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The NYT Mini Crossword for Saturday, May 23, 2026, arrives in its expanded weekend form, a 7×7 grid that quietly stretches the puzzle’s familiar 5×5 footprint without sacrificing the speed-first ethos that

The New York Times Mini Crossword delivered another deceptively compact challenge Friday, packing bird-themed wordplay, Hitchcock references, Harry Potter trivia, and classic crossword misdirection into a tiny 5×5 grid that frustrated plenty