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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, March 21, 2026

Review the Across and Down clues from this puzzle, reveal optional hints, then check the completed grid and explanations for every answer.

Mini Crossword

Saturday, March 21, 2026
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Spring Cleaning Box 1: I still love it!
  2. 5.First name of poet Poe
  3. 7.Let ___ be ___
  4. 9.Gorilla or chimpanzee
  5. 10.Clock setting in the U.K.: Abbr.
  6. 11.Eugene Levy, to Dan Levy
  7. 12.___ G BIV (color mnemonic)
  8. 13.Spring Cleaning Box 2: Someone else will love it!
  9. 15."If you don't like it, that's your problem!"
  10. 16.Spring Cleaning Box 3: It's worthless!

DOWN

  1. 1.Panels of buttons on which passcodes are entered
  2. 2.Just barely defeated
  3. 3.A narcissist has a big one
  4. 4.High-scoring words in Spelling Bee
  5. 6.Channel changers
  6. 7.___ Bunny, musician known as the "King of Latin Trap"
  7. 8.Painful eye malady
  8. 14.Prefix for a modern genre

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, March 21, 2026

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Spring Cleaning Box 1: I still love it!(KEEP)
  2. 5.First name of poet Poe(EDGAR)
  3. 7.Let ___ be ___(BYGONES)
  4. 9.Gorilla or chimpanzee(APE)
  5. 10.Clock setting in the U.K.: Abbr.(GMT)
  6. 11.Eugene Levy, to Dan Levy(DAD)
  7. 12.___ G BIV (color mnemonic)(ROY)
  8. 13.Spring Cleaning Box 2: Someone else will love it!(DONATE)
  9. 15."If you don't like it, that's your problem!"(SUEME)
  10. 16.Spring Cleaning Box 3: It's worthless!(TOSS)

DOWN

  1. 1.Panels of buttons on which passcodes are entered(KEYPADS)
  2. 2.Just barely defeated(EDGEDOUT)
  3. 3.A narcissist has a big one(EGO)
  4. 4.High-scoring words in Spelling Bee(PANGRAMS)
  5. 6.Channel changers(REMOTES)
  6. 7.___ Bunny, musician known as the "King of Latin Trap"(BAD)
  7. 8.Painful eye malady(STYE)
  8. 14.Prefix for a modern genre(NEO)

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About the Saturday, March 21, 2026 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 7 columns, 8 rows, 10 Across clues and 8 Down clues. Use the clue list and blank grid first, then reveal the completed grid only when you need it.

One of today's longest entries is EDGEDOUT, answering “Just barely defeated.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.