Mini Crossword

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The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.

To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

ACROSS

1) Fancy party – GALA

5) Five ___ (discount store chain) – BELOW

6) Bottom stripe on a pride flag – PURPLE

7) Bedtime outfit, informally – JAMMIES

8) Task to “run” – ERRAND

9) Actress Keaton of “Father of the Bride” – DIANE

10) Car ride game – ISPY

DOWN

1) Country in which the automobile, aspirin and the accordion were invented – GERMANY

2) Mountain-related – ALPINE

3) Was audibly amused, slangily – LOLED

4) Really impresses – AWES

5) Unfair reputation BUMRAP

6) Host of the 2024 Summer Olympics – PARIS

7) “Warrior-monks who keep peace in the universe,” per George Lucas – JEDI

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Well, we got a few clues up my alley this time including Jedi, possibly the easiest Star Wars clue you could have gotten other than Star ___ or ____ Wars. There are only two Keatons I know in Hollywood and Michael is not an “actress.” I didn’t know what the bottom stripe was on the Pride flag but you can work it out purely through the number of letters versus various rainbow colors, and that worked just fine (without Googling).

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