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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for May 21, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1 Hint: It’s not such a wild place to see an elephant
Answer: ZOO
4A clue: Mark who wrote “Man was created at the end of the week’s work, when God was tired”
Solution: TWAIN
6A clue: Symbol on the American quarter
Answer: EAGLE
7A Hint: Parts of a Dental Exam
Solution: XRAY
8 A Hint: What Wile E. Coyote Always Explodes With
Answer: TNT
Mini-clues and answers
1D Index: Big Name in Restaurant Ratings
Solution: ZAGAT
2D Clue: Like your hands after eating chips, maybe
Answer: OIL
3D clue: the lowest numbers in sudoku
Answer: ONES
4D Clue: Reach out with your fingers?
Answer: TEXT
Clue 5D: give an alert
Solution: WARN