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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for May 6, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1A hint: Wikipedia or WebMD
Answer: SITE
5A clue: host city of the 2024 Olympics
Answer: PARIS
6A Hint: Nuclear Reactors Divide Them
Solution: ATOMS
7Hint: 2021 hit film filmed in the same location as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘The Martian’
Answer: DUNE
8A Clue: A CIA Asset
Answer: SPY
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Showed sudden interest
Solution: SATUP
Clue 2D: “Ten thousand spoons, when all you need is a knife”, according to Alanis Morissette
Answer: IRONY
3D Index: What’s Shown at the Top of Many iPhone Lock Screens
Answer: TIME
Clue 4D: pluralizing letter, spelled
Answer: ESS
Index 5D: protection of the football player
Solution: PADS
