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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed for March 28, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1A clue: makes a choice, with “for”
Solution: OPTS
5A Hint: Like Winters in Buffalo and Boulder
Answer: SNOW
6A clue: ___ Island (borough of New York)
Solution: STATEN
7A Hint: The HBO Show That Gave Birth to Idris Elba’s Quote “I Want You to Spread the Message, Let Us Move Back”
Answer: THEWIRE
8 Hint: Gender for Cardi B or Jay-Z
Solution: HIPHOP
9A hint: Delete from the top of your profile, as a post
Answer: UNPIN
10A hint: consider as
Solution: DEEM
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: done impulsively
Solution: ONAWHIM
2D Clue: Magical Concoction
Answer: POTION
3D Clue: Little rascal
Solution: TWERP
Clue 4D: “Auld Lang ___”
Solution: SYNE
Index 5D: Vast Eurasian grassland
Solution: STEPPE
Clue 6D: Follower of the “sun” (for the weather) or the “moon” (for alcohol)
Solution: SHINE
Clue 7D: Land with a ___ (failure)
Answer: THUD