NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 30

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Lincoln or Eisenhower, informally
  2. 5Sleep stage, for short
  3. 8Mercedes-___
  4. 9Walk through shallow water, say
  5. 10Rapper born Shawn Carter
  6. 11"Holy moly!"
  7. 12Homer Simpson and Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, for two
  8. 14Shoot with a ray gun
  9. 15Chilled tomato-based soup
  10. 20Demographic that grew up in a digital-first world
  11. 21Get larger
  12. 221998 animated film about insects
  13. 23Simplicity
  14. 24"Holy moly!"
  15. 25Sleep "stage"?

Down

  1. 1Three-letter sammie
  2. 2Authentic
  3. 3New Age Irish musician
  4. 4Sound in a sleep stage, perhaps
  5. 5Pasta sauce brand
  6. 6Cheese wrapped in red wax
  7. 7Docs prescribe them
  8. 9Something viewed in an internet browser
  9. 13Talk, talk, talk
  10. 15___ splicing
  11. 16Poker payment
  12. 17Crustacean with a blue or box variety
  13. 18Equipment unfurled by a firefighter
  14. 19Needed to pay back
  15. 20Practical joke

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Lincoln or Eisenhower, informally — Answer: PREZ
  2. 5. Sleep stage, for short — Answer: REM
  3. 8. Mercedes-___ — Answer: BENZ
  4. 9. Walk through shallow water, say — Answer: WADE
  5. 10. Rapper born Shawn Carter — Answer: JAYZ
  6. 11. "Holy moly!" — Answer: EGAD
  7. 12. Homer Simpson and Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, for two — Answer: LAZYBUMS
  8. 14. Shoot with a ray gun — Answer: ZAP
  9. 15. Chilled tomato-based soup — Answer: GAZPACHO
  10. 20. Demographic that grew up in a digital-first world — Answer: GENZ
  11. 21. Get larger — Answer: GROW
  12. 22. 1998 animated film about insects — Answer: ANTZ
  13. 23. Simplicity — Answer: EASE
  14. 24. "Holy moly!" — Answer: GEEZ
  15. 25. Sleep "stage"? — Answer: BED

Down

  1. 1. Three-letter sammie — Answer: PBJ
  2. 2. Authentic — Answer: REAL
  3. 3. New Age Irish musician — Answer: ENYA
  4. 4. Sound in a sleep stage, perhaps — Answer: ZZZZZZZZZ
  5. 5. Pasta sauce brand — Answer: RAGU
  6. 6. Cheese wrapped in red wax — Answer: EDAM
  7. 7. Docs prescribe them — Answer: MEDS
  8. 9. Something viewed in an internet browser — Answer: WEBPAGE
  9. 13. Talk, talk, talk — Answer: YAP
  10. 15. ___ splicing — Answer: GENE
  11. 16. Poker payment — Answer: ANTE
  12. 17. Crustacean with a blue or box variety — Answer: CRAB
  13. 18. Equipment unfurled by a firefighter — Answer: HOSE
  14. 19. Needed to pay back — Answer: OWED
  15. 20. Practical joke — Answer: GAG

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Saturday, May 30, 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 30?” 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 30, 2026

The full solution for the May 30 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 Saturday, May 30.

Hints for the May 30 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 30 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 Saturday. 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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