NYT Midi Crossword May 22, 2026 Answers

Across

1AShower alternative4 5ASpa treatment that might feature nail art, for short4 9A___ sabzi (potato curry)4 10AEnglish river that means "river" in Celtic languages4 11AScreech4 12AChampagne bottle projectile4 13AShips off9 15AIt's about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen3 16ALongtime host of "The Joy of Painting" whose work is the basis of this puzzle's theme7 20ATwo-sided4 21ANot just a want4 23APain that may be helped by stretching4 24AStitching line4 25AEast Lansing sch.3 26A"u would be doing me a big favor :prayer-hands:"3

Down

1DHowls at the moon4 2DSoothing gel ingredient4 3DVillage relative4 4DFitting comfortably in one's hands8 5DFrench desserts that look like tiny colorful hamburgers8 6DPromise4 7DEphron who directed "You've Got Mail"4 8DLike a leaky pen4 14D"For once, maybe someone will call me '___' without adding 'You're making a scene'": Homer Simpson3 16DN.F.L. athletes with a pirate flag logo, for short4 17DMost populous Hawaiian island4 18DFlow like sap4 19DAnimal often confused with a sea lion4 20DWater stopper3 22DSlack convos3