The NYT Midi Crossword May 6, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Loops in on an email, for short CCS
- 4 2025 Pixar film about a boy who encounters aliens ELIO
- 8 Honolulu’s island OAHU
- 9 Centrum’s “Complete From A to ___” multivitamin ZINC
- 10 Tabloid fodder after an eerie sighting, maybe UFOREPORT
- 12 ___ center REC
- 13 Barn topper with the letters N-S-E-W VANE
- 14 Very bad movie rating ONESTAR
- 17 Education grp. for moms and dads PTA
- 18 Cyber Monday event SALE
- 19 Disney film set in ancient Polynesia MOANA
- 21 1990s-2000s soccer superstar Hamm MIA
- 22 SAT study subject, informally VOCAB
- 23 Airport info, for short ETD
- 24 Plain writing PROSE
- 25 Bread for a Reuben sandwich RYE
Down
- 1 Casual eatery CAFE
- 2 Shell-shaped ice cream treat with a rhyming name CHOCOTACO
- 3 California’s Big ___ SUR
- 4 Toll-paying timesaver EZPASS
- 5 Big cat trainer at a classic circus LIONTAMER
- 6 As a matter of fact INREALITY
- 7 Month before Nov. OCT
- 8 Your and my OUR
- 11 Biblical apple picker EVE
- 15 Grannies NANAS
- 16 Duane ___ (N.Y.C. pharmacy chain) READE
- 17 Like a D, gradewise POOR
- 19 Matthew Stafford, for the 2025 N.F.L. season MVP
- 20 Pres. Lincoln ABE
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