The NY Times Mini Crossword February 27, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Lacking locks BALD
- 5 One of the Great Lakes ERIE
- 6 Movie with the fake newspaper headline “Wonder Elephant Soars to Fame!” DUMBO
- 8 Live tweeter? BIRD
- 9 The slightest bit ATAD
Down
- 1 Hard thing to leave on a cold day BED
- 2 Caribbean island northwest of Curaçao ARUBA
- 3 The sky, in a saying LIMIT
- 4 Actress Messing DEBRA
- 7 Like this clue number ODD
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