Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
World Cup watchers, you’ll find a few tourney-themed clues in today’s Mini Crossword. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword
Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 24, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Race starter’s equipment
Answer: GUN
4A clue: 1-1, for one
Answer: SCORE
6A clue: Wedding speech made with a drink in hand
Answer: TOAST
7A clue: Book of maps
Answer: ATLAS
8A clue: Trivia question: Has Brazil appeared at every World Cup? Answer: ___!
Answer: YES
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: World Cup highlights
Answer: GOALS
2D clue: ___ Major
Answer: URSA
3D clue: Things found at either end of a soccer pitch
Answer: NETS
4D clue: Time at a hotel
Answer: STAY
5D clue: ___ d’Ivoire (African nation in the World Cup)
Answer: COTE
Read the full article here




