In case you missed Saturday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Time for a new Mini today where things get a bit self-referential for a very special anniversary. But first…
The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-rumgys, 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.
Spoilers ahead, obviously. Skip ahead for the image of today’s solved puzzle.
ACROSS
1) Luggage ID – TAG
4) “___ Lisa” – MONA
5) Smallest of five digits – PINKY
6) 90° is the right one – ANGLE
7) “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and ___” -WISE
DOWN
1) Equipment used while barbecuing – TONGS
2) Low-down joint – ANKLE
3) Marvin of Motown – GAYE
4) Puzzle that celebrated its 10th anniversary this summer – MINI
5) Nails stick out of it – PAW
Wow, I had no idea the Mini had been around for ten years already, I’ve only just been writing this for a few months now. How long has it been on the actual web? That whole time? Anyway, I screwed up a few times today as I thought PINKY was PENNY and that did not go well. I also would never have figured out “low down joint” by myself as that was too clever by half. Others were easy a like Marve Gaye and Angle and Tag. How did you do?
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