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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, June 5, 2026

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

Across

  • 1. Fruity dessert named for its crunch
    CRISP
  • 6. Beehive product
    HONEY
  • 7. Tree whose wood is used to make Fender guitars
    ALDER
  • 8. Log ___ (water park ride)
    FLUME
  • 9. English county whose name sounds like the 19th and 24th letters of the alphabet
    ESSEX

Down

  • 1. Rub the wrong way, perhaps
    CHAFE
  • 2. Starts a turn in Monopoly
    ROLLS
  • 3. Longest river in South Asia (~2,000 miles)
    INDUS
  • 4. Ominous note on a failed exam
    SEEME
  • 5. Oven-safe glassware material
    PYREX

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: CRISP · HONEY · ALDER · FLUME · ESSEX
Down: CHAFE · ROLLS · INDUS · SEEME · PYREX
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