NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - Jul 3

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Urban air pollution
  2. 5Double-helix material
  3. 8Wake-up call
  4. 9Necklace or bracelet bit
  5. 10Appropriate fashion choice for a truck driver?
  6. 12Computer key diagonally adjacent to 1
  7. 13Weary feeling
  8. 14Appropriate fashion choice for a basketball player?
  9. 17Segment of a tennis match
  10. 18Go out with
  11. 19Appropriate fashion choice for a farmer?
  12. 23"___ quite welcome!"
  13. 24Unit of food that may come pre-sliced
  14. 28Adjust, as clothes
  15. 29Strong desire
  16. 30Like an enjoyer of tea?
  17. 31[Pet me!]

Down

  1. 1/
  2. 2Name shouted in a classic pool game
  3. 3Nonprofit's URL ender
  4. 4Non-___ (label on some organic foods)
  5. 5Quaid of Hollywood
  6. 6It "always wears the colors of the spirit," per Ralph Waldo Emerson
  7. 7Pop-up blocker target
  8. 8Go 10 for 10 on, say
  9. 9Wells Fargo, for one
  10. 11Sauce that pairs well with gnocchi
  11. 15Fish-eating raptor
  12. 16___ Pan
  13. 19Greenish-blue shade
  14. 20Caramel-filled candy
  15. 21Convenient excuses
  16. 22Purple shade
  17. 25Rock used to craft tools in Minecraft
  18. 26In the past
  19. 27Not very many

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Urban air pollution — Answer: SMOG
  2. 5. Double-helix material — Answer: DNA
  3. 8. Wake-up call — Answer: ALARM
  4. 9. Necklace or bracelet bit — Answer: BEAD
  5. 10. Appropriate fashion choice for a truck driver? — Answer: CARGOPANTS
  6. 12. Computer key diagonally adjacent to 1 — Answer: ESC
  7. 13. Weary feeling — Answer: ENNUI
  8. 14. Appropriate fashion choice for a basketball player? — Answer: HOOPSKIRT
  9. 17. Segment of a tennis match — Answer: SET
  10. 18. Go out with — Answer: SEE
  11. 19. Appropriate fashion choice for a farmer? — Answer: CROPTOP
  12. 23. "___ quite welcome!" — Answer: YOURE
  13. 24. Unit of food that may come pre-sliced — Answer: LOAF
  14. 28. Adjust, as clothes — Answer: ALTER
  15. 29. Strong desire — Answer: URGE
  16. 30. Like an enjoyer of tea? — Answer: NOSY
  17. 31. [Pet me!] — Answer: MEOW

Down

  1. 1. / — Answer: SLASH
  2. 2. Name shouted in a classic pool game — Answer: MARCO
  3. 3. Nonprofit's URL ender — Answer: ORG
  4. 4. Non-___ (label on some organic foods) — Answer: GMO
  5. 5. Quaid of Hollywood — Answer: DENNIS
  6. 6. It "always wears the colors of the spirit," per Ralph Waldo Emerson — Answer: NATURE
  7. 7. Pop-up blocker target — Answer: ADSITE
  8. 8. Go 10 for 10 on, say — Answer: ACE
  9. 9. Wells Fargo, for one — Answer: BANK
  10. 11. Sauce that pairs well with gnocchi — Answer: PESTO
  11. 15. Fish-eating raptor — Answer: OSPREY
  12. 16. ___ Pan — Answer: PETER
  13. 19. Greenish-blue shade — Answer: CYAN
  14. 20. Caramel-filled candy — Answer: ROLO
  15. 21. Convenient excuses — Answer: OUTS
  16. 22. Purple shade — Answer: PLUM
  17. 25. Rock used to craft tools in Minecraft — Answer: ORE
  18. 26. In the past — Answer: AGO
  19. 27. Not very many — Answer: FEW

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Friday, July 3, 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 July 3?” 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 July 3, 2026

The full solution for the July 3 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, July 3.

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