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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for May 2, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1Hint: Someone who likes things that are completely authentic, if at all
Solution: PURIST
7A clue: the company ChatGPT
Solution: OPENAI
8A clue: the possibility for his children to watch shows, perhaps
Answer: TVTIME
9 Hint: Not in the closet
Answer: OUT
10A Hint: Video Game With Falling Coins
Solution: TETRIS
13A clue: mid-2010s dance fashion associated with “Whip”
Answer: NAÉNAE
14A Hint: Fight
Solution: TUSSLE
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Poker Bets Collection
Answer: POT
Clue 2D: Like: Facebook :: ___: Reddit
Solution: VOTES UP
3D Index: tax declarations
Solution: RETURNS
4D Index: The “A”, “O” or “C” of the AOC
Answer: INITIAL
5D Index: ___ Altman, CEO of 7-Across
Answer: SAM
Index 6D: garment that can have a Windsor knot
Answer: TIE
Index 10D: Explosive compound, abbreviated
Answer: TNT
Clue 11D: Water, in French
Answer: WATER
Index 12D: Note
Answer: SEE
