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 a vacuum cleaner sucks up – DIRT
5) “Clam up” or “chicken out” – IDIOM
7) Rigatoni, radiatori or rotelle – PASTA
8) Trim wool from – SHEAR
9) “If I had ___ known!” – ONLY
DOWN
1) Quick jumps in the pool – DIPS
2) State where much of the Snake River flows – IDAHO
3) Up and out of bed – RISEN
4) Number at the bottom of a receipt – TOTAL
6) American Impressionist painter Cassatt – MARY
A few tough ones here today where I got tripped up. I thought vacuums sucked up dust, not dirt, but with two similar letters that certainly caused some issues down the line. “Udaho” is not a state, it turns out. I also thought dips was bobs, same length, one shared. I also did not know who Mary Cassatt is until today. Her work looks great! Anyway, I would like some pasta now.
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