In case you missed Wednesday’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) “The Naked Gun” or “Scary Movie” – SPOOF
6) ___ cut (short hairstyle) – PIXIE
7) Napoleon’s punishment after the Battle of Waterloo – EXILE
8) Surrendered – CEDED
9) They travel up and down snow-covered hills – SLEDS
DOWN
1) Glasses, informally – SPECS
2) Dot on a computer screen – PIXEL
3) Nitrous ___ (laughing gas) – OXIDE
4) De-squeaked, as a bike chain – OILED
5) Scrollable features of social media – FEEDS
I honestly don’t know what to say about this one, I thought it was really easy. Outside of not hearing anyone say “specs” in 15 years, and thinking Scary Movie was a FARCE for a minute, it just wasn’t all that head-scratching today. Speed runs are fun, but yeah, I prefer more of a challenge.
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