Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 13.
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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 13, 2026.
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Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Sentry’s “Stop!” Answer: HALT
5A clue: ___ vera (succulent) Answer: ALOE
6A clue: “That feeling should fade” Answer: ITLLPASS
10A clue: $1,000,000, informally Answer: MIL
11A clue: One of the Three Stooges Answer: MOE
12A clue: Caller of balls and strikes Answer: UMP
13A clue: ___-1 (class of drugs that includes Ozempic and Wegovy) Answer: GLP
14A clue: Crunchy tendril used in Asian cuisine Answer: PEASHOOT
17A clue: ___ Stadium, former home of the Mets Answer: SHEA
18A clue: Silverstein who wrote “The Giving Tree” Answer: SHEL
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Student’s slip Answer: HALLPASS
2D clue: The “A” of GOAT Answer: ALL
3D clue: Chop (off) Answer: LOP
4D clue: Collective objective … or what the ends of 1-Down, 6-Across and 14-Across lead to Answer: TEAMGOAL
6D clue: “Okay, it’s my turn” Answer: IMUP
7D clue: The “T” of GOAT Answer: TIME
8D clue: All by oneself Answer: SOLO
9D clue: Month #9: Abbr. Answer: SEPT
15D clue: Librarian’s warning Answer: SHH
16D clue: Tee-___ (giggle) Answer: HEE
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.See full bio