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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Sunday, February 22, 2026

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A Sunday 5x5 by Ian Livengood: CROP opens the Across clues and CRAMP runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Soybeans or rice
CROP
5. Bit of gossip
RUMOR
7. South American flatbread made of ground maize
AREPA
8. ___ 8 Ball
MAGIC
9. Something a pirate might make you walk
PLANK

Down

1. Sudden muscle tightness
CRAMP
2. Like the areas beyond suburbia
RURAL
3. Luxury Swiss watch brand
OMEGA
4. Stop by unannounced
POPIN
6. Billiards triangle
RACK

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: CROP · RUMOR · AREPA · MAGIC · PLANK
Down: CRAMP · RURAL · OMEGA · POPIN · RACK

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