NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 26

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1"Wahoo!"
  2. 4Animal that brays
  3. 7Per person
  4. 9Grabbed a chair
  5. 10Word of praise
  6. 12___ carte
  7. 13What's being checked in a fit check video
  8. 15"I really don't want to hear it"
  9. 17Takes off, as a plane
  10. 18Fury
  11. 19Pho and bun bo hue
  12. 22It "holds one in its net of wonder forever," per Jacques Cousteau
  13. 23Ye ___ Shoppe
  14. 24"Shame!"
  15. 25Government revenue source

Down

  1. 1Shaggy Tibetan ox
  2. 2Kwik-E-Mart shopkeeper on "The Simpsons"
  3. 3"Read this clue you must," for example
  4. 4Thus
  5. 5Capital of Oregon
  6. 6Like most crackers buried in a booster seat
  7. 8"Big ___" (The Notorious B.I.G. hit song)
  8. 11Practices taekwondo
  9. 14"Star Wars" droid, familiarly
  10. 15Praiseful poem writer
  11. 16"___ to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels ..." (start of an iconic Apple commercial)
  12. 20K-I-S-S-I-N-G in a tree for all to see, for short
  13. 21Question on a form to which Austin Powers answers "Yes, please"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. "Wahoo!" — Answer: YAY
  2. 4. Animal that brays — Answer: ASS
  3. 7. Per person — Answer: APOP
  4. 9. Grabbed a chair — Answer: SAT
  5. 10. Word of praise — Answer: KUDOS
  6. 12. ___ carte — Answer: ALA
  7. 13. What's being checked in a fit check video — Answer: APPAREL
  8. 15. "I really don't want to hear it" — Answer: OHSPAREME
  9. 17. Takes off, as a plane — Answer: DEPARTS
  10. 18. Fury — Answer: IRE
  11. 19. Pho and bun bo hue — Answer: SOUPS
  12. 22. It "holds one in its net of wonder forever," per Jacques Cousteau — Answer: SEA
  13. 23. Ye ___ Shoppe — Answer: OLDE
  14. 24. "Shame!" — Answer: TSK
  15. 25. Government revenue source — Answer: TAX

Down

  1. 1. Shaggy Tibetan ox — Answer: YAK
  2. 2. Kwik-E-Mart shopkeeper on "The Simpsons" — Answer: APU
  3. 3. "Read this clue you must," for example — Answer: YODASPEAK
  4. 4. Thus — Answer: ASARESULT
  5. 5. Capital of Oregon — Answer: SALEM
  6. 6. Like most crackers buried in a booster seat — Answer: STALE
  7. 8. "Big ___" (The Notorious B.I.G. hit song) — Answer: POPPA
  8. 11. Practices taekwondo — Answer: SPARS
  9. 14. "Star Wars" droid, familiarly — Answer: ARTOO
  10. 15. Praiseful poem writer — Answer: ODIST
  11. 16. "___ to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels ..." (start of an iconic Apple commercial) — Answer: HERES
  12. 20. K-I-S-S-I-N-G in a tree for all to see, for short — Answer: PDA
  13. 21. Question on a form to which Austin Powers answers "Yes, please" — Answer: SEX

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Tuesday, May 26, 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 26?” 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 26, 2026

The full solution for the May 26 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 Tuesday, May 26.

Hints for the May 26 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 26 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 Tuesday. 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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