Make super happy

Latest answer — May 09, 2026

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NYT Midi Crossword

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Across

  1. 1Hunchbacked creatures in "The Lord of the Rings"
  2. 5"Delicious!"
  3. 8___ 66 (iconic 2,278-mile highway)
  4. 10Clickable greeting in an inbox
  5. 13Pull out all the stops
  6. 14Green gunk in a fish tank
  7. 15"Very grateful for your help!"
  8. 17Student's stat
  9. 18Exclamation that aptly rhymes with "shriek"
  10. 19"I'll get this meal"
  11. 22Day, in Spanish
  12. 24Timeworn
  13. 25Statements that lack substance ... or, when read phonetically, a description of the spoken phrases at 15- and 19-Across?
  14. 29Absolute ___ (operation represented by |x|)
  15. 30Prongs of a fork or a kalimba
  16. 33Segment of a movie
  17. 34Rechargeable two-wheeled vehicle
  18. 35Where a 33-Across might be filmed
  19. 36Dish like gumbo

Down

  1. 1Alternative to .com or .net
  2. 2Hotel unit
  3. 3Big cigar-exporting nation
  4. 4Unwilling to spend much
  5. 5"Uh-huh"
  6. 6Sch. near Hollywood
  7. 7Calendar holder on a refrigerator
  8. 9Cairo's country
  9. 11Tool for collecting fallen leaves
  10. 12A student might be assigned one in a classroom
  11. 16Fortuneteller's card deck
  12. 19Trees that are sources of syrup
  13. 20Make super happy
  14. 21Lines not in the script
  15. 22Software coders, informally
  16. 23Powerful Apple computer
  17. 26Something to whistle or hum
  18. 27Forcefully throw, in modern lingo
  19. 28Work with needles and yarn
  20. 31Barely manage, with "out"
  21. 32Work with needle and thread

The answer to “Make super happy” in the New York Times Midi crossword is ELATE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 9, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 20-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.

“Make super happy” answer

ELATE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ELATE

ELATE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Make super happy" in the NYT Midi crossword on May 9, 2026 (20-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ELATE mean?

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

(verb)

  • make (someone) ecstatically happy

When else has “Make super happy” 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 9, 2026 (most recent) → ELATE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Make super happy”?

The answer is ELATE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 9, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Make super happy”?

5 letters: ELATE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 9, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 20-Down.

Can “Make super happy” 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 this day's NYT Midi answers?

The full grid for May 9, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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