NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 15

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Secretly loops in on an email
  2. 5Swindle
  3. 9"Bloody" steakhouse order
  4. 10"You can say that again!"
  5. 11Aid and ___
  6. 12What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up
  7. 13"Man, that hurts!"
  8. 14Up to this point
  9. 15Venomous African snake
  10. 17German sausage
  11. 21It's the "new oil," per mathematician Clive Humby
  12. 22Sulk
  13. 23Tucked in for the night, quaintly
  14. 24Intend (to)
  15. 25"Da," in Russian or Romanian
  16. 26Sneaky

Down

  1. 1Donkey's sound
  2. 2Mexican spring break destination, familiarly
  3. 3Colleagues on a spacecraft or airplane
  4. 4___ the record straight
  5. 5Indicators of pregnancy ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (and shape!)
  6. 6"Nothing can stop me now!"
  7. 7Onetime late-night host Jay
  8. 8Had down pat
  9. 14Pricey German car
  10. 16The slightest amount
  11. 17Time to make a yearly wish, informally
  12. 18Broccoli ___
  13. 19Fix, as a female pet
  14. 20Number of years Odysseus fought in the Trojan War

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Secretly loops in on an email — Answer: BCCS
  2. 5. Swindle — Answer: BILK
  3. 9. "Bloody" steakhouse order — Answer: RARE
  4. 10. "You can say that again!" — Answer: AMEN
  5. 11. Aid and ___ — Answer: ABET
  6. 12. What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up — Answer: BONE
  7. 13. "Man, that hurts!" — Answer: YOW
  8. 14. Up to this point — Answer: BYNOW
  9. 15. Venomous African snake — Answer: MAMBA
  10. 17. German sausage — Answer: BRATWURST
  11. 21. It's the "new oil," per mathematician Clive Humby — Answer: DATA
  12. 22. Sulk — Answer: MOPE
  13. 23. Tucked in for the night, quaintly — Answer: ABED
  14. 24. Intend (to) — Answer: PLAN
  15. 25. "Da," in Russian or Romanian — Answer: YES
  16. 26. Sneaky — Answer: SLY

Down

  1. 1. Donkey's sound — Answer: BRAY
  2. 2. Mexican spring break destination, familiarly — Answer: CABO
  3. 3. Colleagues on a spacecraft or airplane — Answer: CREWMATES
  4. 4. ___ the record straight — Answer: SET
  5. 5. Indicators of pregnancy ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (and shape!) — Answer: BABYBUMPS
  6. 6. "Nothing can stop me now!" — Answer: IMONAROLL
  7. 7. Onetime late-night host Jay — Answer: LENO
  8. 8. Had down pat — Answer: KNEW
  9. 14. Pricey German car — Answer: BMW
  10. 16. The slightest amount — Answer: ATAD
  11. 17. Time to make a yearly wish, informally — Answer: BDAY
  12. 18. Broccoli ___ — Answer: RABE
  13. 19. Fix, as a female pet — Answer: SPAY
  14. 20. Number of years Odysseus fought in the Trojan War — Answer: TEN

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Friday, May 15, 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 15?” 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 15, 2026

The full solution for the May 15 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 15.

Hints for the May 15 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 15 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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