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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, May 8, 2026

6x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Friday 6x5 by Christina Iverson: SMUSH opens the Across clues and SHARE runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Squash
SMUSH
6. Monopoly card with a question mark on one side
CHANCE
7. "Help! Help!"
MAYDAY
8. Path around the sun
ORBIT
9. Pressing desires
NEEDS

Down

1. Social media button with an arrow
SHARE
2. Answer between "yes" and "no"
MAYBE
3. Took back
UNDID
4. Ad-libs in jazz singing
SCATS
5. "Yo!"
HEY
6. "Dude!"
CMON

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: SMUSH · CHANCE · MAYDAY · ORBIT · NEEDS
Down: SHARE · MAYBE · UNDID · SCATS · HEY · CMON

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