In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:

ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Wednesday, September 24thBy Erik Kain

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) Item found behind someone’s ear in a classic magic trick – COIN (well, it wasn’t going to be a rabbit, was it? Actually that would be pretty impressive)
5) Do the Floss or the Griddy – DANCE (I thought these could be memes with the right amount of letters, but I guess some people don’t really know that)
6) Helpful pointer – ARROW
7) Moody sorts, often – TEENS (attempting to guess this one by itself with no letters is close to impossible)
8) Sums up – ADDS

DOWN

1) Gave a hoot – CARED (I was sad to see this was not owl related)
2) “No Turn ___” (street sign) – ONRED (genuinely one of my least favorite things you can get a ticket for)
3) App images – ICONS
4) One “N” of CNN – NEWS (I mean, “network” isn’t going to fit in many Mini puzzles).
5) Numbers to crunch – DATA