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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for May 12, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1Hint: German for “Mrs.”
Answer: FRAU
5A clue: small stand in a shopping center
Solution: KIOSK
6A Hint: Remember
Solution: EVOKE
7A Clue: Exclamations of Surprise When Seeing Mice
Solution: EEKS
8 Hint: Dramatic end to a World Cup match, in brief
Answer: PKS
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Race that equals 3.1 miles… or a clue to the frequent appearance of a letter in this grid?
Answer: FIVE
2D clue: chess “castles”
Answer: ROCKS
3D Clue: asks a question to
Answer: REQUEST
Clue 4D: Hawaiian stringed instrument, informally
Answer: UKÉ
5D Index: Don’t go bad
Answer: KEEP
