The NYT Midi Crossword May 27, 2026 puzzle by Ian Livengood is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Bon ___ (clever remark) MOT
- 4 *Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Bolt USAIN
- 9 Wicked EVIL
- 11 Burst of artillery fire SALVO
- 12 Grandma, by another name NANA
- 13 Really talked (up) HYPED
- 14 *Reconstruction-era figure Grant ULYSSES
- 16 Word repeated in “___, no ___!” SIR
- 17 Practice informally with a band JAM
- 20 *”Oil!” author Sinclair UPTON
- 23 Unclothed BARE
- 24 Melted chocolate, e.g. GOO
- 25 ___ boson (so-called “God particle”) HIGGS
- 26 “Sup, fellas” … or an appropriate greeting to the answers of the starred clues? HEYYOUGUYS
- 29 Overflows (with) TEEMS
- 30 See 32-Across ALE
- 31 Sprint DASH
- 32 With 30-Across, Irish beer with a colorful name RED
Down
- 1 Printout with course headings MENU
- 2 Shape of a speed-skating track OVAL
- 3 Wee TINY
- 4 *”DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” R&B star USHER
- 5 States out loud SAYS
- 6 Swiss peak ALP
- 7 “___ got a bad feeling about this …” IVE
- 8 Unspoken “I agree” NOD
- 10 Cowboy’s rope LASSO
- 15 Gluttony or greed SIN
- 17 Apex predator with a rosette-patterned coat JAGUAR
- 18 Diamond-shaped sweater design ARGYLE
- 19 Goofed (around) MESSED
- 20 “Can we just not” UGH
- 21 Shakespeare or Shelley POET
- 22 Played (with) TOYED
- 23 Tom Hanks film with the tagline “You’re only young once!” BIG
- 25 “Pipe down!” HUSH
- 27 Vote in favor YEA
- 28 Meditation chants OMS
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