The NYT Midi Crossword May 19, 2026 puzzle by Erik Agard is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Practical joke GAG
- 4 Do something ACT
- 7 Way in or out DOOR
- 9 “So exciting!!” AHH
- 10 Expo for thespians? PLAYFAIR
- 12 “Be ___, Do Crime” (2025 book subtitled “Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion”) GAY
- 13 ___ Vegas LAS
- 15 Expo for nail techs? MANIFEST
- 17 Outkast rapper Big ___ BOI
- 18 Honolulu’s island OAHU
- 19 Expo for hopeless romantics? LONGCON
- 22 Confidently state ASSERT
- 23 “The Golden Girls” actress White BETTY
Down
- 1 Economic stat for a country GDP
- 2 Internet company that popularized instant messaging AOL
- 3 Defy GOAGAINST
- 4 Small battery size AAA
- 5 Person from the world’s southernmost country CHILEAN
- 6 High-tempo heavy metal subgenre THRASH
- 8 “Sinners” director Coogler RYAN
- 11 “Oh, just so u know …” FYI
- 14 Name made up of three consecutive letters in the alphabet STU
- 15 ___ Master (card game with an antlered logo) MOOSE
- 16 Unit of length FOOT
- 17 Run your mouth BLAB
- 20 Obtain GET
- 21 Have a bawl CRY
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