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? I didn’t get off to a good start, as 1-Across stumped me. But once I filled in some other answers, it all came together. Read on for all the 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 28, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. Mini across clues and answers. 1A clue: Makes a choice, with “for”. Answer: OPTS. 5A clue: Like winters in Buffalo and Boulder. Answer: SNOWY. 6A clue: ___ Island (N.Y.C. borough). Answer: STATEN. 7A clue: HBO show that spawned the Idris Elba quote “I want you to put the word out there, that we back up”. Answer: THEWIRE. 8A clue: Genre for Cardi B or Jay-Z. Answer: HIPHOP. 9A clue: Remove from the top of one’s profile, as a post. Answer: UNPIN. 10A clue: Consider to be. Answer: DEEM. Mini down clues and answers. 1D clue: Done impulsively. Answer: ONAWHIM. 2D clue: Magical concoction. Answer: POTION. 3D clue: Little scamp. Answer: TWERP. 4D clue: “Auld Lang ___”. Answer: SYNE. 5D clue: Vast Eurasian grassland. Answer: STEPPE. 6D clue: Follower of “sun” (for weather) or “moon” (for liquor). Answer: SHINE. 7D clue: Land with a ___ (fail). Answer: THUD
