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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, February 21, 2026

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A Saturday 7x7 by Joel Fagliano: MTV opens the Across clues and MODELUN runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. "Jersey Shore" channel
MTV
4. "___ Knows" (rhyming ad slogan)
LOWES
6. Second-best-selling female musician of all time, behind Taylor Swift
MADONNA
8. Whiskey grain
RYE
9. Dreaded workday: Abbr.
MON
10. Backfiring blunder, in modern lingo
SELFOWN
12. Lengthy sheet for a complicated board game, perhaps
RULES
13. Subtle "Yes"
NOD

Down

1. In which high schoolers might role-play as ambassadors
MODELUN
2. This clue number
TWO
3. Paid via app, perhaps
VENMOED
4. Coat of paint
LAYER
5. Falls in winter, say
SNOWS
6. Married title
MRS
7. ___ Arbor, Mich.
ANN
11. Woman in Progressive ads
FLO

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: MTV · LOWES · MADONNA · RYE · MON · SELFOWN · RULES · NOD
Down: MODELUN · TWO · VENMOED · LAYER · SNOWS · MRS · ANN · FLO

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