NYT Mini Crossword Hints Today—Answers For Friday, February 27

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.

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 Friday, 27 February, 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 (Feb. 27)

Here are all the clues provided for the NYT Mini Crossword for February 27, 2026.

Across

1 – Lacking locks

5 – One of the Great Lakes

6 – Movie with the fake newspaper headline “Wonder Elephant Soars to Fame!”

8 – Live tweeter?

9 – The slightest bit

Down

1 – Hard thing to leave on a cold day

2 – Caribbean island northwest of Curacao

3 – The sky, in a saying

4 – Actress Messing

7 – Like this clue number

Additional Clues For NYT Mini (Feb. 27)

Here are some additional clues to help you solve the NYT Mini Crossword on February 27, 2026.

Across

1 – Like Vin Diesel

5 – Put-in-Bay’s Lake

6 – 1941 Disney film, remade in live action in 2019

8 – “Is it a ___? Is it a plane?”

9 – “Did I overreact?”, “Just ___”

Down

1 – Where you’d find a pillow and duvet

2 – Self-governing Netherlands territory

3 – You must not drive when over the ___

4 – Rhymes with “Zebra”

7 – Peculiar, weird

All NYT Mini Crossword Answers (Feb. 27)

Here are all the answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on February 27, 2026.

Across

1 – BALD

5 – ERIE

6 – DUMBO

8 – BIRD

9 – ATAD

Down

1 – BED

2 – ARUBA

3 – LIMIT

4 – DEBRA

7 – Odd

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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