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NYT Mini Crossword May 21 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated May 21 2026

All Clues & Answers

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Every answer from the Thursday, May 21 2026 New York Times Mini Crossword — the free 5×5 daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Joel Fagliano

Across

1Not such a wild place to see an elephant3 lettersSee answer ›4Mark who wrote "Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired"5 lettersSee answer ›6Symbol on the U.S. quarter5 lettersSee answer ›7Parts of a dental exam5 lettersSee answer ›8What Wile E. Coyote is always exploding himself with3 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Big name in restaurant ratings5 lettersSee answer ›2Like your hands after eating potato chips, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›3Lowest numbers in sudoku4 lettersSee answer ›4Reach out with your fingers?4 lettersSee answer ›5Give an alert4 lettersSee answer ›