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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, May 14, 2026

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A Thursday 5x5 by Joel Fagliano: TIC opens the Across clues and TATUM runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Repetitive mannerism
TIC
4. Nourish, as a garden
WATER
6. Like the bread used for croutons
STALE
7. Mint ___ (classic cocktail)
JULEP
8. "That's on me," in slangy shorthand
MYB

Down

1. Jayson of the Boston Celtics
TATUM
2. Country across the Adriatic from Croatia
ITALY
3. Tabloid subject, informally
CELEB
4. NYT competitor
WSJ
5. Gym unit
REP

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: TIC · WATER · STALE · JULEP · MYB
Down: TATUM · ITALY · CELEB · WSJ · REP

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