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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Feb. 27, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: Lacking locks
Answer: BALD
5A clue: One of the Great Lakes
Answer: ERIE
6A clue: Movie with the fake newspaper headline "Wonder Elephant Soars to Fame!"
Answer: DUMBO
8A clue: Live tweeter?
Answer: BIRD
9A clue: The slightest bit
Answer: ATAD
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Hard thing to leave on a cold day
Answer: BED
2D clue: Caribbean island northwest of Curaçao
Answer: ARUBA
3D clue: The sky, in a saying
Answer: LIMIT
4D clue: Actress Messing
Answer: DEBRA
7D clue: Like this clue number
Answer: ODD
