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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, May 1, 2026

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A Friday 5x5 by Sam Ezersky: DEE opens the Across clues and DRUGS runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. "Zip-a-___-Doo-Dah"
DEE
4. Cap and gown wearer, informally
GRAD
5. Major purchase that might come with a down payment
HOUSE
6. Doc who really delivers?
OBGYN
7. Home of the Leaning Tower
PISA

Down

1. Prescription products
DRUGS
2. Course that you could sleep through and still pass
EASYA
3. Where Adam and Eve were eatin' the apple, fittingly?
EDEN
4. Asia's largest desert
GOBI
5. Bunny's bounce
HOP

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: DEE · GRAD · HOUSE · OBGYN · PISA
Down: DRUGS · EASYA · EDEN · GOBI · HOP

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