NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 20

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1___ and chain
  2. 5Grp. running the National Palm Print System
  3. 8Utter pandemonium
  4. 10Living room curtain holder
  5. 11Brief film appearance
  6. 12Early leader in dial-up internet
  7. 13Charlotte who wrote "Jane Eyre"
  8. 15Egg cells
  9. 18Borderline salacious
  10. 19Overly anxious sort
  11. 21Provide funds for
  12. 22With 5-Down, U.S. city with the iconic "crookedest street in the world," as hinted at in the circled letters
  13. 24A little off
  14. 25The Cavaliers, on N.B.A. scoreboards
  15. 26Oodles and oodles
  16. 27So last year

Down

  1. 1Email field that protects privacy
  2. 2"Oh, I get it now"
  3. 3On the ___ (fleeing)
  4. 4Singer Lisa with the #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)"
  5. 5See 22-Across
  6. 6Rendezvous in the wee hours, maybe
  7. 7Not doing much
  8. 9Woes
  9. 14Grain used in making many cereals
  10. 15N.B.A. great Shaquille
  11. 16App with a "Pay/Request" button
  12. 17I.R.S. investigation
  13. 20Friend on "Friends"
  14. 23___ Sampson, protagonist on Peacock's "The Paper"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. ___ and chain — Answer: BALL
  2. 5. Grp. running the National Palm Print System — Answer: FBI
  3. 8. Utter pandemonium — Answer: CHAOS
  4. 10. Living room curtain holder — Answer: ROD
  5. 11. Brief film appearance — Answer: CAMEO
  6. 12. Early leader in dial-up internet — Answer: AOL
  7. 13. Charlotte who wrote "Jane Eyre" — Answer: BRONTE
  8. 15. Egg cells — Answer: OVA
  9. 18. Borderline salacious — Answer: RACY
  10. 19. Overly anxious sort — Answer: NEUROTIC
  11. 21. Provide funds for — Answer: ENDOW
  12. 22. With 5-Down, U.S. city with the iconic "crookedest street in the world," as hinted at in the circled letters — Answer: SAN
  13. 24. A little off — Answer: AMISS
  14. 25. The Cavaliers, on N.B.A. scoreboards — Answer: CLE
  15. 26. Oodles and oodles — Answer: LOTS
  16. 27. So last year — Answer: OLD

Down

  1. 1. Email field that protects privacy — Answer: BCC
  2. 2. "Oh, I get it now" — Answer: AHA
  3. 3. On the ___ (fleeing) — Answer: LAM
  4. 4. Singer Lisa with the #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" — Answer: LOEB
  5. 5. See 22-Across — Answer: FRANCISCO
  6. 6. Rendezvous in the wee hours, maybe — Answer: BOOTYCALL
  7. 7. Not doing much — Answer: IDLE
  8. 9. Woes — Answer: SORROWS
  9. 14. Grain used in making many cereals — Answer: OAT
  10. 15. N.B.A. great Shaquille — Answer: ONEAL
  11. 16. App with a "Pay/Request" button — Answer: VENMO
  12. 17. I.R.S. investigation — Answer: AUDIT
  13. 20. Friend on "Friends" — Answer: ROSS
  14. 23. ___ Sampson, protagonist on Peacock's "The Paper" — Answer: NED

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Wednesday, May 20, 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 20?” 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 20, 2026

The full solution for the May 20 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 20.

Hints for the May 20 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 20 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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