In case you missed Saturday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering what Hyundai electric car might have a creatively spelled name? Not sure which hoops legend has size 22 shoes? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with some extra clues 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, clues and answers for Sunday, April 19:
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
NYT Mini Across Hints
1 Across: Chatting with fluency but in a superficial way
5 Across: A circle dance of originated in Romania and Israel
6 Across: Get lost!
8 Across: Like a line in a song, but with the last letter changed
9 Across: The star of the movie Kazaam. Also famously feuded with Kobe Bryant
NYT Mini Down Hints
1 Down: Accra is the capital
2 Down: Not quite a genius
3 Down: The so-called cradle of civilization
4 Down: San Francisco ___ Area
6 Down: Short for geographic information system
7 Down: The sound you might make when you see fireworks
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Speaking confidently but dishonestly – GLIB
5 Across: Traditional dance at a Jewish wedding – HORA
6 Across: “Scram!” – GO AWAY
8 Across: Hyundai electric car with a creatively spelled name – LYRIQ
9 Across: Hoops legend with size 22 shoes – SHAQ
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: Africa’s largest exporter of gold – GHANA
2 Down: Score that’s nowhere near Mensa-worthy – LOW IQ
3 Down: Baghdad’s country – IRAQ
4 Down: Loading area for trucks – BAY
6 Down: Army soldiers, for short – GIS
7 Down: ___ and aah – OOH
It took me 1:57 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
Hmph, that’s a pretty slow time for a regular Mini, so I don’t love that!
I didn’t get either of the first two answers from the jump, while I thought 6 Across might have been “get out.” I don’t know a ton about cars, but I do occasionally write about them at my other gig, so I was able to extract LYRIQ from my memory bank after a little thought. SHAQ was a straightforward one too.
It was pretty fun that we had four answers that all end in “q” today, which helped make LOW IQ and IRAQ easy. After BAY, it was a case of filling in the blanks.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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