Poker payment

Latest answer — May 30, 2026

16 Down

It’s the small wager everyone puts in before the cards are dealt. 🃏

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NYT Midi Crossword

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  1. 1Lincoln or Eisenhower, informally
  2. 5Sleep stage, for short
  3. 8Mercedes-___
  4. 9Walk through shallow water, say
  5. 10Rapper born Shawn Carter
  6. 11"Holy moly!"
  7. 12Homer Simpson and Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, for two
  8. 14Shoot with a ray gun
  9. 15Chilled tomato-based soup
  10. 20Demographic that grew up in a digital-first world
  11. 21Get larger
  12. 221998 animated film about insects
  13. 23Simplicity
  14. 24"Holy moly!"
  15. 25Sleep "stage"?

Down

  1. 1Three-letter sammie
  2. 2Authentic
  3. 3New Age Irish musician
  4. 4Sound in a sleep stage, perhaps
  5. 5Pasta sauce brand
  6. 6Cheese wrapped in red wax
  7. 7Docs prescribe them
  8. 9Something viewed in an internet browser
  9. 13Talk, talk, talk
  10. 15___ splicing
  11. 16Poker payment
  12. 17Crustacean with a blue or box variety
  13. 18Equipment unfurled by a firefighter
  14. 19Needed to pay back
  15. 20Practical joke

The answer to “Poker payment” in the New York Times Midi crossword is ANTE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 30, 2026 at 16-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.

“Poker payment” answer

ANTE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ANTE

It’s the small wager everyone puts in before the cards are dealt. 🃏

What does ANTE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards

When else has “Poker payment” 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 30, 2026 (most recent) → ANTE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Poker payment”?

The answer is ANTE, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 30, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Poker payment”?

4 letters: ANTE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 30, 2026, at 16-Down.

Can “Poker payment” 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?

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