Midi Crossword 05/08/2026. Over twenty-six clues were solved by us and displayed below, please check them out to solve your hard clues.
The New York Times MIdi puzzles are, as the name suggests, medium crossword puzzles. Suitable for those for whom the Main is too complex and the Mini is too easy. The middle puzzle is the perfect balance for those looking for time passer game not too hard not to easy.
Across →
- 1a Arizona city named for a geological formationMESA
- 5a Holders of squid inkSACS
- 9a Mastercard rival, familiarlyAMEX
- 10a Sound of a hoofCLOP
- 11a Segment of a windowPANE
- 12a ___ Shawkat, actress who played Maeby Fünke on “Arrested Development”ALIA
- 13a Family member, informallySIS
- 14a Texter’s “Are you for real?!”SRSLY
- 15a Café con ___LECHE
- 17a Like a Bluetooth device that’s close enough, sayINRANGE
- 21a Alternative to J.F.K. and LaGuardiaNEWARK
- 22a Journalist CouricKATIE
- 23a “You betcha!”YEP
Down ↓
- 1d Guides kept in glove boxesMAPS
- 2d Spam folder accumulationEMAIL
- 3d Martial arts instructorSENSEI
- 4d “The Shining” prop that sold for more than $200,000 at a 2019 auctionAXE
- 5d Frighten offSCAREAWAY
- 6d “___ well that ends well!”ALLS
- 7d This puzzle’s circled letters, e.g.COIL
- 8d NeuterSPAY
- 14d Film character who says “There’s a lot more to ogres than people think”SHREK
- 16d Kaitlan Collins’s employerCNN
- 18d Comedian BargatzeNATE
- 19d One end of a golf clubGRIP
- 20d ___ out a win (narrowly prevail)EKE