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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Sunday, May 17, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Sunday, May 17, 2026 (puzzle #17)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 16 across · 18 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1W2A3D4E5R6A7P8S9ARIS10TOCRA11T12DISTILLERY13ADHERE14FAR15ORE16HEHE17N18UNS19BER20ARE21BARA22C23K24DIS25POSABLE26ANTEBELLUM27EYES28DEEP
Completed grid for the May 17, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Slog through shallows (4)
    Hint W · · ·
    Answer WADE
  2. 5A. Sharp knocks (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RAPS
  3. 9A. Member of the nobility (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ARISTOCRAT
  4. 12A. Where spirits are born (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DISTILLERY
  5. 13A. Stick fast (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ADHERE
  6. 14A. Way off (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FAR
  7. 15A. Miner's prize (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer ORE
  8. 16A. Mischievous giggle (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HEHE
  9. 17A. Cloister dwellers (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NUNS
  10. 19A. Indian jujube tree (3)
    Hint B · ·
    Answer BER
  11. 20A. You ___ here (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ARE
  12. 21A. Hungarian apricot brandy (6)
    Hint B · · · · ·
    Answer BARACK
  13. 24A. Made to be tossed (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DISPOSABLE
  14. 26A. From before the war (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ANTEBELLUM
  15. 27A. Peepers (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EYES
  16. 28A. Profound, or the ocean (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DEEP

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Anti-doping watchdog, briefly (4)
    Hint W · · ·
    Answer WADA
  2. 2D. Bone-dry (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ARID
  3. 3D. Lying, as a trait (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DISHONESTY
  4. 4D. Fragrant organic compounds (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer ESTERS
  5. 5D. Actor's part (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer ROLE
  6. 6D. Knee ligament, briefly (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ACL
  7. 7D. More desirable (10)
    Hint P · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer PREFERABLE
  8. 8D. Abraham's wife (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SARAH
  9. 10D. Wear out (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TIRE
  10. 11D. Wheel cover, in Britain (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TYRE
  11. 16D. Bringer of big news (6)
    Hint H · · · · ·
    Answer HERALD
  12. 17D. Spanish nothing (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NADA
  13. 18D. Bladder's output (5)
    Hint U · · · ·
    Answer URINE
  14. 19D. Pyramid's bottom (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BASE
  15. 21D. Floats up and down (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BOBS
  16. 22D. Detective's lead (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CLUE
  17. 23D. Spandau Ballet brothers' surname (4)
    Hint K · · ·
    Answer KEMP
  18. 25D. Letter between oh and cue (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PEE