NYT Midi Crossword Answers - Jul 30
Precipitation Nation
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Across
- 1. Recycling ___ — Answer: BIN. Hint: A place where paper and cans go for a second life ♻️
- 4. To a large extent — Answer: WIDELY. Hint: Mostly, but not entirely, and in many places too 🌍
- 10. Game with Skip cards — Answer: UNO. Hint: A fast favorite for tossing matching colors and those pesky skip cards 🎴
- 11. "I wouldn't do that if I were you" — Answer: BADIDEA. Hint: Sometimes your instincts tell you to steer clear of something! 🚫
- 12. Not yet known, in brief — Answer: TBD. Hint: A common shorthand for something still undecided or pending 😅
- 13. Like a perfect paradise — Answer: UTOPIAN. Hint: Dreamy and idealized, like a place with no flaws 🌴
- 14. Optimal course of action — Answer: BESTBET. Hint: The smartest move when you’re playing it safe or taking a gamble 😏
- 16. When repeated, an expression of disapproval — Answer: TSK. Hint: A sharp little sound of annoyance, especially when said twice 😒
- 17. Salt Lake City's state — Answer: UTAH. Hint: Home to the Great Salt Lake and the Beehive State vibe 🏜️
- 18. Awakens — Answer: ROUSES. Hint: Gently stirs someone from sleep or inactivity 😊
- 20. "Bye-bye!," to a Brit — Answer: TATA. Hint: A cheerful British farewell that sounds a bit like baby talk 👋
- 21. Pan for stir-frying — Answer: WOK. Hint: A shallow, round-bottomed favorite for quick sizzling meals 🍳
- 22. 2026 market event for SpaceX, for short — Answer: IPO. Hint: A company’s big debut on the stock market, in abbreviation form 📈
- 24. ___ piece of work — Answer: REAL. Hint: A genuine item of praise, or a sly insult in disguise 😏
- 28. Clothing fitter — Answer: TAILOR. Hint: Someone who makes garments fit just right ✂️
- 31. "Oh! I almost forgot ..." — Answer: ALSO. Hint: A little extra thought tacked onto a conversation can feel like this 😅
- 32. Take off the market, as a defective car — Answer: RECALL. Hint: What dealers do when a car has a serious defect and needs to come back 🛠️
- 33. Wading bird with a curved beak — Answer: IBIS. Hint: A graceful shoreline visitor known for its long legs and elegant snout-like bill 🐦
- 34. Removed wrinkles from — Answer: IRONED. Hint: Smoothed out a shirt after the dryer’s chaos 👕
- 35. Intersection point — Answer: NODE. Hint: Where paths or branches come together in a network 🌿
- 36. Places for bullfrogs — Answer: PONDS. Hint: Quiet little water hangouts where bullfrogs love to lounge 🐸
- 37. Female sheep — Answer: EWES. Hint: This woolly creature is often found grazing in fields with her flock! 🐑
Down
- 1. Repetitive protest from a child — Answer: BUTBUT. Hint: A child’s favorite way to keep arguing when they don’t want to hear no 🙃
- 2. Still being tested, as software — Answer: INBETA. Hint: Not fully released yet, but close enough for adventurous users to try 🧪
- 3. Acknowledges nonverbally — Answer: NODSAT. Hint: Gives a silent little yes with the head 😊
- 4. 1995 post-apocalyptic film in which Kevin Costner plays the Mariner ... or an alternative title for this puzzle? — Answer: WATERWORLD. Hint: A soggy future where Kevin Costner drifts through a drowned Earth 🌊
- 5. "Same!" — Answer: IDOTOO. Hint: A playful way to say you feel exactly the same, in text-chat style 😄
- 6. Salsa or guacamole — Answer: DIP. Hint: A tasty sidekick for chips and veggies 🥑
- 7. Revises, as an article — Answer: EDITS. Hint: Tweaks a piece of writing before it goes public ✏️
- 8. A new ___ on life — Answer: LEASE. Hint: A fresh chance to begin again, like feeling renewed after a rough patch 🌱
- 9. Baseball players in the Bronx, informally — Answer: YANKS. Hint: New York’s pinstriped crew gets this casual nickname ⚾
