The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.
To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
ACROSS
1) Cummerbund, e.g. – SASH
5) Cheese-covered chip – NACHO
6) Singer in a synagogue – CANTOR
7) Like decision-making in a hierarchical organization – TOPDOWN
8) Where a browser might get cookies? – BAKERY
9) Mixes, as a drink – STIRS
10) 10 in a lane – PINS
DOWN
1) Politician on a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Ocasio-Cortez – SANDERS
2) The first “A” of SAG-AFTRA – ACTORS
3) Flamboyant – SHOWY
4) Unicorn’s defining feature – HORN
5) Lap protector – NAPKIN
6) Raccoon-like mammal of South America – COATI
7) 1/16 of a cup: Abbr. – TBSP
This was actually a pretty hard puzzle today, and I certainly was not setting any speed records while doing it. A few are freebies like a unicorn horn, but you needed some specifical political, religious or uh, South American animal knowledge to get through some of these other ones. And I don’t know what it took me like seven tries to remember the abbreviation for tablespoon, but I got there eventually.
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