NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Jun 12

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Chitchat
  2. 4Raven's cry
  3. 7Prosperous, but not loaded
  4. 9Inflated works at a kids' party
  5. 11Approximation sent to a host, for short
  6. 12___ Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie
  7. 13Number after uno
  8. 15Tennis court divider
  9. 16Basic soapmaking ingredient
  10. 17Prefix with cycle
  11. 18Make a wager
  12. 19Fitting
  13. 20Have for keeps
  14. 21Talk trash about
  15. 22Class covering DNA, in brief
  16. 23Automated social media account
  17. 24"Well, lah-di-___!"
  18. 25The Buckeyes of the N.C.A.A.
  19. 26Ambient music pioneer Brian
  20. 27Kisses, on a valentine
  21. 28Cardboard container, e.g.
  22. 29Go bad

Down

  1. 1Like some jiggly desserts
  2. 2Alternative to nothing, in some extreme situations
  3. 3Amorphous shape
  4. 4Hartford's state: Abbr.
  5. 5___-compliant (like some accessible ramps, in brief)
  6. 6Game that involves changing one letter per "rung," as seen in this puzzle
  7. 7Kind of plant that can tolerate drought
  8. 8Stiff part of a pointe shoe
  9. 9Lunch container with segmented compartments ... or, when parsed as three words, a description of the 6-Down in this puzzle
  10. 10Kid's keyboard instrument
  11. 14Stationary scoring attempt, in basketball

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Chitchat — Answer: GAB
  2. 4. Raven's cry — Answer: CAW
  3. 7. Prosperous, but not loaded — Answer: WELLTODO
  4. 9. Inflated works at a kids' party — Answer: BALLOONART
  5. 11. Approximation sent to a host, for short — Answer: ETA
  6. 12. ___ Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie — Answer: BEN
  7. 13. Number after uno — Answer: DOS
  8. 15. Tennis court divider — Answer: NET
  9. 16. Basic soapmaking ingredient — Answer: LYE
  10. 17. Prefix with cycle — Answer: TRI
  11. 18. Make a wager — Answer: BET
  12. 19. Fitting — Answer: APT
  13. 20. Have for keeps — Answer: OWN
  14. 21. Talk trash about — Answer: DIS
  15. 22. Class covering DNA, in brief — Answer: BIO
  16. 23. Automated social media account — Answer: BOT
  17. 24. "Well, lah-di-___!" — Answer: DAH
  18. 25. The Buckeyes of the N.C.A.A. — Answer: OSU
  19. 26. Ambient music pioneer Brian — Answer: ENO
  20. 27. Kisses, on a valentine — Answer: XES
  21. 28. Cardboard container, e.g. — Answer: BOX
  22. 29. Go bad — Answer: ROT

Down

  1. 1. Like some jiggly desserts — Answer: GELATINOUS
  2. 2. Alternative to nothing, in some extreme situations — Answer: ALL
  3. 3. Amorphous shape — Answer: BLOB
  4. 4. Hartford's state: Abbr. — Answer: CONN
  5. 5. ___-compliant (like some accessible ramps, in brief) — Answer: ADA
  6. 6. Game that involves changing one letter per "rung," as seen in this puzzle — Answer: WORDLADDER
  7. 7. Kind of plant that can tolerate drought — Answer: WATERWISE
  8. 8. Stiff part of a pointe shoe — Answer: TOE
  9. 9. Lunch container with segmented compartments ... or, when parsed as three words, a description of the 6-Down in this puzzle — Answer: BENTOBOX
  10. 10. Kid's keyboard instrument — Answer: TOYPIANO
  11. 14. Stationary scoring attempt, in basketball — Answer: SETSHOT

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Friday, June 12, 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 12?” 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 12, 2026

The full solution for the June 12 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 12.

Hints for the June 12 puzzle

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