In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:
Another day, another NYT Mini Crossword. This one is kind of fun, as it has the mysterious circles that always contain some kind of secret word or clue. Let’s dive right in!
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! Here’s the first letter of each word.
Across
1A. ___ chi — starts with the first letter T
4A. Financially compensated — starts with the first letter P
5A. Some things off the top of your head? — starts with the first letter H
6A. Feels sick — starts with the first letter A
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7A. ___ Peacock, character in Clue — starts with the first letter M
Down
1D. Coin flip call — starts with the first letter T
2D. Shows on TV — starts with the first letter A
3D. Requests at the bar, informally — starts with the first letter I
4D. Decent poker holding — starts with the first letter P
5D. Person who loves attention — starts with the first letter H
Spoilers ahead! Here are all the answers.
Across
1A. ___ chi — TAI
4A. Financially compensated — PAID
5A. Some things off the top of your head? — HAIRS
6A. Feels sick — AILS
7A. ___ Peacock, character in Clue — MRS
Down
1D. Coin flip call — TAILS
2D. Shows on TV — AIRS
3D. Requests at the bar, informally — ILLS
4D. Decent poker holding — PAIR
5D. Person who loves attention — HAM
Here are all the words on the grid:
Notice the circles on this puzzle. It’s a clue. Each one has AI, so once you notice the pattern with, say, TAI and PAID, you can just plug in the next two and help yourself with HAIRS and AILS. All told, this was a pretty fun, clever little puzzle. A couple tricky ones but nothing terrible. It took me 1:23.
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