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.
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Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.
NYT Mini Crossword answers today

Across
- Getting closer, so to speak – WARM
- First-string crew – ATEAM
- ___ journalism, style associated with Hunter S. Thompson – GONZO
- Prized “activity” for new parents – SLEEP
- Opposite of more – LESS
Down
- Moves like an excited dog’s tail – WAGS
- Ring-shaped reef – ATOLL
- Zellweger of “Bridget Jones’s Diary” – RENEE
- Puzzles in a children’s coloring book – MAZES
- Cleans the floor – MOPS