In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering who the longtime host of Top Chef is? Not sure what a “goose egg” 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.
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 for Friday, July 26 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
Across
1 Across clue: Highly praises
6 Across clue: Admit (to)
7 Across clue: ___ Lakshmi, longtime host of Top Chef
8 Across clue: Just barely make it through
9 Across clue: “Goose eggs”
Down
1 Down clue: Tabloid partner of Affleck
2 Down clue: Not sleeping
3 Down clue: ___ Armour (athletic brand)
4 Down clue: Disney elephant with oversized ears
5 Down clue: Neuters
It took me 0:46 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
I got OWN UP and PADMA (being a Top Chef fan who has yet to watch the most recent season) on my first pass of the Across clues. But I initially thought the last one was “lumps” or “bumps” as in to have a so-called goose egg on one’s head. But neither made sense with what was clearly LOPEZ on 1 Down.
I got most of the Down clues right away other than the last one, just because it didn’t click immediately. However, I was able to use the completed letters to finish the Across clues.
If you need some help with Saturday’s NYT Mini, make sure to check out my colleague Paul’s 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.
The NYT Mini is a new daily guide that we’re working on. We’re figuring out the best format and what exactly you’d like to see in it, so if you have any suggestions (perhaps you’d like additional hints for extra tricky clues before seeing all the answers), let me know via email.
