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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, March 13, 2026

6x6 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Friday 6x6 by Joel Fagliano: YAS opens the Across clues and YELLOW runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. "___, queen!"
    YAS
  • 4. Waiter's handout
    MENU
  • 5. Tiny invertebrate that, when grouped in the thousands, makes up a coral
    POLYP
  • 6. Scoop of sour cream
    DOLLOP
  • 7. Spicy wing, as seen on a popular YouTube talk show
    HOTONE
  • 8. Comparative suggested by this visual puzzle: PQRSTUV
    SLOWER

Down

  • 1. Like SpongeBob and Spirit airplanes
    YELLOW
  • 2. "Bueller ...? Bueller ...?"
    ANYONE
  • 3. Meal suggested by this visual puzzle: PQRSTUV
    SUPPER
  • 4. "___ bene" (Italian for "very good")
    MOLTO
  • 5. Amenity in a Florida backyard, perhaps
    POOL
  • 6. Agcy. at the center of a 2026 government shutdown
    DHS

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: YAS · MENU · POLYP · DOLLOP · HOTONE · SLOWER
Down: YELLOW · ANYONE · SUPPER · MOLTO · POOL · DHS
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