Thursday's Mini is quick but not sleepy: a neat grade clue, one C-suite answer, and a direction abbreviation that only behaves once the crossings settle.
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Thursday's Mini is quick but not sleepy: a neat grade clue, one C-suite answer, and a direction abbreviation that only behaves once the crossings settle.
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Each hint nudges harder. Stop reading whenever the word lands.
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Tap to reveal. We blur it so you don’t scroll past the hints by accident.
Answer is hidden until you activate the reveal button.
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The trick the puzzle was actually after.
For May 7, 2026, TECHi checked the answer set against Parade's Mini Crossword answer guide and Technobezz's May 7 answer key. Both sources list the same five Across answers and the same five Down answers.
The official place to play the puzzle remains the New York Times Mini Crossword page; this TECHi page is for clue checking, spoiler-light hints, and quick verification after you solve.
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Stuck on a streak day? Past solves keep you moving.
Catching up? Here are the most recent solutions.
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, May 7, 2026 | May 7 Mini | Across: ONE, PLUS, SUITE, ISNT, THEY. Down: OLINE, NUTTY, ESE, PUSH, SIT. |
| Wed, May 6, 2026 | May 6 Mini | Across: RACES, TAP, MAFIA, USA, RENEW. Down: RT, ATM, CAPER, ASIAN, SFA. |
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The cleanest solve path is to lock the short certainties first: ONE and PLUS give the grid structure fast, then SUITE makes the middle of the puzzle fall into place. The down set is more crossword-ish, especially OLINE and ESE, so crossings matter more than pure definition matching.
If you are solving before checking the answer, reveal the hints one at a time. If you are already stuck, compare your grid against the Across list first; in this Mini, most wrong turns come from the Down abbreviations.
Across: ONE, PLUS, SUITE, ISNT, THEY. Down: OLINE, NUTTY, ESE, PUSH, SIT.
The official puzzle is on the New York Times Mini Crossword page. TECHi provides hints, answers, and checking notes.
Yes. TECHi keeps the same evergreen URL and refreshes the answer content in place for the new daily Mini.
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