Sounds made by pressing the middle finger into the thumb

The answer to “Sounds made by pressing the middle finger into the thumb” in the New York Times Midi crossword is SNAPS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 26, 2026 at 1-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.

“Sounds made by pressing the middle finger into the thumb” answer

SNAPS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SNAPS

SNAPS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Sounds made by pressing the middle finger into the thumb" in the NYT Midi crossword on March 26, 2026 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SNAPS mean?

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

When else has “Sounds made by pressing the middle finger into the thumb” 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.

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

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