Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s a real stumper. Also, note that I couldn’t really represent the clues for 8-Across and 3-Down, so imagine the S in each puzzle is either raised above or dropped below the other letters, as noted. Read on for all the (confusing) answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword. Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.. The completed NYT MIni Crossword puzzle for March 13, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. Mini across clues and answers. 1A clue: “___, queen!”. Answer: YAS. 4A clue: Waiter’s handout. Answer: MENU. 5A clue: Tiny invertebrate that, when grouped in the thousands, makes up a coral. Answer: POLYP. 6A clue: Scoop of sour cream. Answer: DOLLOP. 7A clue: Spicy wing, as seen on a popular YouTube talk show. Answer: HOTONE. 8A clue: Comparative suggested by this visual puzzle: PQRsTUV (Note: The s should be dropped down below the other letters in this clue.). Answer: SLOWER (Because the S in the clue is lower than the other letters.). Mini down clues and answers. 1D clue: Like SpongeBob and Spirit airplanes. Answer: YELLOW. 2D clue: “Bueller …? Bueller …?”. Answer: ANYONE. 3D clue: Meal suggested by this visual puzzle: pqrStuv (note: The “S” should be raised up above the other letters in this puzzle). Answer: SUPPER (Because the S in the clue is the highest, or upper letter.). 4D clue: “___ bene” (Italian for “very good”). Answer: MOLTO. 5D clue: Amenity in a Florida backyard, perhaps. Answer: POOL. 6D clue: Agcy. at the center of a 2026 government shutdown. Answer: DHS
