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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 5, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: Fruity dessert named for its crunch
Answer: CRISP
6A clue: Beehive product
Answer: HONEY
7A clue: Tree whose wood is used to make Fender guitars
Answer: ALDER
8A clue: Log ___ (water park ride)
Answer: FLUME
9A clue: English county whose name sounds like the 19th and 24th letters of the alphabet
Answer: ESSEX
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Rub the wrong way, perhaps
Answer: CHAFE
2D clue: Starts a turn in Monopoly
Answer: ROLLS
3D clue: Longest river in South Asia (~2,000 miles)
Answer: INDUS
4D clue: Ominous note on a failed exam
Answer: SEEME
5D clue: Oven-safe glassware material
Answer: PYREX
