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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, May 21, 2026

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

Across

  • 1. Not such a wild place to see an elephant
    ZOO
  • 4. Mark who wrote "Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired"
    TWAIN
  • 6. Symbol on the U.S. quarter
    EAGLE
  • 7. Parts of a dental exam
    XRAYS
  • 8. What Wile E. Coyote is always exploding himself with
    TNT

Down

  • 1. Big name in restaurant ratings
    ZAGAT
  • 2. Like your hands after eating potato chips, perhaps
    OILY
  • 3. Lowest numbers in sudoku
    ONES
  • 4. Reach out with your fingers?
    TEXT
  • 5. Give an alert
    WARN

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: ZOO · TWAIN · EAGLE · XRAYS · TNT
Down: ZAGAT · OILY · ONES · TEXT · WARN
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