NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Jun 25

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Instrumental group at a halftime performance
  2. 8Huffington who co-founded The Huffington Post
  3. 9Cruised the open waters on a fancy boat
  4. 10Tuna variety
  5. 11Prickly and brusque
  6. 13Departure from the norm
  7. 15By way of
  8. 16Tree with red berrylike fruit
  9. 18The only consonants in "one-on-one"
  10. 19___ Heel State (North Carolina)
  11. 20To the ___ degree
  12. 21Letter before sigma in the Greek alphabet
  13. 22Employ, as a talent
  14. 23Insect lucky enough to elude the 15-/12-Down
  15. 24Roll of grass
  16. 25"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" author

Down

  1. 1"You'll ___ for this!"
  2. 2Long period of history
  3. 3Roguish person, from Spanish
  4. 4Scrooge's "Harrumph!"
  5. 5Political group opposing far-right ideologies
  6. 6Opposite of SSW
  7. 7Youth soccer coach, perhaps
  8. 11Ground together, as teeth
  9. 12See 15-Down
  10. 13"That's just doggone wrong!"
  11. 14"Nice idea ... but that's not happening"
  12. 15With 12-Down, bug-eating plant ... as depicted in this puzzle
  13. 17Scribbled down

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Instrumental group at a halftime performance — Answer: PEPBAND
  2. 8. Huffington who co-founded The Huffington Post — Answer: ARIANNA
  3. 9. Cruised the open waters on a fancy boat — Answer: YACHTED
  4. 10. Tuna variety — Answer: AHI
  5. 11. Prickly and brusque — Answer: GRUFF
  6. 13. Departure from the norm — Answer: ANOMALY
  7. 15. By way of — Answer: VIA
  8. 16. Tree with red berrylike fruit — Answer: YEW
  9. 18. The only consonants in "one-on-one" — Answer: ENS
  10. 19. ___ Heel State (North Carolina) — Answer: TAR
  11. 20. To the ___ degree — Answer: NTH
  12. 21. Letter before sigma in the Greek alphabet — Answer: RHO
  13. 22. Employ, as a talent — Answer: USE
  14. 23. Insect lucky enough to elude the 15-/12-Down — Answer: ANT
  15. 24. Roll of grass — Answer: SOD
  16. 25. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" author — Answer: POE

Down

  1. 1. "You'll ___ for this!" — Answer: PAY
  2. 2. Long period of history — Answer: ERA
  3. 3. Roguish person, from Spanish — Answer: PICARO
  4. 4. Scrooge's "Harrumph!" — Answer: BAHHUMBUG
  5. 5. Political group opposing far-right ideologies — Answer: ANTIFA
  6. 6. Opposite of SSW — Answer: NNE
  7. 7. Youth soccer coach, perhaps — Answer: DAD
  8. 11. Ground together, as teeth — Answer: GNASHED
  9. 12. See 15-Down — Answer: FLYTRAP
  10. 13. "That's just doggone wrong!" — Answer: AINTSO
  11. 14. "Nice idea ... but that's not happening" — Answer: YEAHNO
  12. 15. With 12-Down, bug-eating plant ... as depicted in this puzzle — Answer: VENUS
  13. 17. Scribbled down — Answer: WROTE

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Thursday, June 25, 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 25?” 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 25, 2026

The full solution for the June 25 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 Thursday, June 25.

Hints for the June 25 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The June 25 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 Thursday. 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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