Archive · Puzzle #2
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Mini Crossword
Across
- 1Light touches
- 5Measuring stick
- 7Tequila plant
- 8City transit
- 9Monthly payment
Down
- 1Dull
- 2Foretell
- 3Unimpressed
- 4Lucky number
- 6Take a break
Wednesday and Thursday puzzles sit in the middle of the Mini Crossword difficulty band. Puzzle #2 (Thursday, May 28, 2026) is calibrated to challenge a regular player without producing the frustration that the harder weekend puzzles are designed to deliver. Mid-week is a good place to start the Mini Crossword archive for players who already know the mechanic but want a longer puzzle than the Monday or Tuesday calibration provides.
Late-May puzzles close the calendar month, with puzzle #2 part of that closing run. The Mini Crossword calibration does not shift specifically for end-of-month — the puzzle difficulty follows the day-of-week band per the published methodology — but players who track monthly solve streaks often pay extra attention to the closing days to lock in a full-month run.
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