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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Sunday, March 22, 2026

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

Across

1. Jost of "Saturday Night Live"
COLIN
6. German wine valley whose name rhymes with "wine"
RHINE
7. Big name in root beer
AANDW
8. Common slot machine symbol
FRUIT
9. James Talarico's state
TEXAS

Down

1. Cunning skill
CRAFT
2. Chicago airport
OHARE
3. Operating system on which Android is partly based
LINUX
4. World's most populous country
INDIA
5. Small salamanders
NEWTS

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: COLIN · RHINE · AANDW · FRUIT · TEXAS
Down: CRAFT · OHARE · LINUX · INDIA · NEWTS

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