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NYT Midi Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated May 16 2026

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Every answer from the Saturday, May 16 2026 New York Times Midi Crossword — the mid-size daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Jeremy Newton · Edited by Ian Livengood

Across

1Joke around in good fun4 lettersSee answer ›5Owns3 lettersSee answer ›8Nebraska's biggest city5 lettersSee answer ›10Antlered forest animal3 lettersSee answer ›11Deodorant target x Hospital area = Ring master?5 lettersSee answer ›12Noon on a sundial3 lettersSee answer ›13When some doughnut shops open6 lettersSee answer ›15Org. for doctors3 lettersSee answer ›17Some marketing between TV shows3 lettersSee answer ›18Keep one's mouth shut6 lettersSee answer ›20Salmon topping for a bagel3 lettersSee answer ›21π x Chicago train = TV spot?5 lettersSee answer ›25Poke bowl fish3 lettersSee answer ›26Last-second bid on eBay5 lettersSee answer ›27Sweet potato lookalike3 lettersSee answer ›28Annoying winged insect4 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1"Don't quit your day ___!"3 lettersSee answer ›2Angsty rock subgenre3 lettersSee answer ›3J-shaped jazz instrument, for short3 lettersSee answer ›4One's relatives, casually6 lettersSee answer ›5That man x Singer Sheeran = Was a bad speller?5 lettersSee answer ›6Another name to go by5 lettersSee answer ›7Read over quickly4 lettersSee answer ›9The M.L.B.'s Diamondbacks, on sports tickers3 lettersSee answer ›14Smoking an e-cig6 lettersSee answer ›15Hawaiian hello5 lettersSee answer ›16Mother x Online chat = Ain't it the truth?5 lettersSee answer ›18Sculptor's material4 lettersSee answer ›19FedEx alternative3 lettersSee answer ›22Mark, as a square on a ballot3 lettersSee answer ›23U.S. org. that monitors air quality3 lettersSee answer ›24Allow3 lettersSee answer ›