NYT Midi Crossword Clues & Answers - May 31

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NYT Midi Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1"Cómo ___ usted?"
  2. 5Material analyzed in a paternity test kit, for short
  3. 8Participate in a costumed gaming activity, casually
  4. 9Large bodies of water
  5. 10B.L.T. spread
  6. 11Advertising award
  7. 12"What's the deal with four-stringed guitars? Who said, 'Hey, cut out two of the strings ... and make it really low?'"
  8. 14Showing no emotion
  9. 15"What's the deal with dentist tools? Someone saw a construction site and decided to use those tools on teeth?"
  10. 18"___ wasn't built in a day!"
  11. 19"I wasn't ___ yesterday!"
  12. 21"'Tis a pity"
  13. 22Feast that may include kalua pig
  14. 23Interjection that's aptly similar to "Man!"
  15. 24"Monday Night Football" channel

Down

  1. 1Durable furniture wood
  2. 2Bygone Swedish automaker
  3. 3"Despite my best efforts ..."
  4. 4Diners with Jesus at the Last Supper
  5. 5"Mmm, that's tasty!"
  6. 6Babe in the woods
  7. 7Beginning on
  8. 9Write sloppily, as a signature
  9. 13Note between "fa" and "la"
  10. 15Visually blah
  11. 16Caramel-and-chocolate candy
  12. 17Snare
  13. 20Member of a convent

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. "Cómo ___ usted?" — Answer: ESTA
  2. 5. Material analyzed in a paternity test kit, for short — Answer: DNA
  3. 8. Participate in a costumed gaming activity, casually — Answer: LARP
  4. 9. Large bodies of water — Answer: SEAS
  5. 10. B.L.T. spread — Answer: MAYO
  6. 11. Advertising award — Answer: CLIO
  7. 12. "What's the deal with four-stringed guitars? Who said, 'Hey, cut out two of the strings ... and make it really low?'" — Answer: BASSRIFF
  8. 14. Showing no emotion — Answer: STOIC
  9. 15. "What's the deal with dentist tools? Someone saw a construction site and decided to use those tools on teeth?" — Answer: DRILLBIT
  10. 18. "___ wasn't built in a day!" — Answer: ROME
  11. 19. "I wasn't ___ yesterday!" — Answer: BORN
  12. 21. "'Tis a pity" — Answer: ALAS
  13. 22. Feast that may include kalua pig — Answer: LUAU
  14. 23. Interjection that's aptly similar to "Man!" — Answer: BOY
  15. 24. "Monday Night Football" channel — Answer: ESPN

Down

  1. 1. Durable furniture wood — Answer: ELM
  2. 2. Bygone Swedish automaker — Answer: SAAB
  3. 3. "Despite my best efforts ..." — Answer: TRYASIMAY
  4. 4. Diners with Jesus at the Last Supper — Answer: APOSTLES
  5. 5. "Mmm, that's tasty!" — Answer: DELICIOUS
  6. 6. Babe in the woods — Answer: NAIF
  7. 7. Beginning on — Answer: ASOF
  8. 9. Write sloppily, as a signature — Answer: SCRIBBLE
  9. 13. Note between "fa" and "la" — Answer: SOL
  10. 15. Visually blah — Answer: DRAB
  11. 16. Caramel-and-chocolate candy — Answer: ROLO
  12. 17. Snare — Answer: TRAP
  13. 20. Member of a convent — Answer: NUN

Here are the NYT Midi Crossword answers for Sunday, May 31, 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 31?” 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 31, 2026

The full solution for the May 31 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 Sunday, May 31.

Hints for the May 31 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 31 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 Sunday. 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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