Says hello on the road, maybe

The answer to “Says hello on the road, maybe” in the New York Times Midi crossword is HONKS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on February 26, 2026 at 28-Across. 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.

“Says hello on the road, maybe” answer

HONKS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is HONKS

HONKS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Says hello on the road, maybe" in the NYT Midi crossword on February 26, 2026 (28-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HONKS mean?

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

When else has “Says hello on the road, maybe” 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.

February 26, 2026 (most recent) → HONKS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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