In case you missed yesterday’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) Sprinter’s race – DASH
5) Statuette awarded at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre – OSCAR
7) À la ___ – CARTE
8) Word meaning “details” or “glasses” – SPECS
9) “What’s the reason?” – WHY
DOWN
1) Google ___ – DOCS
2) Immediately – ASAP
3) Twistable piece of hardware – SCREW
4) Devise, as a plan – HATCH
6) Booking service that competes with OpenTable – RESY
I love the Google _____ clue considering this company makes about five thousand projects. Gmail was the first one that came to mind, but I suppose you don’t call it “Google Gmail” do you. Google Maps would make more sense, but you’d quickly realize that you would screw up three of the four other clues doing that. So then it’s Google Docs, which I have migrated to given how annoying Microsoft products have become. And I’m writing this on Chrome of course. Hoping you will find this article in Google Search. Sigh.
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