NYT Mini Crossword Hints and Answers for March 6, 2026

Here are the hints and answers for the Friday, March 6, 2026, NYT Mini Crossword. The first-letter hints come before the full solutions, so stop there if you want only a nudge.

Hints for March 6, 2026

Each hint is the answer’s first letter. The clues are from Forbes’ March 6 guide.

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Across

• 1 Across — Mountains on an Evian bottle: A
• 5 Across — Sound effect for a pogo stick: B
• 7 Across — Bert’s buddy: E
• 8 Across — “Bruhhh!”: D
• 9 Across — Candy with collectible dispensers: P

Down

• 1 Down — Presidential nickname of the 1860s: A
• 2 Down — “My Sweet ___” (George Harrison song): L
• 3 Down — Affix with a thumbtack: P
• 4 Down — Like an unpleasant, mocking comment: S
• 6 Down — “Good grief!”: G

Full answers

Spoilers below.

Across answers

• 1 Across: ALPS
• 5 Across: BOING
• 7 Across: ERNIE
• 8 Across: DUDE
• 9 Across: PEZ

Down answers

• 1 Down: ABE
• 2 Down: LORD
• 3 Down: PIN UP
• 4 Down: SNIDE
• 6 Down: GEEZ

Where to play or find older Minis

The New York Times describes the Mini as a letter grid filled by solving Across and Down clues. Its Mini Crossword help page says Games and All Access subscribers can solve past Mini puzzles in the archive. The help page also describes a “lifesaver” control for checking or revealing a square, an answer, or the whole puzzle; consult NYT for current access terms.

Parade also published a separate guide for the March 6, 2026 puzzle. The answer list above is attributed to Forbes rather than presented as independently verified against NYT’s archived grid.

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