Shapes, as clay

Latest answer — June 14, 2026

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Across

  1. 1"As I see it ...," in textspeak
  2. 4"OMG, please spare me the gory details!"
  3. 7Floor-wiping tool
  4. 8Sound from an owl
  5. 9Poetic homage
  6. 10Shapes, as clay
  7. 11Male figures in the Barbie universe
  8. 13Shipshape
  9. 14Fictional Notre Dame resident ... or, when read as two words, how you might describe the shaded answers?
  10. 19Some PC port types
  11. 20Wilson of "Wedding Crashers"
  12. 21___ of Skye
  13. 22Word shouted by a forgetful actor
  14. 23Very, in French
  15. 24"You rang?"

Down

  1. 1Reassuring call following a loud bang
  2. 2Mean, median and ___
  3. 3Online reservation service with the onetime tagline "You don't need a reason, you need a restaurant"
  4. 4Highway expense
  5. 5Online forum regulators, for short
  6. 6"___ my way or the highway!"
  7. 8"Wowza!"
  8. 10Prime minister of India beginning in 2014
  9. 12Insults, informally
  10. 14Throw in the towel
  11. 15Country that spanned 11 time zones, for short
  12. 16Boo-boo
  13. 17TV rooms
  14. 1810/10?

The answer to “Shapes, as clay” in the New York Times Midi crossword is MOLDS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 14, 2026 at 10-Across. 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.

“Shapes, as clay” answer

MOLDS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is MOLDS

MOLDS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Shapes, as clay" in the NYT Midi crossword on June 14, 2026 (10-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MOLDS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MOLDS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens
  • a distinctive and typical style, form, or character
  • a frame or template for producing mouldings

When else has “Shapes, as clay” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

June 14, 2026 (most recent) → MOLDS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Shapes, as clay”?

The answer is MOLDS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 14, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Shapes, as clay”?

5 letters: MOLDS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 14, 2026, at 10-Across.

Can “Shapes, as clay” 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.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Midi answers?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Midi answers page.

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