NYT Mini Crossword - March 25, 2026

1. Instrument in bluegrass music

6. Publication with the headline "C.I.A. Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years," with "The"

7. Cut-off point for cropped jeans

8. Hilarious person

9. Place to hibernate

1. "Tens across the ___!"

2. 1982 film in which Carol Burnett played Miss Hannigan

3. Japanese camera brand

4. Sudden shock

5. Final number in a countdown