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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for May 11, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: Itty-bitty insect
Answer: GNAT
5A clue: "Excellent job!"
Answer: BRAVO
6A clue: Bird that "croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan," in "Macbeth"
Answer: RAVEN
7A clue: Each and ___
Answer: EVERY
8A clue: Swollen mark
Answer: WELT
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Deathly serious
Answer: GRAVE
2D clue: Belly button
Answer: NAVEL
3D clue: Prevent, as a crisis
Answer: AVERT
4D clue: ___ the Tiger, mascot of Frosted Flakes
Answer: TONY
5D clue: Beer, informally
Answer: BREW