NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Jun 5

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Sport in a cage, for short
  2. 4Prepare for a filling, as a tooth
  3. 8Bit of an apple crisp topping
  4. 9"Hello," in Mandarin
  5. 10"Let You Love Me" singer Rita ___
  6. 11Creative spark, in slang
  7. 12Uncompromising
  8. 14Casual embraces between friends ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
  9. 18Cry from an exasperated teacher
  10. 19Lukewarm
  11. 22Card game with Draw cards
  12. 23Quarterback's protectors, for short
  13. 242016 Summer Olympics host, informally
  14. 25Alpha's counterpart
  15. 26Ping-Pong table divider

Down

  1. 1Sounds on a dairy farm
  2. 2Small shops
  3. 3Gaming company that created Pong
  4. 4Portions equal to roughly 11%
  5. 5Some verbal stumbles
  6. 6Treasure hunt guide
  7. 7Sound from a playful ghost
  8. 9"I really like that thought"
  9. 13Wasting gas while parked
  10. 15Maneuver on a dead-end street
  11. 16Movie character who sings "Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three"
  12. 17Person with airs of superiority
  13. 19Overly
  14. 20West ___ (furniture retailer)
  15. 21Dessert enjoyed on March 14, fittingly

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Sport in a cage, for short — Answer: MMA
  2. 4. Prepare for a filling, as a tooth — Answer: NUMB
  3. 8. Bit of an apple crisp topping — Answer: OAT
  4. 9. "Hello," in Mandarin — Answer: NIHAO
  5. 10. "Let You Love Me" singer Rita ___ — Answer: ORA
  6. 11. Creative spark, in slang — Answer: INSPO
  7. 12. Uncompromising — Answer: STRICT
  8. 14. Casual embraces between friends ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters — Answer: SIDEHUGS
  9. 18. Cry from an exasperated teacher — Answer: LISTEN
  10. 19. Lukewarm — Answer: TEPID
  11. 22. Card game with Draw cards — Answer: UNO
  12. 23. Quarterback's protectors, for short — Answer: OLINE
  13. 24. 2016 Summer Olympics host, informally — Answer: RIO
  14. 25. Alpha's counterpart — Answer: OMEGA
  15. 26. Ping-Pong table divider — Answer: NET

Down

  1. 1. Sounds on a dairy farm — Answer: MOOS
  2. 2. Small shops — Answer: MARTS
  3. 3. Gaming company that created Pong — Answer: ATARI
  4. 4. Portions equal to roughly 11% — Answer: NINTHS
  5. 5. Some verbal stumbles — Answer: UHS
  6. 6. Treasure hunt guide — Answer: MAP
  7. 7. Sound from a playful ghost — Answer: BOO
  8. 9. "I really like that thought" — Answer: NICEIDEA
  9. 13. Wasting gas while parked — Answer: IDLING
  10. 15. Maneuver on a dead-end street — Answer: UTURN
  11. 16. Movie character who sings "Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three" — Answer: GENIE
  12. 17. Person with airs of superiority — Answer: SNOOT
  13. 19. Overly — Answer: TOO. Hint: Sometimes, less is more, but not in this case! 😉
  14. 20. West ___ (furniture retailer) — Answer: ELM
  15. 21. Dessert enjoyed on March 14, fittingly — Answer: PIE

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Friday, June 5, 2026 — every solution for that day's mid-size puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on June 5?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Midi Crossword answers page.

NYT Midi Crossword answers for June 5, 2026

The full solution for the June 5 NYT Midi is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Friday, June 5.

Hints for the June 5 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The June 5 Midi is the mid-size New York Times grid — bigger than the one-minute Mini, smaller than the full weekday crossword — so it sat somewhere between a quick hit and a proper sit-down solve that Friday. It keeps the Times' clean, playful cluing, so the answers below read like a lighter version of the main puzzle rather than a Saturday-level challenge. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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