NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 13

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Speak (up) ... or a portal that transports Mario
  2. 5Human ___ Project
  3. 7One of 195 outside the U.N. headquarters ... or what Mario often hits to end a level
  4. 9Take a nice, long bath
  5. 10Pokémon GO or PayPal
  6. 12Long ___ of the law
  7. 13Bag-checking org.
  8. 14Two-person musical act
  9. 15Animal in the Ritz-Carlton logo
  10. 16Grow exponentially ... or a power-up that makes Mario bigger
  11. 20Award at a state fair
  12. 21Invent, as a phrase ... or a possible score booster for Mario

Down

  1. 1Pinnacle
  2. 2Verb ending found in this clue
  3. 3Champagne-opening sound
  4. 4Punk rock subgenre
  5. 5Fashion magazine that went digital-only in 2019
  6. 6Extreme joy
  7. 7Discussion board
  8. 8___ salts (bath additive)
  9. 9Feeling blue
  10. 11Frying vessel
  11. 15Bird on Canadian money
  12. 17[Not my mistake]
  13. 18"Succession" network
  14. 19Baseball slugger's stat

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Speak (up) ... or a portal that transports Mario — Answer: PIPE
  2. 5. Human ___ Project — Answer: GENOME
  3. 7. One of 195 outside the U.N. headquarters ... or what Mario often hits to end a level — Answer: FLAGPOLE
  4. 9. Take a nice, long bath — Answer: SOAK
  5. 10. Pokémon GO or PayPal — Answer: APP
  6. 12. Long ___ of the law — Answer: ARM
  7. 13. Bag-checking org. — Answer: TSA
  8. 14. Two-person musical act — Answer: DUO
  9. 15. Animal in the Ritz-Carlton logo — Answer: LION
  10. 16. Grow exponentially ... or a power-up that makes Mario bigger — Answer: MUSHROOM
  11. 20. Award at a state fair — Answer: RIBBON
  12. 21. Invent, as a phrase ... or a possible score booster for Mario — Answer: COIN

Down

  1. 1. Pinnacle — Answer: PEAK
  2. 2. Verb ending found in this clue — Answer: ING
  3. 3. Champagne-opening sound — Answer: POP
  4. 4. Punk rock subgenre — Answer: EMO
  5. 5. Fashion magazine that went digital-only in 2019 — Answer: GLAMOUR
  6. 6. Extreme joy — Answer: ELATION
  7. 7. Discussion board — Answer: FORUM
  8. 8. ___ salts (bath additive) — Answer: EPSOM
  9. 9. Feeling blue — Answer: SAD
  10. 11. Frying vessel — Answer: PAN
  11. 15. Bird on Canadian money — Answer: LOON
  12. 17. [Not my mistake] — Answer: SIC
  13. 18. "Succession" network — Answer: HBO
  14. 19. Baseball slugger's stat — Answer: RBI

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Wednesday, May 13, 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 13?” 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 13, 2026

The full solution for the May 13 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 Wednesday, May 13.

Hints for the May 13 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 13 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 Wednesday. 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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