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Mini crossword answers for February 21, 2026

Mini Crossword · February 21, 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 M
  • 4 starts with L
  • 6 starts with M
  • 8 starts with R
  • 9 starts with M
  • 10 starts with S
  • 12 starts with R
  • 13 starts with N
Show the across answers
  • 1 Across: "Jersey Shore" channel MTV
  • 4 Across: "___ Knows" (rhyming ad slogan) LOWES
  • 6 Across: Second-best-selling female musician of all time, behind Taylor Swift MADONNA
  • 8 Across: Whiskey grain RYE
  • 9 Across: Dreaded workday: Abbr. MON
  • 10 Across: Backfiring blunder, in modern lingo SELFOWN
  • 12 Across: Lengthy sheet for a complicated board game, perhaps RULES
  • 13 Across: Subtle "Yes" NOD
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with M
  • 2 starts with T
  • 3 starts with V
  • 4 starts with L
  • 5 starts with S
  • 6 starts with M
  • 7 starts with A
  • 11 starts with F
Show the down answers
  • 1 Down: In which high schoolers might role-play as ambassadors MODELUN
  • 2 Down: This clue number TWO
  • 3 Down: Paid via app, perhaps VENMOED
  • 4 Down: Coat of paint LAYER
  • 5 Down: Falls in winter, say SNOWS
  • 6 Down: Married title MRS
  • 7 Down: ___ Arbor, Mich. ANN
  • 11 Down: Woman in Progressive ads FLO
Show the solved grid
1M2T3V4LOWE5S6MADONN7A8RYE9MON10SEL11FOWN12RULES13NOD

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