In case you missed Friday’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) Direction of the sunset – WEST
5) Uncle ___, Addams family member played by Fred Armisen on “Wednesday” – FESTER
7) Flatten out over time – PLATEAU
8) Long, slithery fish – EEL
9) Piece on a coatrack – PEG
10) Wearers of collars with their owner’s number on them -PETDOGS
12) “Wednesday” character played by the hand of Victor Dorobantu, a professional magician – THING
13) “___-haw!” – YEE
DOWN
1) Rolling in the dough, so to speak – WEALTHY
2) Jokey suffix with “best” – EST
3) The first instruction in a list of instructions – STEPONE
4) Savory Chinese snack with a cracked shell – TEAEGG
5) Group of naval ships – FLEET
6) Potentially tricky spots for vacuuming – RUG
7) Spirited energy – PIP
11) Run out of battery – DIE
Lot of words in this puzzle today, the Mini is more of a Medium instead, I’d say. One that gave me trouble was TEAEGG as that is not something I’d normally consume. I am getting stressed even thinking about vacuuming a RUG right now, so I knew that right away. I see we are also doing a bit of a Wednesday theme with two characters, but they couldn’t get JENNA or ORTEGA in here. I can’t believe we have to wait three years between seasons of that show.
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