In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
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):
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
ACROSS
1) Bro and sis, e.g. – SIBS
5) Range that divides Europe into wet northern and dry southern climates – THE ALPS
9) Beef and lamb, but not chicken or turkey – RED MEAT
10) “Say ___!” (doctor’s request) – AAH
11) By way of – VIA
12 It’s a gift – PRESENT
14 Old-fashioned way to attach documents – STAPLES
15) “___ Kapital” – DAS
DOWN
1) What a tube top lacks – STRAPS
2) Radio streaming network since 2008, familiarly – IHEARTRADIO
3) Do first thing in the morning? – BEDHEAD
4) ___ the Eagle, Muppet who once thought “The Sound of Music” was written by Shakespeare – SAM
6) Video game segments -LEVELS
7) “Common Sense” writer Thomas – PAINE
8) Fantasy sports fodder – STATS
13 Place for a body scrub – SPA
I think what I’m most fascinated by in this entire answer list is the desire to say that Sam the Eagle is a muppet who thought the Sound of Music was written by Shakespeare when I’m pretty sure you just could have said ____ the Eagle, a muppet, but I guess someone really remembered that specific fact about him.
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