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: Reggae relative
Answer: SKA
4A clue: Repeat a mantra during meditation.
Answer: CHANT
6A clue: Perform better than.
Answer: OUTDO
7A clue: Collaboration that yields more than the sum of its parts.
Answer: SYNERGY
9A clue: Exercise practiced in a steamy room.
Answer: HOTYOGA
10A clue: Had a nosh.
Answer: ATE
11A clue: Feeling poorly.
Answer: ILL
12A clue: Pre-____ (undergrad track).
Answer: MED
13A clue: Letter that’s silent – and then not silent – in “Wednesday.”
Answer: DEE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Pushed out of the way.
Answer: SHUNTED
2D clue: Actress Sagal.
Answer: KATEY
3D clue: iOS alternative.
Answer: ANDROID
4D clue: Wile E., in the Looney Tunes cartoons.
Answer: COYOTE
5D clue: Flip on or off, as a switch.
Answer: TOGGLE
7D clue: It’s totally fake
Answer: SHAM
8D clue: Ivy League school in Connecticut.
Answer: YALE
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.
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