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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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

Across

1. Unit of scissors, underwear or AirPods
PAIR
5. Rabbit relative
HARE
6. The circled letters in this puzzle, e.g.
DROPS
8. Justice Sotomayor
SONIA
9. Letters in a Big Apple address
NYNY

Down

1. High degrees, for short
PHDS
2. Quarterback Rodgers
AARON
3. A hardware store with a broken doorknob is an example of it
IRONY
4. Affix again, as the tail on the donkey
REPIN
7. "Hey, I just thought of something ..."
SAY

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: PAIR · HARE · DROPS · SONIA · NYNY
Down: PHDS · AARON · IRONY · REPIN · SAY

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