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NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Wednesday, March 20

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Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!

A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.

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Just like our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we’re here to help with The Mini today if you’re stuck and need a little help.

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Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.

NYT Mini Crossword answers today

NYT The Mini Crossword logo.
New York Times

Across

  • Sudden burst of electricity – JOLT
  • All over again – ANEW
  • Meditation teachers – YOGIS
  • Part of the body that’s altered by a Snapchat filter, often – FACE
  • Show off one’s muscles – FLEX

Down

  • Crested woodland bird – JAY
  • Powering switch – ONOFF
  • Judge-y? – LEGAL
  • How many times someone is allowed to serve as U.S. president – TWICE
  • What the Victorian euphemisms “amorous congress” and “taking a flyer” meant – SEX

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