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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Thursday, May 21, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Thursday, May 21, 2026 (puzzle #21)? 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 1C2H3A4P5A6L7I8A9DOYLE10MONG11INSIS12TENCE13AFT14OILERS15LIE16S17PILE18DRE19W20AIM21S22BEIRU23T24NEE25INCITE26MENT27NCAA28CASTS29SELL30HISS
Completed grid for the May 21, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Bloke from Britain (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CHAP
  2. 5A. Inter ___ (among other things) (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ALIA
  3. 9A. Sherlock's creator, Arthur Conan ___ (5)
    Hint D · · · ·
    Answer DOYLE
  4. 10A. Jumble or muddle (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MONG
  5. 11A. Refusal to take no (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer INSISTENCE
  6. 13A. Back of the boat (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AFT
  7. 14A. Engine lubricators (6)
    Hint O · · · · ·
    Answer OILERS
  8. 15A. Fibs on the sofa? (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LIES
  9. 17A. Laundry heap (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PILE
  10. 18A. Sketched, past tense (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DREW
  11. 20A. Targets in mind (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AIMS
  12. 22A. Lebanese capital (6)
    Hint B · · · · ·
    Answer BEIRUT
  13. 24A. Maiden name marker (3)
    Hint N · ·
    Answer NEE
  14. 25A. Stirring to action (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer INCITEMENT
  15. 27A. College sports body, in brief (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NCAA
  16. 28A. Throws a line (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CASTS
  17. 29A. Move merchandise (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SELL
  18. 30A. Snake's two cents (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HISS

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Trust in oneself (10)
    Hint C · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer CONFIDENCE
  2. 2D. In stitches, perhaps (10)
    Hint H · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer HYSTERICAL
  3. 3D. Boxing legend Muhammad (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ALI
  4. 4D. Mexican money (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PESO
  5. 5D. Aviator Earhart (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer AMELIA
  6. 6D. Ache of an empty room (10)
    Hint L · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer LONELINESS
  7. 7D. Step-by-step bumps (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer INCREMENTS
  8. 8D. A dog's years (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AGES
  9. 9D. Old phone's spinner (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DIAL
  10. 12D. Pencil's point (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TIP
  11. 16D. Like a Netflix drama (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SERIAL
  12. 19D. Internet-speak for huh? (3)
    Hint W · ·
    Answer WUT
  13. 21D. Places down firmly (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SETS
  14. 22D. Rubbish containers (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BINS
  15. 23D. Silicon Valley sector (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TECH
  16. 26D. Cocktail's tai partner (3)
    Hint M · ·
    Answer MAI