In case you missed Sunday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering what an important feature of the sentence “I like cooking, family and friends” might be? Not sure what the original color of peanut M&Ms was? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with 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 answers for Monday, December 16 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Petting zoo animal — GOAT
5 Across: Important feature of the sentence “I like cooking, family and friends” — COMMA
6 Across: Labor alliance — UNION
7 Across: “All ___ are off!” — BETS
8 Across: Triage centers, for short — ERS
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: One who’s doomed to fail — GONER
2 Down: Leaves out — OMITS
3 Down: “Famous” cookie maker — AMOS
4 Down: Original color of peanut M&Ms, introduced in 1954 — TAN
5 Down: Rubik’s ___ — CUBE
It took me 0:40 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
I didn’t get GOAT immediately, and spent too long thinking about it before moving on. Everything else was plain sailing except for OMOS, which I didn’t know because we don’t get those where I live. Pretty fun game though.
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