Minute Crossword Answers — March 21, 2026

1. Civil rights org. that defends free speech

5. Famed Russian ballet company

6. Draw out, as information

7. "The Metamorphosis" author Franz

8. Tolkien's tree-like guardians of the forest

1. Actor Quinn of "Homeland"

2. Useless or unwanted code, in programmer slang

3. Hair tresses, or things a locksmith picks?

4. Middle layer of the eye

5. Singer Palmer of "Nope"