Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, June 6

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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 6, 2026.

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Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: "Easy peasy!"
Answer: NOSWEAT

8A clue: Great Lake whose name can be translated in Iroquoian as "great lake"
Answer: ONTARIO

9A clue: Use a ruler
Answer: MEASURE

10A clue: Word after "brake," "Brillo" or "bachelor"
Answer: PAD

11A clue: Having more sodium
Answer: SALTIER

15A clue: Spider-Man foe who gained his powers from a lightning strike
Answer: ELECTRO

16A clue: George Washington or George Patton
Answer: WARHERO

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: ___ de plume
Answer: NOM

2D clue: First digit of pi after the decimal
Answer: ONE

3D clue: Paper pusher?
Answer: STAPLER

4D clue: Major mountain range in Utah
Answer: WASATCH

5D clue: Well-read
Answer: ERUDITE

6D clue: It's mostly nitrogen and oxygen
Answer: AIR

7D clue: Wiggler in a sock
Answer: TOE

11D clue: Stitch up
Answer: SEW

12D clue: Chicken ___ king
Answer: ALA

13D clue: Make a mistake
Answer: ERR

14D clue: Aussie animal, for short
Answer: ROO