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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Feb. 19, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: With 5-Across, response to "Knock, knock!"
Answer: WHOS
5A clue: See 1-Across
Answer: THERE
6A clue: Dating app alternative to Tinder or Bumble
Answer: HINGE
7A clue: Take the top off, as a tube of toothpaste
Answer: UNCAP
8A clue: [This person has read your message]
Answer: SEEN
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Say "But, Mom!," say
Answer: WHINE
2D clue: As a result
Answer: HENCE
3D clue: Something that a medical donor gives or a church has
Answer: ORGAN
4D clue: Flow slowly
Answer: SEEP
5D clue: As a result
Answer: THUS
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