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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, March 20, 2026

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A Friday 5x5 by Sam Ezersky: TBS opens the Across clues and TODAY runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Cable channel that airs March Madness games
TBS
4. Rapper with the 2026 #1 album "The Fall-Off"
JCOLE
6. Review thoroughly, as taxes
AUDIT
7. "Darn it!"
CRAP
8. Annoying things to realize you've left in the house
KEYS

Down

1. Yesterday, tomorrow
TODAY
2. Radar screen dots
BLIPS
3. "On your marks … get ___ …"
SET
4. Playing card historically called a knave
JACK
5. Medical success
CURE

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: TBS · JCOLE · AUDIT · CRAP · KEYS
Down: TODAY · BLIPS · SET · JACK · CURE

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