What a cow chews (and chews again!)

Latest answer — May 02, 2026

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  1. 1Item in a humidor
  2. 6Similar (to)
  3. 10Savory taste
  4. 11Capital city that's home to the Spanish steps, despite its name
  5. 12"To make a movie about coffee, you need a good screenplay. How's the ___?"
  6. 14"___ Como Va" (Santana hit)
  7. 15Quid pro ___
  8. 16"Phew, what a production, glad we're done filming. That's officially a ___!"
  9. 20Align (with)
  10. 23Traveler's calculation, for short
  11. 24"Kapow!"
  12. 25Pronoun pairing
  13. 27Rodeo headwear
  14. 29"Time to generate (hopefully positive) buzz about this coffee movie. We need some good ___!"
  15. 30Thin marsh plant

Down

  1. 1Stephen King novel about a rabid dog
  2. 2Wishy-washy R.S.V.P.
  3. 3Donated
  4. 4Reddit Q&A; session
  5. 5Off-color
  6. 6Symbol that connects the "A" to "Z" in Amazon's logo
  7. 7___ pond (Japanese garden feature)
  8. 8Pesky hell-raiser
  9. 9Basketball rim attachment
  10. 13What a cow chews (and chews again!)
  11. 16Dues payer
  12. 17Athlete's post-surgery activity, perhaps
  13. 18Going ___ tooth and nail
  14. 19"The Office" character who said "There's nothing better than a beautiful day at the beach filled with sun, surf and ... diligent note-taking"
  15. 20Alphabet beginning
  16. 21Amorphous mass
  17. 22Sound from a baby T. rex, in cartoons
  18. 25Extravagant promotion
  19. 26Former Israeli P.M. Barak
  20. 28Get a Venmo request, say

The answer to “What a cow chews (and chews again!)” in the New York Times Midi crossword is CUD — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 2, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 13-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.

“What a cow chews (and chews again!)” answer

CUD (3 letters)

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Why the answer is CUD

CUD is the 3-letter solution that fits "What a cow chews (and chews again!)" in the NYT Midi crossword on May 2, 2026 (13-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CUD mean?

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

(noun)

  • partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing

When else has “What a cow chews (and chews again!)” 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 2, 2026 (most recent) → CUD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “What a cow chews (and chews again!)”?

The answer is CUD, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 2, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “What a cow chews (and chews again!)”?

3 letters: CUD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 2, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 13-Down.

Can “What a cow chews (and chews again!)” 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 2, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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