In case you missed Thursday’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) Baseball stat hidden in “super big hit” – RBI
4) Hi, in Hawaii – ALOHA
7) With 8-Across, start running or going to the gym – GETIN
8) See 7-Across – SHAPE
9) Opposite of NNE – SSW
DOWN
1) Opposite of riches, in a saying – RAGS
2) “Ew, gross” – BLEH
3) Tiny bits – IOTAS
5) Where the hands are placed when “Hey, Macarena!” is sung – HIPS
6) All over again – ANEW
It just occurred to me that the only words I remember from the Macarena are “Heyyyy Macarena!” so I decided to look up the translation which contains uh, an interesting story:
Now, don’t you worry about my boyfriend
He’s a boy whose name is Victorino
I didn’t want him, I couldn’t stand him
He was no good, so I
Now come on, what was I supposed to do?
He was out of town, and his two friends were so fine
Uh I’m gonna stop you right there, but yeah that’s pretty much how it goes. Who knew?
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