The NY Times Mini Crossword February 21, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
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- 1 “Jersey Shore” channel MTV
- 4 “___ Knows” (rhyming ad slogan) LOWES
- 6 Second-best-selling female musician of all time, behind Taylor Swift MADONNA
- 8 Whiskey grain RYE
- 9 Dreaded workday: Abbr. MON
- 10 Backfiring blunder, in modern lingo SELFOWN
- 12 Lengthy sheet for a complicated board game, perhaps RULES
- 13 Subtle “Yes” NOD
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- 1 In which high schoolers might role-play as ambassadors MODELUN
- 2 This clue number TWO
- 3 Paid via app, perhaps VENMOED
- 4 Coat of paint LAYER
- 5 Falls in winter, say SNOWS
- 6 Married title MRS
- 7 ___ Arbor, Mich. ANN
- 11 Woman in Progressive ads FLO
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