NYT Midi Crossword

May 7, 2026 Answers

“Mother of All Things”

ThursdayBy Kareem AyasEdited by Ian Livengood

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What a furnace provides

Nat Geo or Time, for short

Breakfast items favored by Eleven on "Stranger Things"

Letters before a texter's two cents

Nary a soul

Sound on a dairy farm

Know-it-all

Words from Caesar to Brutus

Unit that is equivalent to about 4,000 blocks in Minecraft

Bring into the police station, say

Fish eggs

Exposed

Features on the back of most airplane seats

Cheer for an opera diva

Guys

Website with a "Deals" tab

Down 16

Mother ___ (doting sort)

Counterpart to Freud's id

In the past

Mother ___ (first language, often)

Impersonate

Love, in French

Mother ___ (name in nursery rhymes)

Look at

Mother ___ (personification of all living things)

Mother ___ (Greek goddess Gaia, essentially)

Stash of treasure

Lock of hair

Shed many tears

Keyboard button above Caps Lock

Actress Mendes

"Happy Mother's ___!"

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The NYT Midi Crossword sits squarely between the Mini and the full daily puzzle — usually a 7×7 or 9×9 grid that takes a confident solver about three to five minutes. Today's grid was constructed by Kareem Ayas and edited by Ian Livengood. The puzzle is titled “Mother of All Things”. Tap any tile to reveal a single letter, or click a clue for the full breakdown with hints, letter analysis, and cross-puzzle history.