Did you enjoy the Mini Today? The clues that appear in this puzzle are usually short and easy and but sometimes they too can get tricky, which you probably just found out trying to solve Menacing creature in “The Lord of the Rings” . The clues reappear and could have a new meaning or answer you did not think of. The most recent one for this one is the three letters word we have shown below.
Menacing creature in The Lord of the Rings
The answer for this mini clue is
- ORC
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- Old gold coin of Europe
- Performance at Milan's La Scala or Naples's Teatro di San Carlo
- Home to Milan and Naples
- Prefix with starter or smoker
- Approves
- →
- "Whatcha ___?"
- "Whatcha ___?"
- Ecosystem that includes the bristlemouth, the most common vertebrate on Earth (roughly 1 quadrillion organisms)
- Marx who wrote "Das Kapital"
- Period at a hotel
NYT Mini Crossword May 29 2026
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