In case you missed Friday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
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) Deaf communication method, for short – ASL
4) Sound from a fan that’s been turned off? – BOO
7) Freezing – ICECOLD
9) Cristiano ___, soccer star with the most career goals (946) – RONALDO
10) Brother product – PRINTER
11) Word after “bottle” or “eye” – OPENER
12) Had a fancy meal – DINED
13) Drunkards – SOTS
DOWN
1) Earbuds introduced in 2016 – AIRPOD
2) Zodiac arachnid – SCORPION
3) Not strict with rules – LENIENT
4) Ran like the wind – BOLTED
5) Like the Triassic period, vis-à-vis the Jurassic – OLDER
6) Stench – ODOR
8) French city with a famous film festival – CANNES
Rather large size puzzle today, getting all the way up to seven letter clues. I was tricked by the Jurassic question thinking this was going to be something about dinosaurs, not time. It took me a while to understand the “boo” clue about fans but it’s…fans literally booing, because they’re turned off. Very clever. I though a fan being turned off might make a “woo” until it wound down, but now I feel very stupid. You win, NYT.
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