NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Friday, February 21

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!
A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.
Just like our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we’re here to help with The Mini today if you’re stuck and need a little help.
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Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.
NYT Mini Crossword answers today
Across
- Elevator alternative – STEPS
- Evil corporation on Apple TV+’s “Severance” – LUMON
- Ring-shaped coral reef – ATOLL
- Aura of confidence – MOJO
- ___ Lanka – SRI
Down
- Severely criticizes – SLAMS
- One-on-one academic coach – TUTOR
- A head of our time? – EMOJI
- Preppy shirt – POLO
- Show with a recently aired 50th anniversary special – SNL