Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for August 21

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: Top ten, e.g.
Answer: LIST

5A clue: Nintendo antagonist in a yellow hat and purple overalls.
Answer: WARIO

6A clue: One end of a battery.
Answer: ANODE

7A clue: Ten in an Olympic swimming pool.
Answer: LANES

8A clue: What “X” can mean.
Answer: KISS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Hawaiian island seen from the west shore of Maui.
Answer: LANAI

2D clue: Unwrinkles, as a dress shirt.
Answer: IRONS

3D clue: A decagon has ten.
Answer: SIDES

4D clue: Bottom ten?
Answer: TOES

5D clue: Go for a stroll.
Answer: WALK

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.