NYT Mini Crossword May 17 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 10 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 10 clues from the NYT Mini Crossword for May 17 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Wedding entertainers, for short31 AcrossReveal answer → Like admission to the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C.44 AcrossReveal answer → Not try particularly hard at one's job55 AcrossReveal answer → "Didn't mean to do that!"46 AcrossReveal answer → Praiseful poem37 AcrossReveal answer →

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Hang loosely51 DownReveal answer → Rory's love interest on "Gilmore Girls"42 DownReveal answer → "I'm all ___"33 DownReveal answer → Caterer's responsibility44 DownReveal answer → Mourning dove's call35 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the NYT Mini crossword published on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.