NYT Midi Crossword May 5 2026 Answers

All 34 clues from the Tuesday New York Times Midi crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for its full history.

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PUZZLE GRID10×9 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2A3C4H5O6M7O8D9E10ETHER11ALOE12SOUND13CHECK14HMM15ERA16BAYL17E18A19F20A21N22NUL23ESE24POOLS25H26ARKS27PERK28ARIES29SLAY30STEW

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES34 CLUES
ACROSS
1AUltra-manly5 lettersMACHO
10AOld-timey dental anesthetic5 lettersETHER
11ACooling lotion ingredient4 lettersALOE
12A[Tap, tap] "Is this thing on?"10 lettersSOUNDCHECK
14A"Let me think"3 lettersHMM
15AHistoric period3 lettersERA
20AMake invalid, as a marriage5 lettersANNUL
23ALanguage suffix3 lettersESE
24AHustlers in a billiards hall10 lettersPOOLSHARKS
27AWorkplace freebie4 lettersPERK
28ASign after Pisces5 lettersARIES
30ACook slowly, as tomatoes4 lettersSTEW
DOWN
1DSee-through dress fabric4 lettersMESH
3DBuddy4 lettersCHUM
4DCoop resident3 lettersHEN
5DTrials and tribulations7 lettersORDEALS
6DTaj ___5 lettersMAHAL
8DOne of the Seven Dwarfs3 lettersDOC
16DLike oversized luggage5 lettersBULKY
17DSpooky5 lettersEERIE
20DVenmo and Splitwise4 lettersAPPS
21DHoliday tune4 lettersNOEL
25D"Every dog ___ its day"3 lettersHAS
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