The earth turns, the moon revolves around the earth, the galaxy spins on its axis as we hurtle through space, universes bumping up against one another in a great cosmic shuffle. Specks are we; dust in the wind. They say we all have a little bit of stardust in us. We carry the ancient memories of long-dead stars in our skin. And because all of that is too grand and too massive to comprehend, we distract ourselves with all manner of nonsense. These days, it seems a lot of that nonsense involves being angry at one another and letting that anger blind us to great and diabolical machinations happening all around us. The proverbial wool in our eyes.
Wool in our eyes and stardust in our DNA. Whatever will they say about us a thousand years from now—if there’s anyone left to say a thing. I have a distraction for you: Today’s Mini Crossword. Shall we?
Looking for yesterday’s NYT Mini Crossword? Check out our hints and answers right here.
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!
How To Solve Today’s Mini Crossword
Before we get to the answers, here’s the first letter for each word in today’s Mini.
Across
1A. Wide-ranging — B
6A. Country that produces Comté and Camembert — F
7A. Nonet that became an octet in 2006 — P
8A. Toyota’s ___4 — R
9A. Bowl-shaped pan — W
10A. Highest-grossing film of all time — A
12A. First word of Oasis’s “Wonderwall” — T
13A. Helen of ___ (mythical beauty) — T
Down
1D. Swagger — B
2D. Competed in a marathon — R
3D. Street sign with an arrow — O
4D. Jon Hamm or Kevin Bacon — A
5D. Office furniture — D
6D. Ice cream option — C
7D. Chris of “Guardians of the Galaxy” — P
11D. When doubled, nickname for pop star Swift — T
Okay, onto the answers! Remember, spoilers ahead!
Across
1A. Wide-ranging — BROAD
6A. Country that produces Comté and Camembert — FRANCE
7A. Nonet that became an octet in 2006 — PLANETS
8A. Toyota’s ___4 — RAV
9A. Bowl-shaped pan — WOK
10A. Highest-grossing film of all time — AVATAR
12A. First word of Oasis’s “Wonderwall” — TODAY
13A. Helen of ___ (mythical beauty) — TROY
Down
1D. Swagger — BRAVADO
2D. Competed in a marathon — RAN
3D. Street sign with an arrow — ONE WAY
4D. Jon Hamm or Kevin Bacon — ACTOR
5D. Office furniture — DESK
6D. Ice cream option — CONE
7D. Chris of “Guardians of the Galaxy” — PRATT
11D. When doubled, nickname for pop star Swift — TAY
I actually burned through today’s Mini. Sometimes you just know all the answers. I only skipped 1-Across, not having any letters or enough context, then knocked every other one out. My one mistake? A type. I typed TROB instead of TROY, costing me precious seconds trying to figure out why the puzzle wasn’t finished! It took me 1:14 in the end. Oh well.
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