Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Feb. 21

Looking for most recent Answer to mini crosswords? Click here for today’s mini crossword clues, plus our daily answers and hints for Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles from The New York Times.

Need help with today’s mini crosswords? It’s the extended Saturday version, and some of the clues are disconcerting. I was really blown away by 10-Across. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some daily solving tips and tricks, check out our mini crossword tips.

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Let’s move on to these mini crossword clues and answers.

Mini through clues and answers

1A clue: the “Jersey Shore” channel
Answer: MTV

4A clue: “___ Knows” (rhyming advertising slogan)
Answer: LOUIS

6A clue: the second best-selling female musician of all time, behind Taylor Swift
Answer: MADONNA

8A clue: the grain of whiskey
Solution: RYE

9A clue: Dreaded work day: Abbr.
Answer: MON

10A clue: a mistake that backfires, in modern jargon
Answer: SELFOWN

12A clue: a long sheet for a complicated board game, perhaps
Answer: RULES

13A clue: Subtle “Yes”
Answer: NOD

Mini-clues and answers

Index 1D: in which high school students could play the role of ambassadors
Solution: MODEL

2D index: this index number
Answer: TWO

3D Index: Paid via app, maybe
Solution: VENMOED

4D index: coat of paint
Solution: LAYER

Clue 5D: Falls in winter, let’s say
Answer: SNOW

Clue 6D: marriage title
Answer: MRS

Clue 7D: ___ Arbor, Michigan.
Answer: ANN

Clue 11D: Women in progressive ads
Answer: FLO