In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
I guess the NYT wanted us to take it a bit easy the day after all this feasting, so this Black Friday themed puzzle isn’t all that hard.
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.
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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) Major tech purchases on Black Friday – TVS
4) Hit the mall – SHOP
5) When many arrive at stores on Black Friday – EARLY
6) “Buy one, get one ___” – FREE
7) Clichéd holiday gift for dad – TIE
DOWN
1) Number of days that the first Thanksgiving feast lasted – THREE
2) Small, mouselike rodent – VOLE
3) Intelligence bureau worker – SPY
4) Traditional garment worn at an Indian wedding – SARI
5) Movement of money between accounts, for short – EFT
Well, we have really all of the across clues tied to Black Friday some time or another, presuming that’s when you’re also going to buy a tie. Do they still split Black Friday and Cyber Monday? I feel like it’s all one and the same now and these days you could not pay me all the discounts in the world to physically go to a mall, especially on Black Friday.
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