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NYT Midi Crossword May 18 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated May 18 2026

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Every answer from the Monday, May 18 2026 New York Times Midi Crossword — the mid-size daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Adrianne Baik · Edited by Ian Livengood

Across

1"___ ! ... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears hit)4 lettersSee answer ›5Strike zone assessors4 lettersSee answer ›9Study for the SAT, say4 lettersSee answer ›10Brand of party cups used in flip cup4 lettersSee answer ›11Stayed chill9 lettersSee answer ›13Tattoo removal option5 lettersSee answer ›14Go blond, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›15Flow barrier3 lettersSee answer ›17Enjoyed an 18-Down, say3 lettersSee answer ›20What two fingers up might symbolize5 lettersSee answer ›24Concept that's above criticism, metaphorically9 lettersSee answer ›26Potential post-exercise symptom4 lettersSee answer ›27Not busy4 lettersSee answer ›28[Just like that ... it's gone!]4 lettersSee answer ›29Makes a scene?4 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1October birthstone4 lettersSee answer ›2Shamu, for one4 lettersSee answer ›3Nonhuman family members4 lettersSee answer ›4Go 90 in a 65, say5 lettersSee answer ›5L.A. school with a Cinematic Arts department3 lettersSee answer ›6Aura4 lettersSee answer ›7Scheme4 lettersSee answer ›8Part of a shoe that gets worn down4 lettersSee answer ›12Arrange, as a shawl5 lettersSee answer ›16___ training (P.R. work for celebrities)5 lettersSee answer ›17"Right away!"4 lettersSee answer ›18Item topped with salsa and guacamole, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›19Audio issue on Zoom call4 lettersSee answer ›21"Highway to Hell" band ... or a hint to the "power couples" inside 11- and 24-Across4 lettersSee answer ›22N.F.L. athlete whose helmet features a horseshoe4 lettersSee answer ›23Female sheep4 lettersSee answer ›25One making calls3 lettersSee answer ›