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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 20, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: The “I” of TGIF
Answer: ITS
4A clue: “Psych!”
Answer: NOT
5A clue: Baby goat
Answer: KID
8A clue: Batman villain played by Aaron Eckhart in “The Dark Knight”
Answer: TWOFACE
10A clue: Repressive governments
Answer: REGIMES
11A clue: Folding art
Answer: ORIGAMI
12A clue: Opposite direction of NNW
Answer: SSE
13A clue: Streaming issue caused by slow wi-fi
Answer: LAG
14A clue: Raggedy ___ (doll)
Answer: ANN
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Icebreakers, e.g.
Answer: INTROS
2D clue: “The Two ___” (second installment of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy)
Answer: TOWERS
3D clue: Cigar, informally
Answer: STOGIE
5D clue: Presidential candidate Harris
Answer: KAMALA
6D clue: 2026 #1 album for Drake
Answer: ICEMAN
7D clue: Word after “interior” or “intelligent”
Answer: DESIGN
9D clue: Kind of tree that the Buddha is said to have meditated under
Answer: FIG
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