The NY Times Mini Crossword June 5, 2026 puzzle by Sam Ezersky is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Fruity dessert named for its crunch CRISP
- 6 Beehive product HONEY
- 7 Tree whose wood is used to make Fender guitars ALDER
- 8 Log ___ (water park ride) FLUME
- 9 English county whose name sounds like the 19th and 24th letters of the alphabet ESSEX
Down
- 1 Rub the wrong way, perhaps CHAFE
- 2 Starts a turn in Monopoly ROLLS
- 3 Longest river in South Asia (~2,000 miles) INDUS
- 4 Ominous note on a failed exam SEEME
- 5 Oven-safe glassware material PYREX
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