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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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

Across

1. Computer function represented by a floppy disk icon
SAVE
5. Want more than anything
CRAVE
7. Enticed, with "in"
ROPED
8. In the company of
AMONG
9. Something to do "like it's 1999"
PARTY

Down

1. Leftover morsel of food
SCRAP
2. Fragrance
AROMA
3. What a humidifier emits
VAPOR
4. Curling or speed skating, for the Winter Olympics
EVENT
6. Risqué
EDGY

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: SAVE · CRAVE · ROPED · AMONG · PARTY
Down: SCRAP · AROMA · VAPOR · EVENT · EDGY

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