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Need help with the Monday, March 2, 2026 NYT Mini? Start with the gentle letter hints below, then continue to the clearly marked answer key when you’re ready for spoilers.
Hints for the March 2 NYT Mini
These letter nudges are listed by clue number. They’re intended to help you finish without revealing every answer.
Across
- 1 Across — “Yeah, why not!” Ends in E.
- 5 Across — “Collector’s ___” Starts with I.
- 6 Across — “Worker who frequently takes off” Starts with P.
- 8 Across — “Stressful way to run” Starts with L and ends in E.
- 9 Across — “Crossed (out)” Starts with E and ends in D.
Down
- 1 Down — “Tiny drink” Starts with S.
- 2 Down — “Useful … or a useful draw in Scrabble when you have a ‘Q’” Think of the tile that can accompany Q.
- 3 Down — “Chill” Starts with R.
- 4 Down — “Be expressive with one’s feelings” Starts with E.
- 7 Down — “TV’s ‘___ Lasso’” Ends in D.
Spoilers: March 2 answer key
The complete solutions are below. Stop here if you want to keep the answers hidden.
Across answers
- 1 Across — “Yeah, why not!”: SURE
- 5 Across — “Collector’s ___”: ITEM
- 6 Across — “Worker who frequently takes off”: PILOT
- 8 Across — “Stressful way to run”: LATE
- 9 Across — “Crossed (out)”: EXED
Down answers
- 1 Down — “Tiny drink”: SIP
- 2 Down — “Useful … or a useful draw in Scrabble when you have a ‘Q’”: UTILE. The tile wordplay is “U-TILE.”
- 3 Down — “Chill”: RELAX
- 4 Down — “Be expressive with one’s feelings”: EMOTE
- 7 Down — “TV’s ‘___ Lasso’”: TED
About this date’s puzzle
This answer key is for Monday, March 2, 2026, not the Sunday, March 1 puzzle. Parade and Forbes published separate guides for the March 2 Mini and report the same ten answers.
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Forbes described Mini access and previous archive puzzles as subscriber-only in its March 1, 2026 guide. That is publication-date context, not confirmation of current subscription terms. Forbes characterizes the Mini as a quick version of the larger crossword, generally using a five-by-five grid, with some puzzles larger, especially on Saturdays.
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