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.