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The New York Times · Midi · Friday, June 12, 2026 · Alina Abidi
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Chitchat
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Across
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Chitchat
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Reveal
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Across
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Chitchat
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Raven's cry
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Prosperous, but not loaded
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Inflated works at a kids' party
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Approximation sent to a host, for short
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___ Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie
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Number after uno
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Tennis court divider
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Basic soapmaking ingredient
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Prefix with cycle
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Make a wager
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Fitting
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Have for keeps
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Talk trash about
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Class covering DNA, in brief
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Automated social media account
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"Well, lah-di-___!"
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The Buckeyes of the N.C.A.A.
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Ambient music pioneer Brian
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Kisses, on a valentine
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Cardboard container, e.g.
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Go bad
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Like some jiggly desserts
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Alternative to nothing, in some extreme situations
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Amorphous shape
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Hartford's state: Abbr.
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___-compliant (like some accessible ramps, in brief)
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Game that involves changing one letter per "rung," as seen in this puzzle
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Kind of plant that can tolerate drought
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Stiff part of a pointe shoe
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Lunch container with segmented compartments ... or, when parsed as three words, a description of the 6-Down in this puzzle
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Kid's keyboard instrument
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Stationary scoring attempt, in basketball