The NYT Midi Crossword May 29, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Part of a doorframe JAMB
- 5 John or Jane ___ DOE
- 8 Synonym (and anagram) of VILE EVIL
- 9 Soccer infraction FOUL
- 10 Male lover BEAU
- 11 What a ladybug landing on you brings LUCK
- 12 Thick grass off the fairway ROUGH
- 14 Easy to overlook, as a small detail SUBTLE
- 17 “Got ___ other ideas?” ANY
- 18 Wonderstruck INAWE
- 22 Jay’s stoic partner in Kevin Smith movies … or a collective feature of 1-, 12- and 14-Across? SILENTBOB
- 24 Georgia, but not Guam STATE
- 25 Undergarment that Sue Ellen Mischke wears as a top, in a classic “Seinfeld” episode BRA
- 26 Evergreen trees with poisonous seeds YEWS
- 27 Author Tan AMY
Down
- 1 ___ Bush, onetime presidential candidate JEB
- 2 Street crosser: Abbr. AVE
- 3 Soccer superstar Hamm MIA
- 4 Say abruptly, with “out” BLURT
- 5 Former second gentleman Emhoff DOUG
- 6 “That’s gonna sting!” OUCH
- 7 Antlered animal in the Rockies ELK
- 9 Well-versed in a language FLUENT
- 13 QB protectors, in football-speak OLINE
- 14 Like the response “No need to clean my room, I did it last year!” SASSY
- 15 Join UNITE
- 16 Corporate regulation BYLAW
- 19 “Mamma Mia” band ABBA
- 20 Treat for an early bird WORM
- 21 Online bidding site EBAY
- 23 Aliens, for short ETS
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