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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, May 29, 2026

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A Friday 5x5 by Sam Ezersky: DOIN opens the Across clues and DUCAT runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. "Whatcha ___?"
    DOIN
  • 5. "Whatcha ___?"
    UPTO
  • 6. Ecosystem that includes the bristlemouth, the most common vertebrate on Earth (roughly 1 quadrillion organisms)
    OCEAN
  • 7. Marx who wrote "Das Kapital"
    KARL
  • 8. Period at a hotel
    STAY

Down

  • 1. Old gold coin of Europe
    DUCAT
  • 2. Performance at Milan's La Scala or Naples's Teatro di San Carlo
    OPERA
  • 3. Home to Milan and Naples
    ITALY
  • 4. Prefix with starter or smoker
    NON
  • 6. Approves
    OKS

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: DOIN · UPTO · OCEAN · KARL · STAY
Down: DUCAT · OPERA · ITALY · NON · OKS
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