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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, February 26, 2026

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A Thursday 5x5 by Joel Fagliano: CAR opens the Across clues and COLAS runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Tesla or Toyota
CAR
4. What the "M" of BMX stands for
MOTO
5. Leafy lunch
SALAD
6. Weighing device
SCALE
7. "To be," in Latin
ESSE

Down

1. Pepsi and Coke
COLAS
2. Dickens's "___ of Two Cities"
ATALE
3. Took to another floor, as the [circled letters]
RODE
4. Apple computers
MACS
5. Dir. from San Francisco to Santa Monica
SSE

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: CAR · MOTO · SALAD · SCALE · ESSE
Down: COLAS · ATALE · RODE · MACS · SSE

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