Mini Crossword
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Looking for the answers to Monday’s NYT Mini? Check them out 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):
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NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
ACROSS
1) Get ready for a vacation – PACK
5) How you might feel after riding a roller coaster – DIZZY
6) “All things being ___ …” – EQUAL
7) Small donkey of the Southwest – BURRO
8) Items shot from cannons at basketball games – TEES
DOWN
1) Spark, as curiosity – PIQUE
2) Sky-blue hue – AZURE
3) Government policy leaders – CZARS
4) ___ Ren, villain in the “Star Wars” universe – KYLO
5) What an i.o.u. represents – DEBT
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Fairly standard structure on the puzzle today, the good old mix of 4s and 5s. These are never the most difficult and that’s true today with this puzzle. I knew the “Kylo Ren” answer right away, but that may have not been true of others. I can see people guessing “Kyle,” which is funny to me. But all things being equal, I think you’ve got a pretty good shot at getting through this puzzle quickly today.
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