NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, March 9

Insider Gaming provides hints and solutions to help you solve the daily puzzle

Published on Mar. 9, 2026

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The New York Times Mini Crossword is a popular daily word game, but some of the puzzles can be challenging. Insider Gaming has provided hints and all the answers for the March 9, 2026 edition to help readers maintain their streak.

Why it matters

The NYT Mini Crossword has become a daily ritual for many puzzle enthusiasts, testing their vocabulary and wordplay skills. By providing the solutions, Insider Gaming is helping readers who may be stuck on a particular puzzle to keep their daily streak alive.

The details

The NYT Mini Crossword features a series of across and down clues that players must solve to complete the puzzle. For the March 9th edition, the across clues include 'Talk ___ (boastfully banter)', 'What has legs, but never walks?', 'French for 'love'', and 'What has a mouth, but never talks?'. The down clues include 'Milky Way bits', '___ Eisenhower, 1950s first lady', 'Overhead', 'Given a crossword hint', and 'Actress Washington of 'Scandal''. Insider Gaming has provided additional hints and the full set of answers to help readers solve the puzzle.

  • The NYT Mini Crossword refreshes daily at 10 PM ET on weekdays and Saturdays, and at 6 PM ET on Sundays.
  • The next NYT Mini Crossword will be available at 7 PM PT/9 PM CT/10 PM ET/3 AM GMT/2 PM AET.

The players

New York Times Games

The publisher of the NYT Mini Crossword, which was introduced in 2014 as a shorter and quicker-to-complete game to accompany the main New York Times Crossword.

Insider Gaming

The website that provided the hints and answers for the March 9, 2026 edition of the NYT Mini Crossword to help readers solve the puzzle.

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The takeaway

By providing the solutions to the NYT Mini Crossword, Insider Gaming is helping readers maintain their daily puzzle-solving streak and stay engaged with this popular word game.