Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 28

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you’re stuck, we’ve got the answers.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. Our home page also always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Sunscreen bottle abbr.
Answer: SPF

4A clue: With 5-Across, summer get-together at which bathing suits are worn.
Answer: POOL

5A clue: See 4-Across.
Answer: PARTY

6A clue: Runs on television.
Answer: AIRS

7A clue: Towel (off).
Answer: DRY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: “My bad.”
Answer: SORRY

2D clue: Coffeemaker’s vessels
Answer: POTS

3D clue: Travel Southwest, say.
Answer: FLY

4D clue: Flip-flops come in this.
Answer: PAIR

5D clue: Lengthen unnecessarily, as an essay.
Answer: PAD

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.