Mini Crossword
In case you missed Friday’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) Breed of sled dog - HUSKY
6) Ante establishment? - CASINO
7) Golden brown drizzle on an ice cream sundae - CARAMEL
8) Guitarist’s accessory - AMP
9) Tree that makes acorns - OAK
10) Shoot off again, as an email - RESEND
12) Unmanned aircraft - DRONE
13) Castle material that’s not very sturdy - SAND
DOWN
1) Talks persistently about - HARPSON
2) Olympic women’s gymnastics powerhouse - USA
3) Biles who represents 2-down - SIMONE
4) Works with hands, as dough - KNEAD
5) Egg’s center - YOLK
6) Backup ___ (modern auto feature) - CAMERA
7) Birthday messages may be written on them - CARDS
11) Fitting final Down answer - END
Crossword
This is the first time I’ve really done a guide for this, so it was fun. My time was 3:46 which is longer than my colleague Kris usually does for these. I had a few that tripped me up like HARPSON I was not really thinking of as two words. I also had PIC and AXE for the guitar accessory before AMP which messed things up.
Cool little puzzle and I’m looking forward to doing more of these guides all week.
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