NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Mar 21

Saturday, March 21, 2026

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

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

Down

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

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

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

Down

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

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, March 21, 2026 — every across and down solution for that day's 5×5 puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a Mini you missed, settling a “what was the answer on March 21?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. If you're after today's puzzle instead, head to our live NYT Mini answers page.

NYT Mini answers for March 21, 2026

The full solution for the March 21 Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Because the Mini is a compact 5×5, one missing letter tends to block several crossing answers at once, so each answer is listed separately: you can check just the one you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Saturday, March 21.

Hints for the March 21 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The March 21 Mini fell on a Saturday, and while the Mini keeps a fairly even difficulty all week, its clues lean on quick general knowledge and current culture — so a single unfamiliar name is usually the one square that trips solvers up. Use the hints for that day's trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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Frequently asked questions

What were the NYT Mini Crossword answers on March 21, 2026?

Every across and down answer for the Saturday, March 21, 2026 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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