Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, March 8
Gael Cooper·2026-03-08·via CNET
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 8.
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.
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Co-author of two Gen X pop-culture encyclopedia for Penguin Books. Won "Headline Writer of the Year" award for 2017, 2014 and 2013 from the American Copy Editors Society. Won first place in headline writing from the 2013 Society for Features Journalism.
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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for March 8, 2026.
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Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Chew on that! Answer: GUM
4A clue: Like clothes in the hamper Answer: DIRTY
6A clue: Late time to stay up on a weekday Answer: ONEAM
7A clue: Using few words effectively Answer: PITHY
8A clue: Traffic increases it, for short Answer: ETA
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Climate activist Thunberg Answer: GRETA
2D clue: Home to Capitol Reef National Park, which surprisingly is not by the ocean Answer: UTAH
3D clue: Repeated exclamation Answer: MYMY
4D clue: Freakin' awesome Answer: DOPE
5D clue: Rolling ___ (super rich) Answer: INIT
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.See full bio
