NYT Midi Crossword May 18 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 32 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the NYT Midi Crossword May 18 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 32 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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"___ ! ... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears hit)OOPS4Across1 Strike zone assessorsUMPS4Across5 Study for the SAT, sayPREP4Across9 Brand of party cups used in flip cupSOLO4Across10 Stayed chillACTEDCOOL9Across11 Tattoo removal optionLASER5Across13 Go blond, perhapsDYE3Across14 Flow barrierDAM3Across15 Enjoyed an 18-Down, sayATE3Across17 What two fingers up might symbolizePEACE5Across20 Concept that's above criticism, metaphoricallySACREDCOW9Across24 Potential post-exercise symptomACHE4Across26 Not busyIDLE4Across27 [Just like that ... it's gone!]POOF4Across28 Makes a scene?ACTS4Across29

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October birthstoneOPAL4Down1 Shamu, for oneORCA4Down2 Nonhuman family membersPETS4Down3 Go 90 in a 65, saySPEED5Down4 L.A. school with a Cinematic Arts departmentUSC3Down5 AuraMOOD4Down6 SchemePLOY4Down7 Part of a shoe that gets worn downSOLE4Down8 Arrange, as a shawlDRAPE5Down12 ___ training (P.R. work for celebrities)MEDIA5Down16 "Right away!"ASAP4Down17 Item topped with salsa and guacamole, maybeTACO4Down18 Audio issue on Zoom callECHO4Down19 "Highway to Hell" band ... or a hint to the "power couples" inside 11- and 24-AcrossACDC4Down21 N.F.L. athlete whose helmet features a horseshoeCOLT4Down22 Female sheepEWES4Down23 One making callsREF3Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the NYT Midi crossword published on Monday, May 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.