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Mini crossword answers for March 28, 2026

Mini Crossword · March 28, 2026 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

Every clue from today's NYT Mini, with the answers hidden until you want them. Start with the lengths, then first letters, then reveal.

Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
  • 1 starts with O
  • 5 starts with S
  • 6 starts with S
  • 7 starts with T
  • 8 starts with H
  • 9 starts with U
  • 10 starts with D
Show the across answers
  • 1 Across: Makes a choice, with "for" OPTS
  • 5 Across: Like winters in Buffalo and Boulder SNOWY
  • 6 Across: ___ Island (N.Y.C. borough) STATEN
  • 7 Across: HBO show that spawned the Idris Elba quote "I want you to put the word out there, that we back up" THEWIRE
  • 8 Across: Genre for Cardi B or Jay-Z HIPHOP
  • 9 Across: Remove from the top of one's profile, as a post UNPIN
  • 10 Across: Consider to be DEEM
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with O
  • 2 starts with P
  • 3 starts with T
  • 4 starts with S
  • 5 starts with S
  • 6 starts with S
  • 7 starts with T
Show the down answers
  • 1 Down: Done impulsively ONAWHIM
  • 2 Down: Magical concoction POTION
  • 3 Down: Little scamp TWERP
  • 4 Down: "Auld Lang ___" SYNE
  • 5 Down: Vast Eurasian grassland STEPPE
  • 6 Down: Follower of "sun" (for weather) or "moon" (for liquor) SHINE
  • 7 Down: Land with a ___ (fail) THUD
Show the solved grid
1O2P3T4S5SNOWY6STATEN7THEWIRE8HIPHOP9UNPIN10DEEM

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