How to Play the NYT Mini

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) All-caps reply to a spammy political text - STOP
5) Number of seasons that "Seinfeld" and "The Office" each ran - NINE
6) Wild party, informally - RAGER
7) Swedish furniture giant - IKEA
8) Long-lasting salon treatment - PERM

DOWN

1) Chinese zodiac animal - SNAKE
2) Chinese zodiac animal - TIGER
3) Hour following midnight - ONEAM
4) The "p" of m.p.h. - PER
6) Tombstone letters - RIP

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