Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 28

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword is pretty easy, but anyone can get tripped up on a certain clue. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Stuff that accumulates on a bookshelf
Answer: DUST

5A clue: “Inside Out 2” emotion who’s constantly glued to her phone
Answer: ENNUI

7A clue: Snack for a squirrel
Answer: ACORN

8A clue: Fail, informally
Answer: FLUNK

9A clue: Crafter’s online marketplace
Answer: ETSY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Using sign language, say
Answer: DEAF

2D clue: __ Sam (patriotic symbol)
Answer: UNCLE

3D clue: What a tapir can grasp and manipulate objects with
Answer: SNOUT

4D clue: Chances to play in a board game
Answer: TURNS

6D clue: Like one’s fingers after using a leaky pen
Answer: INKY

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.

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