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New York Times Mini Crossword puzzles released June 10‑11, 2026

The New York Times published its daily Mini Crossword puzzles on June 10 and June 11, 2026. Each puzzle is a compact 5×5 grid containing five Across and five Down clues, for a total of ten clues per edition.

The June 10 puzzle featured clues such as “What the Louvre Pyramid is primarily made of” (answer GLASS), “All that and a bag of chips, perhaps?” (answer LUNCH), and a “Red face emoji” (answer ANGRY). Notable themed entries included the portmanteau GLAMP (glamorous + camping) and the pharmacy abbreviation SCRIP.

The June 11 puzzle’s highlighted clue was a spoonerism: “With 2‑Down, body parts that are spoonerism of ‘bunny phones’”, yielding the answer FUNNY, paired with BONES in the intersecting Down clue. Other answers included COAL, OREO, BASE, and ACURA. Both editions provided hints for each clue and a brief analysis of standout wordplay.