NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 13, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A Y__ · 4A M___ · 5A P____ · 6A D_____ · 7A H_____ · 8A S_____ · 1D Y_____ · 2D A_____ · 3D S_____ · 4D M____ · 5D P___ · 6D D__
Across
1A: "___, queen!"
4A: Waiter's handout
MENU · more answers for this clue
5A: Tiny invertebrate that, when grouped in the thousands, makes up a coral
POLYP · more answers for this clue
6A: Scoop of sour cream
DOLLOP · more answers for this clue
7A: Spicy wing, as seen on a popular YouTube talk show
HOTONE · more answers for this clue
8A: Comparative suggested by this visual puzzle: PQRSTUV
SLOWER · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Like SpongeBob and Spirit airplanes
YELLOW · more answers for this clue
2D: "Bueller ...? Bueller ...?"
ANYONE · more answers for this clue
3D: Meal suggested by this visual puzzle: PQRSTUV
SUPPER · more answers for this clue
4D: "___ bene" (Italian for "very good")
MOLTO · more answers for this clue
5D: Amenity in a Florida backyard, perhaps
POOL · more answers for this clue
6D: Agcy. at the center of a 2026 government shutdown
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YAS
MENU
POLYP
DOLLOP
HOTONE
SLOWER
FAQ
1-Across: "___, queen!"
YAS.
4-Across: Waiter's handout
MENU.
5-Across: Tiny invertebrate that, when grouped in the thousands, makes up a coral
POLYP.
6-Across: Scoop of sour cream
DOLLOP.
7-Across: Spicy wing, as seen on a popular YouTube talk show
HOTONE.
8-Across: Comparative suggested by this visual puzzle: PQRSTUV
SLOWER.
1-Down: Like SpongeBob and Spirit airplanes
YELLOW.
2-Down: "Bueller ...? Bueller ...?"
ANYONE.
3-Down: Meal suggested by this visual puzzle: PQRSTUV
SUPPER.
4-Down: "___ bene" (Italian for "very good")
MOLTO.
5-Down: Amenity in a Florida backyard, perhaps
POOL.
6-Down: Agcy. at the center of a 2026 government shutdown
DHS.