In case you missed Saturday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
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) Went illegally fast – SPED
5) It might have some highlights – HAIR
6) Pair for a griller – TONGS
7) Meyers of late-night comedy – SETH
8) “Hey you! Over here!” – PSST
DOWN
1) Pair of ___ – SHOES
2) Pair of ___ – PANTS
3) Number of stories in the Leaning Tower of Pisa- EIGHT
4) Many characters on “The Pitt”: Abbr. – DRS
6) Recipe amt. – TSP
Not the hardest puzzle today, as the “pairs” did not end up being aces or kings, but shoes and pants, which I suppose makes more sense. I did not know how many stories the Leaning Tower of Piza had, but I know there are only so many five letter numbers, and get one letter in there, and you can fill in the rest. The many characters in The Pitt also could have been RNS, not DRS, as both would fit, but the letters informed us otherwise. Seth Myers has so far escaped all the late nite controversies right now, but I guess we’ll see if he’s targeted soon.
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