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) Outdoor spot to people-watch, maybe – STOOP
6) Big name in health insurance – AETNA
7) Broadway theater helper – USH ER
8) Easy to understand – CLEAR
9) When many show up to a job interview – EARLY
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DOWN
1) What “salsa” literally means – SAUCE
2) Electric car maker since 2003 – TESLA
3) “… in one ear and out the ___” – OTHER
4) Tatum ___, youngest-ever Oscar winner (at age 10, for Best Supporting Actress) – ONEAL
5) Defensive maneuver in fencing – PARRY
Well, we’ve got a circle puzzle again, and if you forgot what that means, you can see that it places EAR and EAR together meaning those overlap. As for the puzzle, I mean, what’s the first five letter electric automaker that comes to mind? I guess I didn’t realize the company was that old, however. AETNA was also the first to come to mind for health care, as Anthem is too many letters and that was the second one I thought of.
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