We are sharing here all answers for NY Times The Midi Crossword on May 2, 2026. Scroll down and find them below.
ACROSS
1A. Item in a humidor → CIGAR
6A. Similar (to) → AKIN
10A. Savory taste → UMAMI
11A. Capital city that’s home to the Spanish steps, despite its name → ROME
12A. “To make a movie about coffee, you need a good screenplay. How’s the ___?” → JAVASCRIPT
14A. “___ Como Va” → OYE
15A. Quid pro ___ → QUO
16A. “Phew, what a production, glad we’re done filming. That’s officially a ___!” → MUD WRAP
20A. Align (with) → AGREE
23A. Traveler’s calculation → ETA
24A. “Kapow!” → BLAM
25A. Pronoun pairing → HE/HIM
27A. Rodeo headwear → COWBOY HAT
29A. “Time to generate (hopefully positive) buzz about this coffee movie. We need some good ___!” → BREW PUB
30A. Thin marsh plant → REED
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1D. Stephen King novel about a rabid dog → CUJO
2D. Wishy-washy R.S.V.P. → IMAY
3D. Donated → GAVE
4D. Reddit Q&A session → AMA
5D. Off-color → RISQUÉ
6D. ___ pond (Japanese garden feature) → ARROW
7D. ___ pond → KOI
8D. Pesky hell-raiser → IMP
9D. Basketball rim attachment → NET
13D. What a cow chews (and chews again!) → CUD
16D. Dues payer → MEMBER
17D. Athlete’s post-surgery activity, perhaps → REHAB
18D. Going ___ tooth and nail → AT IT
19D. “The Office” character who said “There’s nothing better than a beautiful day at the beach filled with sun, surf and … diligent note-taking” → PAM
20D. Alphabet beginning → ABC
21D. Amorphous mass → GLOB
22D. Sound from a baby T. rex, in cartoons → RAWR
25D. Extravagant promotion → HYPE
26D. Former Israeli P.M. Barak → EHUD
28D. Get a Venmo request, say → OWE