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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for May 29, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: “Whatcha ___?”
Answer: DOIN
5A clue: “Whatcha ___?”
Answer: UPTO
6A clue: Ecosystem that includes the bristlemouth, the most common vertebrate on Earth (roughly 1 quadrillion organisms)
Answer: OCEAN
7A clue: Marx who wrote “Das Kapital”
Answer: KARL
8A clue: Period at a hotel
Answer: STAY
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Old gold coin of Europe
Answer: DUCAT
2D clue: Performance at Milan’s La Scala or Naples’s Teatro di San Carlo
Answer: OPERA
3D clue: Home to Milan and Naples
Answer: ITALY
4D clue: Prefix with starter or smoker
Answer: NON
6D clue: Approves
Answer: OKS
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