NYT Midi Crossword July 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1AZip4 5AWater park ride with floating logs5 10A"Preach!"4 11AToy bricks5 12AWhat political science majors study: Abbr.4 13ANot cool5 14A"Hold My ___" (2022 Lady Gaga hit)4 16AWhere the six states circled in this puzzle are located geographically (in their proper places!)10 22AN.F.L. group crouching before the snap, informally5 23A"The Raven" poet3 24AReject, as a bill from Congress4 25ABuddhist principle of cause and effect5 27APerforms at a studio lot4 28A___ Tuck (Robin Hood's friend)5 29AEye irritation4 30AThey might keep you in bed5

Down

1DZig's opposite3 2DMusic genre that emerged from the '80s D.C. punk scene3 3DFire (up)3 4DExactly right9 5DTossed with force5 6DIvan ___, eight-time Grand Slam tournament winner from 1984 to 19905 7D"Well, this isn't great"3 8D"Excusez-___"3 9DMind-reading ability, for short3 15DSuffix with hex- or prop-3 16DExploding stars5 17DVote into office5 18DQuick with punny responses, say5 19DIts showers bring May flowers, in a saying5 20DWanderer5 21DSweeties5 25DFast-food chain that follows exactly 11 accounts on X, as a nod to the 11 herbs and spices in its secret recipe3 26DCertain queer identity, in brief3