Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 8

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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for March 8, 2026.
Mini through clues and answers
1Hint: Chew on this!
Answer: GUM
4A hint: like clothes in the basket
Solution: SALE
6A hint: it’s late to stay up on a weekday
Answer: ONEAM
7A Hint: Use a Few Words Effectively
Solution: PITHY
8 Hint: Traffic Increases It, Long story short
Answer: ETA
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Climate activist Thunberg
Solution: GRETA
2D Clue: Home to Capitol Reef National Park, which, surprisingly, is not on the ocean
Answer: UTAH
3D clue: repeated exclamation
Answer: MYMY
4D Index: Really Great
Solution: DOPE
Clue 5D: Rolling ___ (super rich)
Answer: INIT




