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? 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 8, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. Mini across clues and answers. 1A clue: Chew on that!. Answer: GUM. 4A clue: Like clothes in the hamper. Answer: DIRTY. 6A clue: Late time to stay up on a weekday. Answer: ONEAM. 7A clue: Using few words effectively. Answer: PITHY. 8A clue: Traffic increases it, for short. Answer: ETA. Mini down clues and answers. 1D clue: Climate activist Thunberg. Answer: GRETA. 2D clue: Home to Capitol Reef National Park, which surprisingly is not by the ocean. Answer: UTAH. 3D clue: Repeated exclamation. Answer: MYMY. 4D clue: Freakin’ awesome. Answer: DOPE. 5D clue: Rolling ___ (super rich). Answer: INIT
