NYT Mini Crossword - February 21, 2026

1. "Jersey Shore" channel

4. "___ Knows" (rhyming ad slogan)

6. Second-best-selling female musician of all time, behind Taylor Swift

8. Whiskey grain

9. Dreaded workday: Abbr.

10. Backfiring blunder, in modern lingo

12. Lengthy sheet for a complicated board game, perhaps

13. Subtle "Yes"

1. In which high schoolers might role-play as ambassadors

2. This clue number

3. Paid via app, perhaps

4. Coat of paint

5. Falls in winter, say

6. Married title

7. ___ Arbor, Mich.

11. Woman in Progressive ads