Finally, in this puzzle from May 27, every Across answer in this puzzle is thematic. It took the most time to make of any Mini this year, because of all of the constraints on the Down answers. But after a couple days of fruitless effort, I happened upon this configuration, much to my delight. — Joel Fagliano

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test ...