NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 21, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Christina Iverson.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A K___ · 5A E____ · 7A B______ · 9A A__ · 10A G__ · 11A D__ · 12A R__ · 13A D_____ · 15A S____ · 16A T___ · 1D K______ · 2D E_______ · 3D E__ · 4D P_______ · 6D R______ · 7D B__ · 8D S___ · 14D N__
Across
1A: Spring Cleaning Box 1: I still love it!
KEEP · more answers for this clue
5A: First name of poet Poe
EDGAR · more answers for this clue
7A: Let ___ be ___
BYGONES · more answers for this clue
9A: Gorilla or chimpanzee
10A: Clock setting in the U.K.: Abbr.
11A: Eugene Levy, to Dan Levy
12A: ___ G BIV (color mnemonic)
13A: Spring Cleaning Box 2: Someone else will love it!
DONATE · more answers for this clue
15A: "If you don't like it, that's your problem!"
SUEME · more answers for this clue
16A: Spring Cleaning Box 3: It's worthless!
TOSS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Panels of buttons on which passcodes are entered
KEYPADS · more answers for this clue
2D: Just barely defeated
EDGEDOUT · more answers for this clue
3D: A narcissist has a big one
4D: High-scoring words in Spelling Bee
PANGRAMS · more answers for this clue
6D: Channel changers
REMOTES · more answers for this clue
7D: ___ Bunny, musician known as the "King of Latin Trap"
8D: Painful eye malady
STYE · more answers for this clue
14D: Prefix for a modern genre
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KEEP
EDGAR
BYGONES
APEGMT
DADROY
DONATE
SUEME
TOSS
FAQ
1-Across: Spring Cleaning Box 1: I still love it!
KEEP.
5-Across: First name of poet Poe
EDGAR.
7-Across: Let ___ be ___
BYGONES.
9-Across: Gorilla or chimpanzee
APE.
10-Across: Clock setting in the U.K.: Abbr.
GMT.
11-Across: Eugene Levy, to Dan Levy
DAD.
12-Across: ___ G BIV (color mnemonic)
ROY.
13-Across: Spring Cleaning Box 2: Someone else will love it!
DONATE.
15-Across: "If you don't like it, that's your problem!"
SUEME.
16-Across: Spring Cleaning Box 3: It's worthless!
TOSS.
1-Down: Panels of buttons on which passcodes are entered
KEYPADS.
2-Down: Just barely defeated
EDGEDOUT.
3-Down: A narcissist has a big one
EGO.
4-Down: High-scoring words in Spelling Bee
PANGRAMS.
6-Down: Channel changers
REMOTES.
7-Down: ___ Bunny, musician known as the "King of Latin Trap"
BAD.
8-Down: Painful eye malady
STYE.
14-Down: Prefix for a modern genre
NEO.