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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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A Tuesday 5x5 by Tracy Bennett: ECHO opens the Across clues and EARL runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Sound effect in a long hallway
ECHO
5. Something you might not want to wake up to?
ALARM
7. 1980s role for Stallone
RAMBO
8. "The sky's the ___!"
LIMIT
9. Bit of folklore
MYTH

Down

1. ___ of Grantham, noble title on "Downton Abbey"
EARL
2. Insurance filing
CLAIM
3. Leg muscle that can be "pulled," informally
HAMMY
4. Planet's path
ORBIT
6. Fluttering insect that lends its name to a national storytelling event
MOTH

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: ECHO · ALARM · RAMBO · LIMIT · MYTH
Down: EARL · CLAIM · HAMMY · ORBIT · MOTH

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