NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (opens in new tab)

Tuesday’s NYT Mini Crossword is live, and today’s 5×5 grid, constructed by Ian Livengood, arrives with a mix that captures exactly what the Mini does best: workaday vocabulary sitting right beside an aviation term and a genuine slice of pop music history. Whether you cleared the board in under a minute or found yourself stalled on 1-Down longer than the puzzle deserved, the full set of verified answers is below. The Mini resets at 10 p.m. Eastern on weeknights and Saturdays, which means today...