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NYT Midi Crossword May 21 2026 Answers

All 31 clues from the Thursday New York Times Midi crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer.

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ALL CLUES31 CLUES
ACROSS
1AShape of a poker chip or tiddlywink4 lettersSee answer ›5AFeminine family nickname3 lettersSee answer ›8AFolk singer Guthrie4 lettersSee answer ›9A"I ___ What You Did Last Summer" (2025 film)4 lettersSee answer ›10AState whose official cuisine is gumbo9 lettersSee answer ›12ALiverpool's land: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›13ASurprising plot development5 lettersSee answer ›14ASwing one's limbs around erratically5 lettersSee answer ›16A"Nice one!"5 lettersSee answer ›18AMediocre, in Gen Z slang3 lettersSee answer ›21ASaxophone-playing daughter on "The Simpsons"4 lettersSee answer ›22AFast-swimming shark4 lettersSee answer ›23AChooses (to)4 lettersSee answer ›24A"A Room With a ___"4 lettersSee answer ›25AToward sunset4 lettersSee answer ›26ABlueprint4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DRacer ___ Earnhardt Jr.4 lettersSee answer ›2DMass-produced metal starting around 1200 B.C.4 lettersSee answer ›3DIntense, high-scoring baseball games9 lettersSee answer ›4DFish in a Japanese pond3 lettersSee answer ›5DPostal delivery, colloquially9 lettersSee answer ›6DCharged particles4 lettersSee answer ›7DWhack, as a fly4 lettersSee answer ›9DFuzzy fruit4 lettersSee answer ›11DNurse's "On the double!"4 lettersSee answer ›15DMost's opposite5 lettersSee answer ›16DWith 20-Down, "Don't go so fast!" ... or how you might describe the shaded squares?4 lettersSee answer ›17DTowel (off)4 lettersSee answer ›19DBig name in minimalist furniture4 lettersSee answer ›20DSee 16-Down4 lettersSee answer ›22DAward for Giannis Antetokounmpo in '19 and '203 lettersSee answer ›
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