The NY Times Mini Crossword March 28, 2026 puzzle by Sam Ezersky is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Makes a choice, with “for” OPTS
- 5 Like winters in Buffalo and Boulder SNOWY
- 6 ___ Island (N.Y.C. borough) STATEN
- 7 HBO show that spawned the Idris Elba quote “I want you to put the word out there, that we back up” THEWIRE
- 8 Genre for Cardi B or Jay-Z HIPHOP
- 9 Remove from the top of one’s profile, as a post UNPIN
- 10 Consider to be DEEM
Down
- 1 Done impulsively ONAWHIM
- 2 Magical concoction POTION
- 3 Little scamp TWERP
- 4 “Auld Lang ___” SYNE
- 5 Vast Eurasian grassland STEPPE
- 6 Follower of “sun” (for weather) or “moon” (for liquor) SHINE
- 7 Land with a ___ (fail) THUD
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