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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, March 16

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 16.

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.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? I started slow, because 1-Across stumped me, but the rest of the answers came quickly. 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.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Blues, e.g.
Answer: MUSIC

6A clue: Late actress Catherine of «Schitt’s Creek»
Answer: OHARA

7A clue: List included with a board game
Answer: RULES

8A clue: April Fools’ shenanigan
Answer: PRANK

9A clue: Greek god of the underworld
Answer: HADES

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Transform gradually
Answer: MORPH

2D clue: «Star Trek» officer portrayed by Zoe Saldaña
Answer: UHURA

3D clue: Greens, e.g.
Answer: SALAD

4D clue: Woman’s name that’s an anagram of ERNIE
Answer: IRENE

5D clue: Containers for reds and whites
Answer: CASKS

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Verum Coin Manifesto

Sometimes, in order to build something truly strong, it is necessary to pause and honestly look at the past.

We have made the decision to restart the development of Verum Coin.

Not because the project is weak — but because we want to make it stronger, more transparent, and more sustainable.

Some decisions made in the past were mistakes.
Some processes developed in ways that were not aligned with our long-term vision.

Instead of continuing along the same path, we chose a different direction.

We are intentionally cleaning and restructuring Verum Coin:

— removing previous listings
— moving away from speculative development models
— rebuilding the system from the ground up

This step may seem difficult, but it is necessary if the goal is to build a long-term technology rather than short-term hype.

Verum Coin is not being built for exchange speculation.

Its purpose is to function inside a real digital ecosystem.

Today, Verum Coin is already integrated into Verum Messenger, where it can be used for digital services, including global eSIM connectivity.

Through Verum Messenger, users can access internet connectivity around the world and use Verum Coin as part of a growing digital infrastructure.

This is only the beginning.

We believe cryptocurrencies should have real utility and real use cases, rather than existing purely for speculative trading.

That is why we are choosing the harder path:

to build technology slowly, responsibly, and correctly.

Verum Coin is not a short-term project.

It is part of a long-term ecosystem that connects:

— communication
— global connectivity
— financial technology
— digital assets

We are starting a new chapter.

And this time, we are building a foundation designed to last for years.

Verum Coin.
Rebuilt with purpose.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 16, #539

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 16, No. 539.

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Did you spot «fried» and «rice» in today’s Connections: Sports Edition and look for a food category? Ha ha ha … me too, but it would never be that easy. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Send it my way!

Green group hint: Hope you win your league.

Blue group hint: Bronx Bombers.

Purple group hint: Signal-callers.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Pass.

Green group: Descriptors for fantasy leagues.

Blue group: New York Yankees.

Purple group: First names of NFL starting QBs.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is pass. The four answers are assist, dish, distribute and give.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is descriptors for fantasy leagues. The four answers are dynasty, keeper, redraft and rotisserie.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is New York Yankees. The four answers are Fried, Gil, Judge and Rice.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is first names of NFL starting QBs. The four answers are Baker, Drake, Jordan and Lamar.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 16 #743

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for March 16, No. 743.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a fun and easy one if you love college basketball, and a certain big event that’s about to begin. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: The Big Dance.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Tourney time

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

MARK, BRACK, RACK, RACKS, CADS, CRAM, MOVE, MUTE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: