NYT Mini · 1-Across · 5 letters
___-Dixon line NYT Mini crossword clue
Editorially reviewed August 23, 2026
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Phrase cue
Think of the five-letter surname paired with Dixon in the name of a historic U.S. boundary.
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Answer
Why these words complete it
The blank comes before “-Dixon,” so it needs the other surveyor's surname. Charles MASON and Jeremiah Dixon give the familiar compound name Mason-Dixon.
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The hyphen after the blank shows that the answer completes a familiar two-name compound.
What the completed phrase means
Mason is the first half of Mason-Dixon, the name of the historic boundary surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon.
Where this clue appeared
1-Across in NYT Mini puzzle for August 23, 2026.
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