Spill the tea

Latest answer — July 13, 2026

16 Across

What do friends do when they share the latest news about each other? ☕

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NYT Midi Crossword

This clue's Monday, July 13, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Rook-ie activity?
  2. 6Baby bear
  3. 9Really, really want
  4. 10Commercial ending with Gator or Power
  5. 11Like some run-down motels and everything bagels [3, 4]
  6. 12Mount Olympus resident
  7. 13Figures often depicted with green skin and antennae
  8. 15The Red Baron, to Snoopy [14, 13, 5]
  9. 16Spill the tea
  10. 18Photo ___
  11. 19Adorable one [17, 20]
  12. 23Word repeated before "black sheep," in a children's song
  13. 24Give a speech
  14. 25Like a mischievous look
  15. 26Country on one side of Mount Everest

Down

  1. 1Includes on an email
  2. 2Weeding tool
  3. 3___ Hewson, "Disclosure Day" actress
  4. 4Corollas and Civics
  5. 5Fashion trendsetter
  6. 6Evasive [11, 7]
  7. 7Japanese soup noodle
  8. 8Flower-growing spots
  9. 14Contaminated
  10. 15Paper [19, 1]
  11. 16Tons
  12. 17Gem with a rainbow iridescence
  13. 20Percussive dance form
  14. 21Call ___ day
  15. 22Fish in a caterpillar roll

The answer to “Spill the tea” in the New York Times Midi crossword is GOSSIP — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 13, 2026 at 16-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.

“Spill the tea” answer

GOSSIP (6 letters)

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Why the answer is GOSSIP

What do friends do when they share the latest news about each other? ☕

What does GOSSIP mean?

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

(noun)

  • casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true

When else has “Spill the tea” 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.

July 13, 2026 (most recent) → GOSSIP. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Spill the tea”?

The answer is GOSSIP, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 13, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Spill the tea”?

6 letters: GOSSIP.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 13, 2026, at 16-Across.

Can “Spill the tea” 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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