The NY Times Mini Crossword May 21, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Quick searchAcross
- 1 Not such a wild place to see an elephant ZOO
- 4 Mark who wrote “Man was made at the end of the week’s work, when God was tired” TWAIN
- 6 Symbol on the U.S. quarter EAGLE
- 7 Parts of a dental exam XRAYS
- 8 What Wile E. Coyote is always exploding himself with TNT
Down
- 1 Big name in restaurant ratings ZAGAT
- 2 Like your hands after eating potato chips, perhaps OILY
- 3 Lowest numbers in sudoku ONES
- 4 Reach out with your fingers? TEXT
- 5 Give an alert WARN
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