The NYT Midi Crossword May 23, 2026 puzzle by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Loops in on an email CCS
- 4 Marvel hero played by Paul Rudd ANTMAN
- 10 ___ is where the heart is HOME
- 12 “Thanks,” in Hawaii MAHALO
- 13 “[Deep sigh] … Sadly, you’re correct” ISUPPOSENOT
- 15 TikTok content VIDEOS
- 16 Titular heroine of Green Gables ANNE
- 17 Figure often depicted with a harp ANGEL
- 18 Does’ dates STAGS
- 19 Use your eyes SEE
- 20 Frankenstein’s hunchbacked assistant IGOR
- 22 Yankovic? SATIRICAL
- 27 Dessert made with crushed Oreos and gummy worms DIRTCAKE
- 28 Word before terror or failure ABJECT
- 31 Continent that’s the birthplace of all the world’s major religions ASIA
- 32 Money, informally MOOLAH
- 33 Response to “Shall we?” LETS
- 34 Committee PANEL
- 35 Watched a cat or a kid SAT
Down
- 1 ___ Regal (Scotch brand) CHIVAS
- 2 Trig function COSINE
- 3 Results from mascara mishaps, perhaps SMUDGES
- 4 “Famous” cookie name AMOS
- 5 Rapper Lil ___ X NAS
- 6 Pacino? THEATRICAL
- 7 Heavenly nourishment MANNA
- 8 Go ___ for the ride ALONG
- 9 Components in a musical scale NOTES
- 11 Fencing sword EPEE
- 14 Gore? POLITICAL
- 18 Spreadsheet function that might be used with “Filter” SORT
- 21 Waist measurement GIRTH
- 23 Musician with albums “19,” “21,” “25” and “30” ADELE
- 24 Detective’s load CASES
- 25 Furry dog breed with a statue in Tokyo’s Shibuya Station AKITA
- 26 Last but not ___ LEAST
- 28 Guitar plug-in AMP
- 29 Amazon snake BOA
- 30 Hamm of “Mad Men” JON
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