Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answer on May 21, 2026

Daily answers for the New York Times Mini Crossword game.

Mini Crossword

Thursday, May 21, 2026

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ACROSS

1.Not such a wild place to see an elephant
4.Mark who wrote "Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired"
6.Symbol on the U.S. quarter
7.Parts of a dental exam
8.What Wile E. Coyote is always exploding himself with

DOWN

1.Big name in restaurant ratings
2.Like your hands after eating potato chips, perhaps
3.Lowest numbers in sudoku
4.Reach out with your fingers?
5.Give an alert

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Thursday, May 21, 2026

1Z

2O

3O

4T

5W

A

I

N

6E

A

G

L

E

7X

R

A

Y

S

8T

N

T

Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

1.Not such a wild place to see an elephant(ZOO)
4.Mark who wrote "Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired"(TWAIN)
6.Symbol on the U.S. quarter(EAGLE)
7.Parts of a dental exam(XRAYS)
8.What Wile E. Coyote is always exploding himself with(TNT)

DOWN

1.Big name in restaurant ratings(ZAGAT)
2.Like your hands after eating potato chips, perhaps(OILY)
3.Lowest numbers in sudoku(ONES)
4.Reach out with your fingers?(TEXT)
5.Give an alert(WARN)