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NYT Midi Crossword May 8 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated May 8 2026

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Every answer from the Friday, May 8 2026 New York Times Midi Crossword — the mid-size daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Ian Livengood

Across

1Arizona city named for a geological formation4 lettersSee answer ›5Holders of squid ink4 lettersSee answer ›9Mastercard rival, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›10Sound of a hoof4 lettersSee answer ›11Segment of a window4 lettersSee answer ›12___ Shawkat, actress who played Maeby Fünke on "Arrested Development"4 lettersSee answer ›13Family member, informally3 lettersSee answer ›14Texter's "Are you for real?!"5 lettersSee answer ›15Café con ___5 lettersSee answer ›17Like a Bluetooth device that's close enough, say7 lettersSee answer ›21Alternative to J.F.K. and LaGuardia6 lettersSee answer ›22Journalist Couric5 lettersSee answer ›23"You betcha!"3 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Guides kept in glove boxes4 lettersSee answer ›2Spam folder accumulation5 lettersSee answer ›3Martial arts instructor6 lettersSee answer ›4"The Shining" prop that sold for more than $200,000 at a 2019 auction3 lettersSee answer ›5Frighten off9 lettersSee answer ›6"___ well that ends well!"4 lettersSee answer ›7This puzzle's circled letters, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›8Neuter4 lettersSee answer ›14Film character who says "There's a lot more to ogres than people think"5 lettersSee answer ›16Kaitlan Collins's employer3 lettersSee answer ›18Comedian Bargatze4 lettersSee answer ›19One end of a golf club4 lettersSee answer ›20___ out a win (narrowly prevail)3 lettersSee answer ›