Before we get to today’s NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Friday’s:
Wondering what a left-leaning social media site may be? Not sure what the last word in many bowling alley names is? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with extra 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.
Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Saturday, July 12:
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
NYT Mini Across Hints
1 Across: Academy Award-winning actor _____ Gooding Jr.
5 Across: Rows on a highway
6 Across: “I can only get ___ ____ done in a day”
7 Across: Up on a cloudless day
8 Across: The heroine in Little Shop of Horrors
9 Across: It typically comes in loafs
10 Across: Important yearly details for loans
NYT Mini Down Hints
1 Down: Image capturers
2 Down: Still in the packaging
3 Down: Lynch, Ann Baker and Tom Saywer’s crush
4 Down: A pale greyish color
5 Down: Turn it up
6 Down: Loudly ingest soup
7 Down: Ali ___ famously said “open sesame”
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Havana’s home – CUBA
5 Across: Last word in many bowling alley names – LANES
6 Across: Lots and lots – SO MUCH
7 Across: Left-leaning social media site – BLUESKY
8 Across: Hepburn of Breakfast at Tiffany’s – AUDREY
9 Across: Word after “break” or “banana” – BREAD
10 Across: Car loan figs. – APRS
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: They always shoot their shot – CAMERAS
2 Down: Brand-new – UNUSED
3 Down: Woman with “the good hair,” in a famous Beyoncé lyric – BECKY
4 Down: In need of moisturizer – ASHY
5 Down: “We can’t hear you back here!” – LOUDER
6 Down: Drink noisily – SLURP
7 Down: ___ ghanouj – BABA
It took me 2:05 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
Not a horrible time for a Saturday Mini! On my first pass of the Across words, I only got CUBA, BLUESKY and AUDREY. I think the clue for 7 Across is perhaps too broad of a generalization of that platform, but it is what it is.
Moving to the Down direction, I only missed CAMERAS and UNUSED there. The answers that I did find helped me clean things up on the Across direction.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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