NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 8

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Arizona city named for a geological formation
  2. 5Holders of squid ink
  3. 9Mastercard rival, familiarly
  4. 10Sound of a hoof
  5. 11Segment of a window
  6. 12___ Shawkat, actress who played Maeby Fünke on "Arrested Development"
  7. 13Family member, informally
  8. 14Texter's "Are you for real?!"
  9. 15Café con ___
  10. 17Like a Bluetooth device that's close enough, say
  11. 21Alternative to J.F.K. and LaGuardia
  12. 22Journalist Couric
  13. 23"You betcha!"

Down

  1. 1Guides kept in glove boxes
  2. 2Spam folder accumulation
  3. 3Martial arts instructor
  4. 4"The Shining" prop that sold for more than $200,000 at a 2019 auction
  5. 5Frighten off
  6. 6"___ well that ends well!"
  7. 7This puzzle's circled letters, e.g.
  8. 8Neuter
  9. 14Film character who says "There's a lot more to ogres than people think"
  10. 16Kaitlan Collins's employer
  11. 18Comedian Bargatze
  12. 19One end of a golf club
  13. 20___ out a win (narrowly prevail)

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Arizona city named for a geological formation — Answer: MESA
  2. 5. Holders of squid ink — Answer: SACS
  3. 9. Mastercard rival, familiarly — Answer: AMEX
  4. 10. Sound of a hoof — Answer: CLOP
  5. 11. Segment of a window — Answer: PANE
  6. 12. ___ Shawkat, actress who played Maeby Fünke on "Arrested Development" — Answer: ALIA
  7. 13. Family member, informally — Answer: SIS
  8. 14. Texter's "Are you for real?!" — Answer: SRSLY
  9. 15. Café con ___ — Answer: LECHE
  10. 17. Like a Bluetooth device that's close enough, say — Answer: INRANGE
  11. 21. Alternative to J.F.K. and LaGuardia — Answer: NEWARK
  12. 22. Journalist Couric — Answer: KATIE
  13. 23. "You betcha!" — Answer: YEP

Down

  1. 1. Guides kept in glove boxes — Answer: MAPS
  2. 2. Spam folder accumulation — Answer: EMAIL
  3. 3. Martial arts instructor — Answer: SENSEI
  4. 4. "The Shining" prop that sold for more than $200,000 at a 2019 auction — Answer: AXE
  5. 5. Frighten off — Answer: SCAREAWAY
  6. 6. "___ well that ends well!" — Answer: ALLS
  7. 7. This puzzle's circled letters, e.g. — Answer: COIL
  8. 8. Neuter — Answer: SPAY
  9. 14. Film character who says "There's a lot more to ogres than people think" — Answer: SHREK
  10. 16. Kaitlan Collins's employer — Answer: CNN
  11. 18. Comedian Bargatze — Answer: NATE
  12. 19. One end of a golf club — Answer: GRIP
  13. 20. ___ out a win (narrowly prevail) — Answer: EKE

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Friday, May 8, 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 8?” 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 8, 2026

The full solution for the May 8 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 Friday, May 8.

Hints for the May 8 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 8 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 Friday. 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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