The Mini: Bite-Sized NYT Crossword Puzzles for Quick Daily Challenges

The Mini: Bite-Sized NYT Crossword Puzzles for Quick Daily Challenges

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.

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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

New York Times

Across

  • Magic accessory for Gandalf the Grey – STAFF
  • Item often cut with a pocket-sized guillotine cutter – CIGAR
  • Fill with awe – AMAZE
  • Flood stopper – LEVEE
  • Word repeated in “Any ___ is good ___” – PRESS

Down

  • Top of the head – SCALP
  • Track meet official – TIMER
  • Plant used to make tequila – AGAVE
  • Flusters – FAZES
  • Saves from jail in Capture the Flag, say – FREES