NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 3

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Chipper greeting
  2. 5Partner of Salt and DJ Spinderella, in a hip-hop group
  3. 9Get ___ the ground floor
  4. 10"___ fair in love and war"
  5. 11Quick Instagram video of jumping over monster trucks on a motorcycle?
  6. 13Broadway show backdrop
  7. 14Costa ___
  8. 15Shares online, as someone else's meme
  9. 17Sharp's opposite, in music
  10. 18Feel sorry about
  11. 20Quick YouTube video of raking leaves, apple-picking and carving pumpkins?
  12. 22"Coyote vs. ___" (2026 movie in which Wile E. Coyote sues a corporation)
  13. 23It's a thought!
  14. 24Animal on "Xing" signs
  15. 25Challenge for a fastidious person

Down

  1. 1Sound from an angry cat
  2. 2Program allowing for human-computer communication
  3. 3"I dunno"
  4. 4Author Patchett
  5. 5Host of the 2024 Summer Olympics
  6. 6Conductor in a circuit
  7. 7Sources of delight
  8. 8Communication system with "finger spelling," for short
  9. 12Easy gaits for horses
  10. 16Less sun-kissed
  11. 19H-shaped Greek letters
  12. 20Labubus or Dubai chocolate in 2025, e.g.
  13. 21That guy

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Chipper greeting — Answer: HIYA
  2. 5. Partner of Salt and DJ Spinderella, in a hip-hop group — Answer: PEPA
  3. 9. Get ___ the ground floor — Answer: INON
  4. 10. "___ fair in love and war" — Answer: ALLS
  5. 11. Quick Instagram video of jumping over monster trucks on a motorcycle? — Answer: STUNTREEL
  6. 13. Broadway show backdrop — Answer: SET
  7. 14. Costa ___ — Answer: RICA
  8. 15. Shares online, as someone else's meme — Answer: REPOSTS
  9. 17. Sharp's opposite, in music — Answer: FLAT
  10. 18. Feel sorry about — Answer: RUE
  11. 20. Quick YouTube video of raking leaves, apple-picking and carving pumpkins? — Answer: FALLSHORT
  12. 22. "Coyote vs. ___" (2026 movie in which Wile E. Coyote sues a corporation) — Answer: ACME
  13. 23. It's a thought! — Answer: IDEA
  14. 24. Animal on "Xing" signs — Answer: DEER
  15. 25. Challenge for a fastidious person — Answer: MESS

Down

  1. 1. Sound from an angry cat — Answer: HISS
  2. 2. Program allowing for human-computer communication — Answer: INTERFACE
  3. 3. "I dunno" — Answer: YOUTELLME
  4. 4. Author Patchett — Answer: ANN
  5. 5. Host of the 2024 Summer Olympics — Answer: PARIS
  6. 6. Conductor in a circuit — Answer: ELECTRODE
  7. 7. Sources of delight — Answer: PLEASURES
  8. 8. Communication system with "finger spelling," for short — Answer: ASL
  9. 12. Easy gaits for horses — Answer: TROTS
  10. 16. Less sun-kissed — Answer: PALER
  11. 19. H-shaped Greek letters — Answer: ETAS
  12. 20. Labubus or Dubai chocolate in 2025, e.g. — Answer: FAD
  13. 21. That guy — Answer: HIM

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Sunday, May 3, 2026 — every solution for that day's mid-size puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on May 3?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Midi Crossword answers page.

NYT Midi Crossword answers for May 3, 2026

The full solution for the May 3 NYT Midi is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, May 3.

Hints for the May 3 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 3 Midi is the mid-size New York Times grid — bigger than the one-minute Mini, smaller than the full weekday crossword — so it sat somewhere between a quick hit and a proper sit-down solve that Sunday. It keeps the Times' clean, playful cluing, so the answers below read like a lighter version of the main puzzle rather than a Saturday-level challenge. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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