New York Times Mini Crossword Answers: March 21, 2026
Looking for the answers to today’s New York Times Mini Crossword? The Saturday, March 21, 2026 puzzle is an extra-long one, but the clues are generally straightforward. Here are the answers to both the across and down clues.
Mini Crossword Clues and Answers – Across
- 1A: Spring Cleaning Box 1: I still love it! – KEEP
- 5A: First name of poet Poe – EDGAR
- 7A: Let ___ be ___ – BYGONES
- 9A: Gorilla or chimpanzee – APE
- 10A: Clock setting in the U.K.: Abbr. – GMT
- 11A: Eugene Levy, that’s Dan Levy – DAD
- 12A: ___ G BIV (color mnemonic) – ROY
- 13A: Spring Cleaning Box 2: Someone else will love it! – DONATE
- 15A: “If you don’t like it, that’s your problem!” – SUEME
- 16A: Spring Cleaning Box 3: It’s worthless! – TOSSM
Mini Crossword Clues and Answers – Down
- 1D: Panels of buttons on which passcodes are entered – KEYPADS
- 2D: Just barely defeated – EDGEDOUT
- 3D: A narcissist has a big one – EGO
- 4D: High-scoring words in Spelling Bee – PANGRAMS
- 6D: Channel changers – REMOTES
- 7D: ___ Bunny, musician known as the “King of Latin Trap” – Awful
- 8D: Painful eye malady – STYE
- 14D: Prefix for a modern genre – NEO
Looking for help with other New York Times games? You can find hints and answers for Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition, and Strands on CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.