New Delhi, July 14 -- The NYT Mini Crossword for Tuesday, July 14, 2026, is solved below. All clues and answers are listed, with notable entries explained.

Across

1-Across: "Piece of cake!" -> EASY

2-Across: Piece of cake -> SLICE

3-Across: Centers of stars -> CORES

4-Across: Like a bar with free drinks -> OPEN

5-Across: Word repeated during a mic check -> TEST

Down

1-Down: Run away to get married -> ELOPE

2-Down: Buenos ___, Argentina -> AIRES

3-Down: Distinctive smell -> SCENT

4-Down: R.S.V.P. option -> YES

5-Down: Kilt wearer -> SCOT

The puzzle's cleverest move is placing 1-Across and 2-Across back to back with the same phrase at different punctuation marks. "Piece of cake!" with an exclamation point is an idiom meaning so...