NYT Midi Crossword · 5-Down · 6 letters
Discredit NYT Midi Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 7, 2026
Answer · 6 letters
DEMEAN
DEMEAN is the six-letter answer here: to lower someone in reputation or esteem. Read “discredit” as damaging a person's standing, rather than disproving a claim.
Different crossing letters? Check another fit →Why DEMEAN, rather than DEFAME or DEBUNK?
All three have six letters, so length alone cannot settle this clue. DEMEAN means to lower someone's standing; DEFAME concerns damaging a reputation; DEBUNK means exposing a claim as false. This Midi uses the first sense.
Check the third and last letters
D E _ _ _ _ leaves several possibilities. An M in position 3 and an N in position 6 point to DEMEAN. A different puzzle using “Discredit” may have a different answer, so do not replace conflicting crossing letters just to force this one.
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5-Down in NYT Midi Crossword puzzle for August 27, 2026.
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