NYT Midi Crossword May 9, 2026 Answers
“Initial Remarks” · By Sid Sivakumar · Edited by Ian Livengood
Every answer for the NYT Midi Crossword from May 9, 2026. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
1AHunchbacked creatures in "The Lord of the Rings"4 5A"Delicious!"3 8A___ 66 (iconic 2,278-mile highway)5 10AClickable greeting in an inbox5 13APull out all the stops5 14AGreen gunk in a fish tank5 15A"Very grateful for your help!"10 17AStudent's stat3 18AExclamation that aptly rhymes with "shriek"3 19A"I'll get this meal"7 22ADay, in Spanish3 24ATimeworn3 25AStatements that lack substance ... or, when read phonetically, a description of the spoken phrases at 15- and 19-Across?9 29AAbsolute ___ (operation represented by |x|)5 30AProngs of a fork or a kalimba5 33ASegment of a movie5 34ARechargeable two-wheeled vehicle5 35AWhere a 33-Across might be filmed3 36ADish like gumbo4Down
1DAlternative to .com or .net3 2DHotel unit4 3DBig cigar-exporting nation4 4DUnwilling to spend much6 5D"Uh-huh"4 6DSch. near Hollywood4 7DCalendar holder on a refrigerator6 9DCairo's country5 11DTool for collecting fallen leaves4 12DA student might be assigned one in a classroom4 16DFortuneteller's card deck5 19DTrees that are sources of syrup6 20DMake super happy5 21DLines not in the script6 22DSoftware coders, informally4 23DPowerful Apple computer4 26DSomething to whistle or hum4 27DForcefully throw, in modern lingo4 28DWork with needles and yarn4 31DBarely manage, with "out"3 32DWork with needle and thread3Frequently Asked Questions
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