NYT Midi Crossword May 2, 2026 Answers

Across

1AItem in a humidor5 6ASimilar (to)4 10ASavory taste5 11ACapital city that's home to the Spanish steps, despite its name4 12A"To make a movie about coffee, you need a good screenplay. How's the ___?"10 14A"___ Como Va" (Santana hit)3 15AQuid pro ___3 16A"Phew, what a production, glad we're done filming. That's officially a ___!"7 20AAlign (with)5 23ATraveler's calculation, for short3 24A"Kapow!"4 25APronoun pairing5 27ARodeo headwear9 29A"Time to generate (hopefully positive) buzz about this coffee movie. We need some good ___!"7 30AThin marsh plant4

Down

1DStephen King novel about a rabid dog4 2DWishy-washy R.S.V.P.4 3DDonated4 4DReddit Q&A session3 5DOff-color6 6DSymbol that connects the "A" to "Z" in Amazon's logo5 7D___ pond (Japanese garden feature)3 8DPesky hell-raiser3 9DBasketball rim attachment3 13DWhat a cow chews (and chews again!)3 16DDues payer6 17DAthlete's post-surgery activity, perhaps5 18DGoing ___ tooth and nail4 19D"The Office" character who said "There’s nothing better than a beautiful day at the beach filled with sun, surf and ... diligent note-taking"3 20DAlphabet beginning3 21DAmorphous mass4 22DSound from a baby T. rex, in cartoons4 25DExtravagant promotion4 26DFormer Israeli P.M. Barak4 28DGet a Venmo request, say3