Another day, another Mini. Read on for today’s answers and some hints.
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):
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NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
ACROSS
1) “Top Gear” channel – BBC
4) Announcement that causes groans among travelers – DELAY
6) Middle of a drum kit, typically – SNARE
7) Political staffers – AIDES
8) Bottom line figure – NET
DOWN
1) French-speaking nation in West Africa – BENIN
2) Sharp part of a sword – BLADE
3) This text mark: ^ – CARET
4) Left-leaning political org. – DSA
5) “Right you are!” – YES
Just a little bit of a structure puzzle here with top, middle, bottom and left and right tying into both clues and position on the board, which is somewhat clever, I suppose. I didn’t know BENIN offhand, nor CARET, but the rest of these weren’t so bad. Did any trip you up today?
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