In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
While most people may be waking up to do the Mini in the morning, did you know you can do it starting at 10 PM every day? That’s what I do to…write this guide.
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) Post made about “pommel horse guy” or “brat summer,” say – MEME
5) Late game show host Trebek – ALEX
6) Apple product – CIDER
7) Food filled with carnitas or carne asada – TACO
8) “Anybody ___?” – ELSE
DOWN
1) Apple product – MAC
2) Best of the best – ELITE
3) – Olympic prize – MEDAL
4) C-suite figures – EXECS
7) Caviar, e.g. – ROE
Fun puzzle today and I really liked the mirrored clues about “Apple products.” Naturally I tried to fit in iPhone and iPad but that was the other Apple, where the answer was Mac. This answer was just CIDER. Clever. Everything else was pretty easy (I mean who doesn’t know ALEX Trebek) except I finished the entire puzzle not know was ROE is and how it relates to caviar. I had to look this up and I guess all fish eggs are called ROE. Who knew.
Neat puzzle, see you tomorrow for more.
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