- 11. Fella — Answer: BUB. Hint: A buddy in a very casual, old-timey way 😄
- 15. Nation with a type of precipitation in its name — Answer: THAILAND. Hint: A Southeast Asian country whose name sounds like it’s wearing rainy weather on its sleeve ☔
- 19. Nation with a type of precipitation in its name — Answer: UKRAINE. Hint: A European country whose name hides a rainy weather word inside it 🌧️
- 23. Extreme points in the Arctic and Antarctic — Answer: POLES. Hint: Earth’s farthest north and south spots are both on this map feature 🧭
- 25. Arm joint — Answer: ELBOW. Hint: The bendy spot where your arm meets your forearm 😄
- 26. Detour in a conversation — Answer: ASIDE. Hint: A little side comment that slips away from the main path 💬
- 27. Suffers defeat — Answer: LOSES. Hint: Falls short in the contest and comes away empty-handed 🏳️
- 28. Stumble — Answer: TRIP. Hint: Sometimes you might take a little fall over your own feet! 🤭
- 29. Prefix with dynamics — Answer: AERO. Hint: Think of the sky rather than the sea when adding this prefix to “dynamics” ✈️
- 30. Something clicked on a desktop — Answer: ICON. Hint: A tiny picture on your screen that opens things with a click 🖱️
Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Thursday, July 30, 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 30?” 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 30, 2026
The full solution for the July 30 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, July 30.
Full NYT Midi Crossword answer list for July 30, 2026
Every clue from the July 30 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recycling ___ | BIN |
| 4 | To a large extent | WIDELY |
| 10 | Game with Skip cards | UNO |
| 11 | "I wouldn't do that if I were you" | BADIDEA |
| 12 | Not yet known, in brief | TBD |
| 13 | Like a perfect paradise | UTOPIAN |
| 14 | Optimal course of action | BESTBET |
| 16 | When repeated, an expression of disapproval | TSK |
| 17 | Salt Lake City's state | UTAH |
| 18 | Awakens | ROUSES |
| 20 | "Bye-bye!," to a Brit | TATA |
| 21 | Pan for stir-frying | WOK |
| 22 | 2026 market event for SpaceX, for short | IPO |
| 24 | ___ piece of work | REAL |
| 28 | Clothing fitter | TAILOR |
| 31 | "Oh! I almost forgot ..." | ALSO |
| 32 | Take off the market, as a defective car | RECALL |
| 33 | Wading bird with a curved beak | IBIS |
| 34 | Removed wrinkles from | IRONED |
| 35 | Intersection point | NODE |
| 36 | Places for bullfrogs | PONDS |
| 37 | Female sheep | EWES |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repetitive protest from a child | BUTBUT |
| 2 | Still being tested, as software | INBETA |
| 3 | Acknowledges nonverbally | NODSAT |
| 4 | 1995 post-apocalyptic film in which Kevin Costner plays the Mariner ... or an alternative title for this puzzle? | WATERWORLD |
| 5 | "Same!" | IDOTOO |
| 6 | Salsa or guacamole | DIP |
| 7 | Revises, as an article | EDITS |
| 8 | A new ___ on life | LEASE |
| 9 | Baseball players in the Bronx, informally | YANKS |
| 11 | Fella | BUB |
| 15 | Nation with a type of precipitation in its name | THAILAND |
| 19 | Nation with a type of precipitation in its name | UKRAINE |
| 23 | Extreme points in the Arctic and Antarctic | POLES |
| 25 | Arm joint | ELBOW |
| 26 | Detour in a conversation | ASIDE |
| 27 | Suffers defeat | LOSES |
| 28 | Stumble | TRIP |
| 29 | Prefix with dynamics | AERO |
| 30 | Something clicked on a desktop | ICON |
Hints for the July 30 puzzle
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The July 30 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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