The NYT Mini Crossword is a popular, quick-to-complete word game to test yourself daily, but some of the puzzles can be difficult to complete, so here are some hints.
If you’ve found yourself stuck on today’s NYT Mini, Insider Gaming has some helpful hints and all the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on Friday, March 20, 2026.
IMPORTANT: The following information includes spoilers on today’s edition of the NYT Mini Crossword. If you don’t want the answer given to you, stop scrolling.
How to Play NYT Mini Crossword
The NYT Mini Crossword is available to play on the New York Times Games app or website, but, as of September 2025, a New York Times Game subscription is required.
The NYT Games Subscription is priced at $6.95 per month, but there are introductory offers available for other NYT subscriptions that include games access, which might be worth considering.
Without a Games subscription, access to the NYT Mini Crossword is blocked.
NYT Mini Crossword Clues (March 20)
Here are all the clues provided for the NYT Mini Crossword for March 20, 2026.
Across
1 – Cable channel that airs March Madness games
4 – Rapper with the 2026 #1 album ‘The Fall-Off’
6 – Review thoroughly, as taxes
7 – “Darn it!”
8 – Annoying thing to realize you’ve left in the house
Down
1 – Yesterday, tomorrow
2 – Radar screen dots
3 – “On your marks, get ___”
4 – Playing card historically called a knave
5 – Medical success
Additional Clues For NYT Mini (March 20)
Across
1 – Tablespoonful, in cooking instructions
4 – ‘Middle Child’ rapper
6 – Inspection of accounts
7 – Slang for poo, manure
8 – Piano part to press
Down
1 – This exact day
2 – Minor mistakes
3 – A collection
4 – Friend of Jill in popular nursery rhyme
5 – Heal
All NYT Mini Crossword Answers (March 20)
Here are all the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on March 20, 2026.
Across
1 – TBS
4 – JCOLE
6 – AUDIT
7 – CRAP
8 – KEYS
Down
1 – TODAY
2 – BLIPS
3 – SET
4 – JACK
5 – CURE
When is The Next Game?
The NYT Mini Crossword refreshes daily at 10 PM ET on weekdays and Saturdays, and at 6 PM ET on Sundays.
As such, the next NYT Mini Crossword will be available at 7 PM PT/9 PM CT/10 PM ET/3 AM GMT/2 PM AET.
What is The NYT Mini Crossword?
The NYT Mini Crossword was introduced in 2014 as a shorter and quicker-to-complete game to accompany the main New York Times Crossword, which was initially released in 1942.
Until September 2025, the NYT Mini Crossword was free, but it has now been consolidated into a monthly NYT Games Subscription alongside several other popular games.
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