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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Saturday, May 23, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Saturday, May 23, 2026 (puzzle #23)? 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 1O2O3P4S5P6E7E8D9SPEC10TACLE11S12CURRICULUM13ESCAPE14ICE15EPS16APES17B18ANS19PST20ULT21COPI22N23G24DIA25BOLICAL26DEGENERATE27NETS28ELSE
Completed grid for the May 23, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Butterfingers' utterance (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OOPS
  2. 5A. Made a puddle, perhaps (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PEED
  3. 9A. Lenses worn on the nose (10)
    Hint S · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer SPECTACLES
  4. 12A. School's lineup of courses (10)
    Hint C · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer CURRICULUM
  5. 13A. Great prison-break plan (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer ESCAPE
  6. 14A. Cube in your drink (3)
    Hint I · ·
    Answer ICE
  7. 15A. Short albums, briefly (3)
    Hint E · ·
    Answer EPS
  8. 16A. Tailless jungle climbers (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer APES
  9. 17A. Smoking-room notices (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BANS
  10. 19A. "Hey, over here!" (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PST
  11. 20A. Gamer's big move, briefly (3)
    Hint U · ·
    Answer ULT
  12. 21A. Hanging in there (6)
    Hint C · · · · ·
    Answer COPING
  13. 24A. Fiendishly evil (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DIABOLICAL
  14. 26A. Go to the dogs (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DEGENERATE
  15. 27A. Goalkeeper's backdrops (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NETS
  16. 28A. What ___? (threatening words) (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer ELSE

Down answers

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  1. 1D. European security org. (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OSCE
  2. 2D. Composer's numbered work (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OPUS
  3. 3D. Salesman's cut (10)
    Hint P · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer PERCENTAGE
  4. 4D. Bits left on the plate (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SCRAPS
  5. 5D. Marathoner's rhythm (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PACE
  6. 6D. Pre-euro money, briefly (3)
    Hint E · ·
    Answer ECU
  7. 7D. Oval-shaped, like a gym machine (10)
    Hint E · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ELLIPTICAL
  8. 8D. Card with two pips (5)
    Hint D · · · ·
    Answer DEUCE
  9. 10D. Iceberg's visible bits (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TIPS
  10. 11D. Small firms, in business shorthand (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SMES
  11. 16D. Reach for the stars (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ASPIRE
  12. 17D. Melville's sailor Billy (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BUDD
  13. 18D. Visitor from outer space (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ALIEN
  14. 19D. Flag's slender support (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer POLE
  15. 21D. Downsides on a pros list (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CONS
  16. 22D. Nicknames for Natalies (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NATS
  17. 23D. Gloating delight (4)
    Hint G · · ·
    Answer GLEE
  18. 25D. Punter's stake (3)
    Hint B · ·
    Answer BET