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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (puzzle #5)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 18 across · 16 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1R2A3P4S5R6A7M8S9DEPTH10ARIA11APPAR12ENTLY13FEE14INDIES15TRA16M17DOCS18TRO19T20MUT21E22SOARE23D24LON25HINTER26LAND27ORCA28OATES29PEEL30PIES
Completed grid for the May 5, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Sharp knocks at the door (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RAPS
  2. 5A. Charges headfirst (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RAMS
  3. 9A. Pool measurement (5)
    Hint D · · · ·
    Answer DEPTH
  4. 10A. Opera showstopper (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ARIA
  5. 11A. So it seems (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer APPARENTLY
  6. 13A. Cover charge (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FEE
  7. 14A. Caribbean island group (6)
    Hint I · · · · ·
    Answer INDIES
  8. 15A. Streetcar's British cousin (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TRAM
  9. 17A. Hospital regulars (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DOCS
  10. 18A. Pony's pace (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TROT
  11. 20A. Hit, on the remote (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MUTE
  12. 22A. Rose like an eagle (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SOARED
  13. 24A. Big Ben's city, briefly (3)
    Hint L · ·
    Answer LON
  14. 25A. Backcountry beyond the port (10)
    Hint H · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer HINTERLAND
  15. 27A. Black-and-white killer (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer ORCA
  16. 28A. Hall's musical partner (5)
    Hint O · · · ·
    Answer OATES
  17. 29A. Banana hazard (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PEEL
  18. 30A. Bakery row (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PIES

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Performer's bag of tricks (10)
    Hint R · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer REPERTOIRE
  2. 2D. Looks, or a showing (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer APPEARANCE
  3. 3D. School parents' group (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PTA
  4. 4D. Indian honorific (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SHRI
  5. 5D. Out of the blue (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer RANDOM
  6. 6D. Well-spoken (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ARTICULATE
  7. 7D. Big life markers (10)
    Hint M · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer MILESTONES
  8. 8D. Speaks the words (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SAYS
  9. 9D. Off one's rocker (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DAFT
  10. 12D. Movie's last word (3)
    Hint E · ·
    Answer END
  11. 16D. Not a god (6)
    Hint M · · · · ·
    Answer MORTAL
  12. 19D. Golfer's first peg (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TEE
  13. 21D. Rope's frayed bits (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer ENDS
  14. 22D. Browse for goods (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SHOP
  15. 23D. Tear, perhaps (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DROP
  16. 26D. Medieval narrative poem (3)
    Hint L · ·
    Answer LAI