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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, May 28, 2026

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A Thursday 5x5 by Christina Iverson: MASH opens the Across clues and MATTE runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. Bangers and ___, classic British pub fare
    MASH
  • 5. Crumbs used for coating
    PANKO
  • 6. Animal that can use tools to open shells
    OTTER
  • 7. Dwells on angry feelings
    STEWS
  • 8. Author Hermann who writes disparagingly about crossword puzzles in "The Glass Bead Game"
    HESSE

Down

  • 1. Alternative to glossy
    MATTE
  • 2. Poker payments
    ANTES
  • 3. Depicts unfairly, as data
    SKEWS
  • 4. Basketball shooting game named for an animal
    HORSE
  • 5. Expensively elegant
    POSH

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: MASH · PANKO · OTTER · STEWS · HESSE
Down: MATTE · ANTES · SKEWS · HORSE · POSH
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