyme with the line "Put it in the oven for baby and me" — Answer: PATTYCAKE
  12. 23. Swelled heads — Answer: EGOS
  13. 24. French "to be" — Answer: ETRE
  14. 25. As ___ usual — Answer: PER
  15. 26. 100% genuine — Answer: REAL

Down

  1. 1. Covers, as a road — Answer: TARS
  2. 2. Standoffish and chilly — Answer: ALOOF
  3. 3. Leader with a baton — Answer: CONDUCTOR
  4. 4. Catch lightning ___ bottle — Answer: INA
  5. 5. Viably — Answer: TENABLY
  6. 6. Locally-owned TV station licensed to air network programming — Answer: AFFILIATE
  7. 7. Ponied up — Answer: PAID
  8. 8. Small advantage — Answer: EDGE
  9. 15. World Cup sport, in American English — Answer: SOCCER
  10. 17. Pics on a pec, say — Answer: TATS
  11. 19. Vegetable in gumbo — Answer: OKRA
  12. 20. Lively energy — Answer: PEP
  13. 21. 900 years, for Yoda in "Return of the Jedi" — Answer: AGE
  14. 22. Fish that becomes a piece of fishing equipment when an "R" is added to the front — Answer: EEL

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The answer to “Leader with a baton” in the New York Times Midi crossword is CONDUCTOR — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 11, 2026 at 3-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Leader with a baton” answer

CONDUCTOR (9 letters)

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Why the answer is CONDUCTOR

CONDUCTOR is the 9-letter solution that fits "Leader with a baton" in the NYT Midi crossword on June 11, 2026 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Leader with a baton” appeared?

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What is the answer to “Leader with a baton”?

The answer is CONDUCTOR, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 11, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Leader with a baton”?

9 letters: CONDUCTOR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 11, 2026, at 3-Down.

Can “Leader with a baton” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Midi sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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