The NYT Midi Crossword May 30, 2026 puzzle by Kareem Ayas is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Lincoln or Eisenhower, informally PREZ
- 5 Sleep stage, for short REM
- 8 Mercedes-___ BENZ
- 9 Walk through shallow water, say WADE
- 10 Rapper born Shawn Carter JAYZ
- 11 “Holy moly!” EGAD
- 12 Homer Simpson and Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, for two LAZYBUMS
- 14 Shoot with a ray gun ZAP
- 15 Chilled tomato-based soup GAZPACHO
- 20 Demographic that grew up in a digital-first world GENZ
- 21 Get larger GROW
- 22 1998 animated film about insects ANTZ
- 23 Simplicity EASE
- 24 “Holy moly!” GEEZ
- 25 Sleep “stage”? BED
Down
- 1 Three-letter sammie PBJ
- 2 Authentic REAL
- 3 New Age Irish musician ENYA
- 4 Sound in a sleep stage, perhaps ZZZZZZZZZ
- 5 Pasta sauce brand RAGU
- 6 Cheese wrapped in red wax EDAM
- 7 Docs prescribe them MEDS
- 9 Something viewed in an internet browser WEBPAGE
- 13 Talk, talk, talk YAP
- 15 ___ splicing GENE
- 16 Poker payment ANTE
- 17 Crustacean with a blue or box variety CRAB
- 18 Equipment unfurled by a firefighter HOSE
- 19 Needed to pay back OWED
- 20 Practical joke GAG
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