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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, May 23, 2026

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A Saturday 7x7 by Sam Ezersky: LEGO opens the Across clues and LOWFARE runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. Toy brand that sells a nearly five-foot-tall Eiffel Tower, consisting of 10,001 pieces
    LEGO
  • 5. Submarine navigation aid
    SONAR
  • 6. Boy in "The Jungle Book"
    MOWGLI
  • 7. Where Bills often pass?
    BUFFALO
  • 8. Shape of a stop sign
    OCTAGON
  • 9. "Well, ___ you have it!"
    THERE
  • 10. Sharpened, as one's skills
    HONED

Down

  • 1. Discounted payment for a plane ticket
    LOWFARE
  • 2. Soon to be married
    ENGAGED
  • 3. Pico de ___
    GALLO
  • 4. Hunter with a belt made of stars
    ORION
  • 5. Get mushy at room temperature, as butter
    SOFTEN
  • 6. A lot, in Spanish
    MUCHO
  • 7. This one and that one
    BOTH

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: LEGO · SONAR · MOWGLI · BUFFALO · OCTAGON · THERE · HONED
Down: LOWFARE · ENGAGED · GALLO · ORION · SOFTEN · MUCHO · BOTH
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