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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Sunday, May 17, 2026

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

Across

1. Wedding entertainers, for short
DJS
4. Like admission to the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C.
FREE
5. Not try particularly hard at one's job
COAST
6. "Didn't mean to do that!"
OOPS
7. Praiseful poem
ODE

Down

1. Hang loosely
DRAPE
2. Rory's love interest on "Gilmore Girls"
JESS
3. "I'm all ___"
SET
4. Caterer's responsibility
FOOD
5. Mourning dove's call
COO

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: DJS · FREE · COAST · OOPS · ODE
Down: DRAPE · JESS · SET · FOOD · COO

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