The NY Times Mini Crossword May 22, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 “___ Birds” (Hitchcock film that suggests this puzzle’s theme) THE
- 4 Loudly brag CROW
- 5 Stretch out one’s neck CRANE
- 6 Advocate of war HAWK
- 7 Test for fifth-year Hogwarts students OWL
Down
- 1 Fish using a large net TRAWL
- 2 Call from a Canada goose HONK
- 3 Female sheep EWE
- 4 Stick in one’s ___ (bird-related idiom) CRAW
- 5 Comedian Margaret CHO
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