Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!
A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.
Just like our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we’re here to help with The Mini today if you’re stuck and need a little help.
Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.
NYT Mini Crossword answers today
Across
- Shortens, as a skirt – HEMS
- What each word in “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles” is a stand-in for – PLANETS
- Puzzling question – RIDDLE
- Nonhuman “child” – PET
- “You reap what you ___” – SOW
- Agrees to receive promotional emails, say – OPTSIN
- Feats for gymnasts or bowlers – SPLITS
- What some teachers claim to have in the backs of their heads – EYES
Down
- “I’ve ___ it up to here with you!” – HAD
- Calls off the relationship – ENDSIT
- Cantaloupes and the like – MELONS
- Hearty soup – STEW
- Like polo shirts and varsity jackets – PREPPY
- Miniscule – LITTLE
- Cat or cow, in yoga – POSE
- Feminine family nickname – SIS
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