In case you missed Sunday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering what a patella’s place might be? Not sure who one going down a literary rabbit hole may be? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with some hints and the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.
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.
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To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword hints and answers for Monday, March 31.
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
NYT Mini Across Hints
1 Across: A brand of canned, processed pork
5 Across: A type of Middle Eastern dance that originated in Egypt
6 Across: Anticipate
7 Across: Sea creature that’s a popular delicacy in the Bahamas.
8 Across: Many of the guards in Skyrim said they used to be adventurers until they took an arrow here
NYT Mini Down Hints
1 Down: Put a new button on a shirt
2 Down: A form of transit Noah Kahan sings about avoiding in “Stick Season”
3 Down: Like Sebold or Silverstone
4 Down: Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage and the team spent many years “busting” these
5 Down: Where you typically go when retreating
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Call from an unknown number, often – SPAM
5 Across: Where a dog might like to be scratched – BELLY
6 Across: Look forward to – AWAIT
7 Across: Shell that can be played as a wind instrument – CONCH
8 Across: Patella’s place – KNEE
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: Affix, as a patch – SEW ON
2 Down: Maker of connections – PLANE
3 Down: One going down a literary rabbit hole? – ALICE
4 Down: “The Great Wall of China is visible from space,” for one – MYTH
5 Down: Where a human might like to be scratched – BACK
It took me 1:04 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
The Across clues were no problem for me except for the last one, which I misread as “paella.” Oops.
I didn’t have much trouble with the Down clues either, save for 3 Down. That’s a slightly cryptic one, but it should have been pretty clear that the answer was ALICE.
2 Down was quite a fun clue, since the constructor of today’s Mini was Wyna Liu, the editor of another NYT game, Connections.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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