Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 24

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: Book character who wears a red-and-white-striped shirt.
Answer: WALDO

6A clue: With 7-Across, fried appetizer that’s appropriate for the Olympics?
Answer: ONION

7A clue: See 6-Across.
Answer: RINGS

8A clue: Academic acronym.
Answer: STEM

9A clue: “And there you have it!”
Answer: TADA

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Least favorable.
Answer: WORST

2D clue: She’s like an older sister to Maria in “West Side Story.”
Answer: ANITA

3D clue: Like index cards, typically.
Answer: LINED

4D clue: Belief that’s not to be questioned.
Answer: DOGMA

5D clue: Carry-___ (some luggage).
Answer: ONS

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.