Mini Crossword
In case you missed Sunday’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) “Over here!” – HEY
4) Words after a defeat – ILOST
7) Dwarf planet that’s only about half the width of the United States – PLUTO
8) 1995 thriller whose title is stylized with a digit – SEVEN
9) “This just in …” program – NEWS
DOWN
1) Joints at the meeting of the thigh bone and pelvis – HIPS
2) Astronaut Ochoa – ELLEN
3) “___ got mail” – YOUVE
5) Gumbo or goulash – STEW
6) Lots and lots – TONS
Mini
Well, this started off well considering I do not know any other dwarf planets, as I am sure is the case for most of you. Similarly, You’ve Got Mail should be familiar to anyone born before 1995, most likely. At least anyone with an AIM screen name. Speaking of 1995, that’s when Se7en came out which seems like a stupid way to write it now, but trust me it was very cool at the time.
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