Keyboard button above Caps Lock

Latest answer — May 07, 2026

23 Down

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NYT Midi Crossword

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Across

  1. 1What a furnace provides
  2. 5Nat Geo or Time, for short
  3. 8Breakfast items favored by Eleven on "Stranger Things"
  4. 10Letters before a texter's two cents
  5. 11Nary a soul
  6. 12Sound on a dairy farm
  7. 13Know-it-all
  8. 15Words from Caesar to Brutus
  9. 18Unit that is equivalent to about 4,000 blocks in Minecraft
  10. 19Bring into the police station, say
  11. 21Fish eggs
  12. 22Exposed
  13. 26Features on the back of most airplane seats
  14. 27Cheer for an opera diva
  15. 28Guys
  16. 29Website with a "Deals" tab

Down

  1. 1Mother ___ (doting sort)
  2. 2Counterpart to Freud's id
  3. 3In the past
  4. 4Mother ___ (first language, often)
  5. 5Impersonate
  6. 6Love, in French
  7. 7Mother ___ (name in nursery rhymes)
  8. 9Look at
  9. 14Mother ___ (personification of all living things)
  10. 15Mother ___ (Greek goddess Gaia, essentially)
  11. 16Stash of treasure
  12. 17Lock of hair
  13. 20Shed many tears
  14. 23Keyboard button above Caps Lock
  15. 24Actress Mendes
  16. 25"Happy Mother's ___!"

The answer to “Keyboard button above Caps Lock” in the New York Times Midi crossword is TAB — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 7, 2026 at 23-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.

“Keyboard button above Caps Lock” answer

TAB (3 letters)

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Why the answer is TAB

TAB is the 3-letter solution that fits "Keyboard button above Caps Lock" in the NYT Midi crossword on May 7, 2026 (23-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TAB mean?

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

(noun)

  • a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold, fasten, or manipulate it, or for identification and information
  • a second or further document or page that can be opened on a web browser or spreadsheet
  • a restaurant bill

When else has “Keyboard button above Caps Lock” 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 7, 2026 (most recent) → TAB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Keyboard button above Caps Lock”?

The answer is TAB, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 7, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Keyboard button above Caps Lock”?

3 letters: TAB.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 7, 2026, at 23-Down.

Can “Keyboard button above Caps Lock” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Midi sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Midi answers?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Midi answers page.

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