NYT Mini Crossword Hints Today—Answers For Tuesday, March 24

The NYT Mini Crossword is a popular, quick-to-complete word game to test yourself daily, but some of the puzzles can be difficult to complete, so here are some hints.

If you’ve found yourself stuck on today’s NYT Mini, Insider Gaming has some helpful hints and all the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

IMPORTANT: The following information includes spoilers on today’s edition of the NYT Mini Crossword. If you don’t want the answer given to you, stop scrolling.

How to Play NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini Crossword is available to play on the New York Times Games app or website, but, as of September 2025, a New York Times Game subscription is required.

The NYT Games Subscription is priced at $6.95 per month, but there are introductory offers available for other NYT subscriptions that include games access, which might be worth considering.

Without a Games subscription, access to the NYT Mini Crossword is blocked.

NYT Mini Crossword Clues (March 24)

Here are all the clues provided for the NYT Mini Crossword for March 24, 2026.

Across

1 – Apple computers

5 – Colorful parrot with a long tail

6 – Enticing scent

7 – ___ song (dangerous lure)

8 – ‘Barbie’ character whose job is ‘beach’

Down

1 – Singing sister in the Osmond family

2 – Future oak tree, perhaps

3 – Attended

4 – ___ song (farewell performance)

5 – Conceal

Additional Clues For NYT Mini (March 24)

Here are some additional clues to help you solve the NYT Mini Crossword on March 24, 2026.

Across

1 – Rainjacket for short, plural

5 – Parrot subspecies that includes Scarlet and Hyacinth

6 – Similar to smell, odour

7 – Part of a police car that makes a noise

8 – Barbie’s beloved

Down

1 – ___ Curie, first woman to receive a Nobel Prize

2 – Oak tree fruit

3 – “He ___, he saw, he conquered”

4 – What the ugling duckling turns into

5 – Worn by Batman and Robin, but not Superman

All NYT Mini Crossword Answers (March 24)

Here are all the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on March 24, 2026.

Across

1 – MACS

5 – MACAW

6 – AROMA

7 – SIREN

8 – KEN

Down

1 – MARIE

2 – ACORN

3 – CAME

4 -SWAN

5 – MASK

When is The Next Game?

The NYT Mini Crossword refreshes daily at 10 PM ET on weekdays and Saturdays, and at 6 PM ET on Sundays.

As such, the next NYT Mini Crossword will be available at 7 PM PT/9 PM CT/10 PM ET/3 AM GMT/2 PM AET.

What is The NYT Mini Crossword?

The NYT Mini Crossword was introduced in 2014 as a shorter and quicker-to-complete game to accompany the main New York Times Crossword, which was initially released in 1942.

Until September 2025, the NYT Mini Crossword was free, but it has now been consolidated into a monthly NYT Games Subscription alongside several other popular games.

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For more word game guides, check out the hints and answers for today’s Wordle, and take a look at hints for today’s Contexto.