NYT Midi Crossword May 21, 2026 Answers (5/21/26)

Our NYT Midi Crossword May 21, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The New York Times Midi Crossword is a medium sized version of the paper’s famous mini and daily crossword puzzle. The midi crossword is just as challenging as its bigger counterpart, but with fewer clues and a medium grid.

NYT Midi Crossword May 21, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Midi Crossword on 5/21/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

« May 20 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Shape of a poker chip or tiddlywink
5A	Feminine family nickname
8A	Folk singer Guthrie
9A	"I ___ What You Did Last Summer" (2025 film)
10A	State whose official cuisine is gumbo
12A	Liverpool's land: Abbr.
13A	Surprising plot development
14A	Swing one's limbs around erratically
16A	"Nice one!"
18A	Mediocre, in Gen Z slang
21A	Saxophone-playing daughter on "The Simpsons"
22A	Fast-swimming shark
23A	Chooses (to)
24A	"A Room With a ___"
25A	Toward sunset
26A	Blueprint
1D	Racer ___ Earnhardt Jr.
2D	Mass-produced metal starting around 1200 B.C.
3D	Intense, high-scoring baseball games
4D	Fish in a Japanese pond
5D	Postal delivery, colloquially
6D	Charged particles
7D	Whack, as a fly
9D	Fuzzy fruit
11D	Nurse's "On the double!"
15D	Most's opposite
16D	With 20-Down, "Don't go so fast!" ... or how you might describe the shaded squares?
17D	Towel (off)
19D	Big name in minimalist furniture
20D	See 16-Down
22D	Award for Giannis Antetokounmpo in '19 and '20