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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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

Across

  • 1. Roughly 20 million people in India, religiously
    SIKHS
  • 6. "No need to remind me"
    IKNOW
  • 7. Insurance company whose mascot helped to solve a crossword in a 2025 ad
    GEICO
  • 8. Ultra-masculine
    MACHO
  • 9. Invite to enter
    ASKIN

Down

  • 1. Greek "S"
    SIGMA
  • 2. Swedish furniture stores
    IKEAS
  • 3. 2026 N.B.A champion
    KNICK
  • 4. Vietnamese revolutionary ___ Minh
    HOCHI
  • 5. Faint after eye contact with one's crush, say
    SWOON

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: SIKHS · IKNOW · GEICO · MACHO · ASKIN
Down: SIGMA · IKEAS · KNICK · HOCHI · SWOON
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