The NY Times Mini Crossword May 23, 2026 puzzle by Sam Ezersky is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Toy brand that sells a nearly five-foot-tall Eiffel Tower, consisting of 10,001 pieces LEGO
- 5 Submarine navigation aid SONAR
- 6 Boy in “The Jungle Book” MOWGLI
- 7 Where Bills often pass? BUFFALO
- 8 Shape of a stop sign OCTAGON
- 9 “Well, ___ you have it!” THERE
- 10 Sharpened, as one’s skills HONED
Down
- 1 Discounted payment for a plane ticket LOWFARE
- 2 Soon to be married ENGAGED
- 3 Pico de ___ GALLO
- 4 Hunter with a belt made of stars ORION
- 5 Get mushy at room temperature, as butter SOFTEN
- 6 A lot, in Spanish MUCHO
- 7 This one and that one BOTH
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