Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 17

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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Wedding entertainers, for short
Answer: DJS

4A clue: Like admission to the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C.
Answer: FREE

5A clue: Not try particularly hard at one’s job
Answer: COAST

6A clue: “Didn’t mean to do that!”
Answer: OOPS

7A clue: Praiseful poem
Answer: ODE

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Hang loosely
Answer: DRAPE

2D clue: Rory’s love interest on “Gilmore Girls”
Answer: JESS

3D clue: “I’m all ___”
Answer: SET

4D clue: Caterer’s responsibility
Answer: FOOD

5D clue: Mourning dove’s call
Answer: COO