Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, March 1
Gael Cooper·2026-03-01·via CNET
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 1.
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 1, 2026.
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Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Stereotypical wearer of a letterman jacket Answer: JOCK
5A clue: Surrounding glows Answer: AURAS
7A clue: Eschew a heavy meal in favor of light snacks Answer: GRAZE
8A clue: The white stuff? Answer: SNOW
9A clue: M.M.A. fight enders, for short Answer: KOS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Jacksonville N.F.L. player, informally Answer: JAG
2D clue: "But this love is ___" (Taylor Swift lyric) Answer: OURS
3D clue: Grumbly sort Answer: CRANK
4D clue: Instrument that buzzes Answer: KAZOO
6D clue: Uses needle and thread Answer: SEWS
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
