Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 29

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: Gift of ___ (ability to speak eloquently).
Answer: GAB

4A clue: With 7-Across, total goofball.
Answer: SILLY

6A clue: Take in as one’s own.
Answer: ADOPT

7A clue: See 4-Across.
Answer: GOOSE

8A clue: Street haunted by Freddy Krueger.
Answer: ELM

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Rhyming partner of doom.
Answer: GLOOM

2D clue: Where Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn are.
Answer: ALPS

3D clue: Tiny, tiny part of a gig.
Answer: BYTE

4D clue: Wise-sounding herb.
Answer: SAGE

5D clue: Hero.
Answer: IDOL

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.