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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for May 28, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Bangers and ___, classic British pub fare
Answer: MASH
5A clue: Crumbs used for coating
Answer: PANKO
6A clue: Animal that can use tools to open shells
Answer: OTTER
7A clue: Dwells on angry feelings
Answer: STEWS
8A clue: Author Hermann who writes disparagingly about crossword puzzles in “The Glass Bead Game”
Answer: HESSE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Alternative to glossy
Answer: MATTE
2D clue: Poker payments
Answer: ANTES
3D clue: Depicts unfairly, as data
Answer: SKEWS
4D clue: Basketball shooting game named for an animal
Answer: HORSE
5D clue: Expensively elegant
Answer: POSH