In case you missed Thursday’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) What lanternfish can do, using organs called photophores – GLOW
5) Channel with “Vanderpump Rules” and “Below Deck” – BRAVO
6) Consumed – EATEN
7) Really need a bath – STINK
8) Change for a twenty – TENS
DOWN
1) Storm drain cover – GRATE
2) “Et tu, Brute?” language – LATIN
3) Bakery fixtures – OVENS
4) Stats or policy nerd – WONK
5) Work email sign-off – BEST
I feel called out by the BEST email sign-off as I rarely do anything else. Outside of that I did not actually know BRAVO was still a channel and still aired shows as I am so deep into the streaming era that doesn’t even register with me anymore. But I know people love Vanderpump Rules. The rest is pretty straightfoward though WONK is not a term you’d hear every day. And unless you thought Caesar was speaking Italian, you probably would have gotten LATIN.
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