Allow

The answer to “Allow” in the New York Times Midi crossword is LET — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 16, 2026 at 24-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Allow” answer

LET (3 letters)

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Why the answer is LET

Think of what you do when you give someone permission to do something! 👍

What does LET mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of LET is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Allow” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

May 16, 2026 (most recent) → LET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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