In case you missed Friday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering what viral pygmy hippo was parodized on Weekend Update? Not sure what an ancient builder of Machu Picchu is? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with 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.
To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, November 2 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Thermometer reading, for short — TEMP
5 Across: Dessert made with black-and-white cookies — OREO PIE
9 Across: Viral pygmy hippo parodized on Weekend Update — MOO DENG
10 Across: “Incidentally …,” in a text — BTW
11 Across: Heart test inits. — ECG
12 Across: “Don’t worry, it’s just a scratch!” — I’M OKAY
14 Across: French filmdom — CINE
15 Across: Canceled, as a TV series — AXED
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: Lara Croft: ___ Raider — TOMB
2 Down: Sexy, steamy stuff — EROTICA
3 Down: Pet food product with a jingle sung by a cat — MEOWMIX
4 Down: Holder of peas — POD
6 Down: Cheated at hide-and-seek — PEEKED
7 Down: Ancient builder of Machu Picchu — INCA
8 Down: Like quiche and custard — EGGY
13 Down: Number accidentally typed instead of an exclamation point — ONE
It took me 3:17 to fail to complete today’s NYT Mini.
If you look closely at the screenshot, you’ll see a little red marker in one of the squares. That’s because I failed to fully complete the crossword. I thought I was done, but the game told me I had at least one square wrong.
After spending a good minute looking for it, I couldn’t see where I’d erred. So I gave up and revealed the puzzle, only find out that I’d incorrectly submitted “Inka” and “EKG” instead of INCA and ECG. Ugh. That’s annoying! Better luck tomorrow, I suppose.
If you need some help with Sunday’s NYT Mini, make sure to check out my blog. Meanwhile, if you play other NYT games such as Wordle, Connections and Strands, be sure to check out Forbes Games for our guides to each daily puzzle.
