NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 14

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Slightly cracked, as a door
  2. 5Sound at a 9-Down
  3. 8Contacted on an intercom, say
  4. 10Lincoln or Lexus
  5. 11PRO "tip" #1: one type of cheese in a cheesesteak
  6. 13Pig out
  7. 14PRO "tip" #2: gas in a grillmaster's tank
  8. 17"Hoo boy ..."
  9. 18PRO "tip" #3: Campbell's soup rival
  10. 22The Green Dragon, in "The Lord of the Rings"
  11. 23"Sauer" bratwurst topping
  12. 24___ the party line
  13. 25Possible heirs to the throne

Down

  1. 1Smartphone icon
  2. 2Jam holder
  3. 3"A long, long time ___ ..."
  4. 4Gun, as an engine
  5. 5Treat for a squirrel
  6. 6Where to warm up before playing 18 holes
  7. 7Available to meet up
  8. 9Where a boxer might give you the run-around?
  9. 12Short-term vehicles given by auto dealerships
  10. 14XXX flick
  11. 15French wine region
  12. 16Texter's "Holy cow!"
  13. 18Bad thing to bite down on in a date
  14. 19___ Paulo, Brazil
  15. 20Object losing its luminosity in the 2026 film "Project Hail Mary"
  16. 21N.F.L. tiebreakers, in brief

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Slightly cracked, as a door — Answer: AJAR
  2. 5. Sound at a 9-Down — Answer: ARF
  3. 8. Contacted on an intercom, say — Answer: PAGED
  4. 10. Lincoln or Lexus — Answer: CAR
  5. 11. PRO "tip" #1: one type of cheese in a cheesesteak — Answer: PROVOLONE
  6. 13. Pig out — Answer: GORGE
  7. 14. PRO "tip" #2: gas in a grillmaster's tank — Answer: PROPANE
  8. 17. "Hoo boy ..." — Answer: OHMAN
  9. 18. PRO "tip" #3: Campbell's soup rival — Answer: PROGRESSO
  10. 22. The Green Dragon, in "The Lord of the Rings" — Answer: INN
  11. 23. "Sauer" bratwurst topping — Answer: KRAUT
  12. 24. ___ the party line — Answer: TOE
  13. 25. Possible heirs to the throne — Answer: SONS

Down

  1. 1. Smartphone icon — Answer: APP
  2. 2. Jam holder — Answer: JAR
  3. 3. "A long, long time ___ ..." — Answer: AGO
  4. 4. Gun, as an engine — Answer: REV
  5. 5. Treat for a squirrel — Answer: ACORN
  6. 6. Where to warm up before playing 18 holes — Answer: RANGE
  7. 7. Available to meet up — Answer: FREE
  8. 9. Where a boxer might give you the run-around? — Answer: DOGPARK
  9. 12. Short-term vehicles given by auto dealerships — Answer: LOANERS
  10. 14. XXX flick — Answer: PORNO
  11. 15. French wine region — Answer: RHONE
  12. 16. Texter's "Holy cow!" — Answer: OMG
  13. 18. Bad thing to bite down on in a date — Answer: PIT
  14. 19. ___ Paulo, Brazil — Answer: SAO
  15. 20. Object losing its luminosity in the 2026 film "Project Hail Mary" — Answer: SUN
  16. 21. N.F.L. tiebreakers, in brief — Answer: OTS

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Thursday, May 14, 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 14?” 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 14, 2026

The full solution for the May 14 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 Thursday, May 14.

Hints for the May 14 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 14 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 Thursday. 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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