
Answers for today’s NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.
New York Times
Before we get to today’s NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Saturday’s:
Wondering what a vague assortment of things could be? Not sure what could be recently picked from the garden? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with extra hints and the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.
The NYT Mini is a quick version of the newspaper’s larger, long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five Mini grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unfortunately, the New York Times has now made the Mini available only to subscribers. It was previously free to play. You’ll also need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Sunday, October 5:
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
NYT Mini Across Hints
1 Across: Cram into a tight space
6 Across: Word that can be placed before “colony” or “code”
7 Across: Where New Delhi and Bangalore are
8 Across: Invalid hits in baseball
9 Across: New
NYT Mini Down Hints
1 Down: Well-groomed
2 Down: Highest of the ordinary adult male singing range
3 Down: Criticism that is not deserved
4 Down: Doesn’t succeed
5 Down: Queen song “_____ Gordon”
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Vague assortment of things – STUFF
6 Across: Prison-related – PENAL
7 Across: Country that’s home to the majority of the world’s wild tigers – INDIA
8 Across: Basketball offenses – FOULS
9 Across: Recently picked from the garden, say – FRESH
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: Improve in appearance, with “up” – SPIFF
2 Down: Second-lowest voice in many choirs – TENOR
3 Down: Excessive – UNDUE
4 Down: Gets an F – FAILS
5 Down: Necessity for photographing in the dark – FLASH
Completed New York Times Mini crossword for Sunday, October 5
Screenshot by Kris Holt
It took me 1:05 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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