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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, June 12, 2026

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A Friday 5x5 by Ian Livengood: JAMB opens the Across clues and JERK runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Vertical post in a doorframe
JAMB
5. What "E" stands for in the musical mnemonic EGBDF
EVERY
7. 6:7, e.g.
RATIO
8. Rap or tap
KNOCK
9. Quick puff on a joint
TOKE

Down

1. Kind of seasoning for Jamaican-style chicken
JERK
2. ___-garde
AVANT
3. "That makes two of us!"
METOO
4. Badly missed jump shot, in hoops slang
BRICK
6. Oxen's harness
YOKE

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: JAMB · EVERY · RATIO · KNOCK · TOKE
Down: JERK · AVANT · METOO · BRICK · YOKE

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