In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:
It’s Valentine’s Day! The weather gods sent us a little love note in the form of a nice winter storm, something we’ve been severely lacking. I hope all you puzzle-solvers have a lovely day of romance, and if not romance than at least some good games. It’s my last day as your Mini Crossword host. I’ll see you in a couple weeks! Let’s solve today’s!
The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it’s free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you’ll need the app to tackle the archive.
Spoilers ahead!
ACROSS
1- What each knuckle represents in a famous mnemonic device — MONTH
6- Best Picture nominee starring Mikey Madison — ANORA
7- Something set on a microwave — TIMER
8- “Here’s to love!,” e.g. — TOAST
9- Burnt ___ (barbecue tidbits) — ENDS
DOWN
1- Not glossy, as a photo — MATTE
2- Publication with the headline “History Sighs, Repeats Itself,” with “The” — ONION
3- Wanderer — NOMAD
4- Lock of hair — TRESS
5- Comedian Kevin (with a name that’s fitting for Valentine’s Day) — HART
A surprisingly difficult NYT Mini today, though I suppose the idea is they get harder as the week goes on, culminating in the big Saturday puzzle. 1-Across had me at a loss, and I couldn’t think of 2-Across at first, either. Fortunately the next three Across words were fairly easy, as were 1 and 3 and 5Down and from here it was easy enough to fill in MONTH and ANORA and TRESS. It took me 1:26 today.
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