In case you missed Saturday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Check out the new Mini today which has one of the smallest grids you can find.
How to Play the NYT Mini
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) LinkedIn listing – JOB
4) Planet with an average surface temperature of around 860°F- VENUS
6) Written with a pen – IN INK
7) Sheer torment – AGONY
8) “___ thoughts?” – ANY
DOWN
1) Block tower – JENGA
2) “Red” vegetable that’s really purple, if you ask me – ONION
3) Word with Bad or Bugs – BUNNY
4) By way of – VIA
5) “Excuse me while I kiss the ___” (Hendrix lyric that’s famously misheard) – SKY
Wait, what do people think “Excuse me while I kiss the sky” was? I have to look this up
(some time later).
Excuse me while I kiss this guy? I can’t say I ever heard that one, but sure, why not. Besides this, it’s just a very tiny puzzle today with close to the minimum amount of letters you can have, so I doubt this tripped up anyone for two long. How did you do?
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