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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for June 20, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1A clue: The “I” of TGIF
Answer: ITS
4A clue: “Psych! »
Answer: NO
5A clue: kid
Answer: CHILD
8 Hint: The Batman Villain Played by Aaron Eckhart in ‘The Dark Knight’
Solution: DEUXFACE
10A clue: repressive governments
Answer: DIET
11A clue: the art of folding
Solution: ORIGAMI
12A index: Direction opposite NNW
Answer: ESS
13Hint: Streaming issue caused by slow Wi-Fi
Answer: LAG
14A Clue: Raggedy ___ (doll)
Answer: ANN
Mini-clues and answers
1D clue: icebreaker, for example
Answer: INTRO
Clue 2D: “The Two ___” (second part of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy)
Answer: TOURS
3D Clue: Cigar, informally
Solution: STOGIE
5D Clue: Presidential Candidate Harris
Answer: KAMALA
Index 6D: No. 1 album of 2026 for Drake
Solution: ICEMAN
Clue 7D: Word after “interior” or “intelligent”
Solution: DESIGN
Clue 9D: kind of tree under which the Buddha meditated
Answer: FIG