In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:
The final day of July is here. The summer is flying by. My youngest begins 10th grade next week! Of course, we still have plenty of summer left even if summer break is over for some kids. I know a lot of school won’t start back up for a few more weeks. I just wish it would rain! Anyways, let’s solve today’s Mini Crossword shall we?
The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it’s free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you’ll need the app to tackle the archive.
Spoilers ahead!
How To Solve Today’s Mini Crossword
Before we get to the answers, here’s the first letter for each word in today’s Mini.
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Across
1A. Quick punches – J
5A. Animal with unique stripes, similar to human fingerprints – Z
6A. The People’s ___ (The Rock’s signature wrestling move) – E
7A. Pumps the brakes, say – S
8A. Many “Bluey” viewers – T
Down
1D. Treat once advertised as “America’s Most Famous Dessert” – J
2D. Head of a monastery – A
3D. Furrowed facial features – B
4D. Lumber mill tools – S
5D. Grated citrus peel – Z
Okay, onto the answers! Remember, spoilers ahead!
Across
1A. Quick punches – JABS
5A. Animal with unique stripes, similar to human fingerprints – ZEBRA
6A. The People’s ___ (The Rock’s signature wrestling move) – ELBOW
7A. Pumps the brakes, say – SLOWS
8A. Many “Bluey” viewers – TOTS
Down
1D. Treat once advertised as “America’s Most Famous Dessert” – JELL-O
2D. Head of a monastery – ABBOT
3D. Furrowed facial features – BROWS
4D. Lumber mill tools – SAWS
5D. Grated citrus peel – ZEST
I started off with JABS and then got a little mixed up when I accidentally put 2-Down into 2-Across, though I quickly realized and moved it to the appropriate column. I just put my first guess in as I went: BROWS, SAWS, then over to TOTS and ELBOW and up to ZEST and ZEBRA. JELLO rounded things out. I used to like jello, but I really don’t anymore. Mostly I’ve come to like more and more things, but not sugary stuff like jello. Go figure. This one took me 1:30.
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