In case you missed Friday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering what Egypt’s “boy king” refers to? Not sure what ATL or LAX could be for Delta? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with some hints and the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.
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.
To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword hints and answers for Saturday, March 29.
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
NYT Mini Across Hints
1 Across: A pub where you face challenges?
8 Across: “I totally understand you, bud”
9 Across: We’re in the money
10 Across: Sound used as exclamation to show disapproval, often uttered three times in a row
11 Across: A method of teaching people to read which is based on learning the sounds that the letters represent
15 Across: The largest continental area on Earth
16 Across: Frontline and This Old House too
NYT Mini Down Hints
1 Down: Sound of a clock minus a letter that appears twice in that word
2 Down: “Take On Me” band
3 Down: Segments of a pie chart
4 Down: Hawaiian word referring to an expert in any given field
5 Down: Like the BBC, fish and chips and …Bake Off
6 Down: It’s pronounced a bit like the German word for “one”
7 Down: A piece of old and torn cloth
11 Down: A type of rally designed to hype up students before a sporting event
12 Down: A center of activity
13 Down: Company IT chief
14 Down: 2004 horror movie that kicked off an eponymous franchise
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Computer menu with quick-access commands – TASKBAR
8 Across: “Yep, totally feel that” – I HEAR YA
9 Across: Cash register noise – KACHING
10 Across: Egypt’s “boy king” – TUT
11 Across: Topic for a language learner – PHONICS
15 Across: Landmass comprising two continents – EURASIA
16 Across: Nature, Nova or NewsHour – PBS SHOW
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: ___Tok – TIK
2 Down: “I’ve figured it out!” – AHA
3 Down: Chunks of the economy – SECTORS
4 Down: Head honchos, from the Hawaiian – KAHUNAS
5 Down: Like the spellings of “licence” and “favour,” for instance – BRITISH
6 Down: Author Rand – AYN
7 Down: Possible use for an old T-shirt – RAG
11 Down: Lively spirit – PEP
12 Down: ATL or LAX, for Delta – HUB
13 Down: Tech exec, for short – CIO
14 Down: What big teeth it has! – SAW
It took me 2:49 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
I was bouncing all over the place here! I wasn’t seeing anything on the Across words, so I kept ticking through until I got to AYN. RAG and HUB were then big helpers to get me started.
There were a few that really tripped me up, namely I HEAR YA and PBS SHOW, the latter of which I pretty much got by default. But hey, at least I had fun. I was quite pleased with my extra hint for 1 Across as well.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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