NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Jun 20

Saturday, June 20, 2026

By Joel Fagliano

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1The "I" of TGIF
  2. 4"Psych!"
  3. 5Baby goat
  4. 8Batman villain played by Aaron Eckhart in "The Dark Knight"
  5. 10Repressive governments
  6. 11Folding art
  7. 12Opposite direction of NNW
  8. 13Streaming issue caused by slow wi-fi
  9. 14Raggedy ___ (doll)

Down

  1. 1Icebreakers, e.g.
  2. 2"The Two ___" (second installment of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy)
  3. 3Cigar, informally
  4. 5Presidential candidate Harris
  5. 62026 #1 album for Drake
  6. 7Word after "interior" or "intelligent"
  7. 9Kind of tree that the Buddha is said to have meditated under

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. The "I" of TGIF — Answer: ITS
  2. 4. "Psych!" — Answer: NOT
  3. 5. Baby goat — Answer: KID
  4. 8. Batman villain played by Aaron Eckhart in "The Dark Knight" — Answer: TWOFACE
  5. 10. Repressive governments — Answer: REGIMES
  6. 11. Folding art — Answer: ORIGAMI
  7. 12. Opposite direction of NNW — Answer: SSE
  8. 13. Streaming issue caused by slow wi-fi — Answer: LAG
  9. 14. Raggedy ___ (doll) — Answer: ANN

Down

  1. 1. Icebreakers, e.g. — Answer: INTROS
  2. 2. "The Two ___" (second installment of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy) — Answer: TOWERS
  3. 3. Cigar, informally — Answer: STOGIE
  4. 5. Presidential candidate Harris — Answer: KAMALA
  5. 6. 2026 #1 album for Drake — Answer: ICEMAN
  6. 7. Word after "interior" or "intelligent" — Answer: DESIGN
  7. 9. Kind of tree that the Buddha is said to have meditated under — Answer: FIG

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, June 20, 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 June 20?” 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 June 20, 2026

The full solution for the June 20 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, June 20.

Hints for the June 20 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The June 20 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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