The NYT Midi Crossword May 11, 2026 puzzle by Tom McCoy is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Not together APART
- 6 Transcript stat GPA
- 9 Get back, as an advantage REGAIN
- 11 Coffee vessel with a spigot URN
- 12 Hordes of people CROWDS
- 13 One of eight on a scorpion LEG
- 14 Long-eared pooches BEAGLES
- 16 “___ the night before Christmas …” TWAS
- 18 1996 Tony-winning musical set in New York’s Alphabet City RENT
- 19 “Aaron ___, Sir” (song in “Hamilton”) BURR
- 20 Exams with scores ranging from 400 to 1600 SATS
- 21 March Madness favorite ONESEED
- 23 Animal house? DEN
- 24 Stylish and expensive SWANKY
- 28 “And so on” ETC
- 29 Place where cats nap, perhaps PETBED
- 30 “That was silly of me!” DOH
- 31 College bigwigs DEANS
Down
- 1 TV character’s development path ARC
- 2 Miles ___ hour PER
- 3 In the past AGO
- 4 Places to eat oysters RAWBARS
- 5 Phenomena caused by the moon TIDES
- 6 Esophagus GULLET
- 7 Primps PREENS
- 8 Internal turmoil ANGST
- 10 Secretive government org. NSA
- 15 Blend smoothly, as from one color to another GRADATE
- 16 Locate on the radio TUNETO
- 17 Alternative weapon to the candlestick, knife, lead pipe, revolver or rope, in Clue WRENCH
- 19 Foreshadowed (either favorably or ominously) BODED
- 20 Stitched SEWED
- 22 Mind-reading ability, for short ESP
- 25 Org. for Hawks and Hornets NBA
- 26 Ryan Gosling’s role in “Barbie” KEN
- 27 Football field units: Abbr. YDS
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