What DALL-E, OpenAI's text-to-image tool, can create

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Across

  1. 1Ultra-manly
  2. 6Airplane ___ (in-flight phone setting)
  3. 10Old-timey dental anesthetic
  4. 11Cooling lotion ingredient
  5. 12[Tap, tap] "Is this thing on?"
  6. 14"Let me think"
  7. 15Historic period
  8. 16Soup ingredient that is often removed before eating
  9. 20Make invalid, as a marriage
  10. 23Language suffix
  11. 24Hustlers in a billiards hall
  12. 27Workplace freebie
  13. 28Sign after Pisces
  14. 29Absolutely crush it, in slang
  15. 30Cook slowly, as tomatoes

Down

  1. 1See-through dress fabric
  2. 2Something about a million times smaller than a grain of sand
  3. 3Buddy
  4. 4Coop resident
  5. 5Trials and tribulations
  6. 6Taj ___
  7. 7Shout from a flamenco dancer
  8. 8One of the Seven Dwarfs
  9. 9Scared reaction to a spider
  10. 13"Summon" a new parent, maybe
  11. 16Like oversized luggage
  12. 17Spooky
  13. 18Slightly crooked, as a picture frame
  14. 19Spill the beans, with "up"
  15. 20Venmo and Splitwise
  16. 21Holiday tune
  17. 22Ephron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally ..."
  18. 25"Every dog ___ its day"
  19. 26What DALL-E, OpenAI's text-to-image tool, can create

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Ultra-manly — Answer: MACHO
  2. 6. Airplane ___ (in-flight phone setting) — Answer: MODE
  3. 10. Old-timey dental anesthetic — Answer: ETHER
  4. 11. Cooling lotion ingredient — Answer: ALOE
  5. 12. [Tap, tap] "Is this thing on?" — Answer: SOUNDCHECK
  6. 14. "Let me think" — Answer: HMM
  7. 15. Historic period — Answer: ERA
  8. 16. Soup ingredient that is often removed before eating — Answer: BAYLEAF
  9. 20. Make invalid, as a marriage — Answer: ANNUL
  10. 23. Language suffix — Answer: ESE. Hint: This ending can turn a place name into a word for its language or people. 🌍
  11. 24. Hustlers in a billiards hall — Answer: POOLSHARKS
  12. 27. Workplace freebie — Answer: PERK
  13. 28. Sign after Pisces — Answer: ARIES
  14. 29. Absolutely crush it, in slang — Answer: SLAY
  15. 30. Cook slowly, as tomatoes — Answer: STEW

Down

  1. 1. See-through dress fabric — Answer: MESH
  2. 2. Something about a million times smaller than a grain of sand — Answer: ATOM
  3. 3. Buddy — Answer: CHUM
  4. 4. Coop resident — Answer: HEN
  5. 5. Trials and tribulations — Answer: ORDEALS
  6. 6. Taj ___ — Answer: MAHAL
  7. 7. Shout from a flamenco dancer — Answer: OLE
  8. 8. One of the Seven Dwarfs — Answer: DOC
  9. 9. Scared reaction to a spider — Answer: EEK
  10. 13. "Summon" a new parent, maybe — Answer: CRY
  11. 16. Like oversized luggage — Answer: BULKY
  12. 17. Spooky — Answer: EERIE
  13. 18. Slightly crooked, as a picture frame — Answer: ASKEW
  14. 19. Spill the beans, with "up" — Answer: FESS
  15. 20. Venmo and Splitwise — Answer: APPS
  16. 21. Holiday tune — Answer: NOEL
  17. 22. Ephron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally ..." — Answer: NORA
  18. 25. "Every dog ___ its day" — Answer: HAS
  19. 26. What DALL-E, OpenAI's text-to-image tool, can create — Answer: ART

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The answer to “What DALL-E, OpenAI's text-to-image tool, can create” in the New York Times Midi crossword is ART — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 5, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 26-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 DALL-E, OpenAI's text-to-image tool, can create” answer

ART (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ART

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What is the answer to “What DALL-E, OpenAI's text-to-image tool, can create”?

The answer is ART, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 5, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “What DALL-E, OpenAI's text-to-image tool, can create”?

3 letters: ART.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 5, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 26-Down.

Can “What DALL-E, OpenAI's text-to-image tool, can create” have a different answer?

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