Today’s Extra Clues And Answers

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 Wednesday’s:

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Wondering what a Smiling Face with Sunglasses might be? Not sure what Nebraska city is home to Union Pacific’s headquarters? 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 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.

Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Thursday, August 7:

Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:

NYT Mini Crossword Hints

NYT Mini Across Hints

1 Across: Alice Sebold novel The Lovely ____

6 Across: Pictograms for iMessage

7 Across: It holds a canvas for an artist

8 Across: A defensive hockey move into the boards

9 Across: Rash, like many bad decisions

NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Down: Tree that sounds like a sandy stretch

2 Down: Version of Texas Hold’em that shares a name with a city

3 Down: Smell detectors

4 Down: VCR button that spits out a VHS

5 Down: Like fancy sheets

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

NYT Mini Across Answers

1 Across: Parts of a museum dinosaur exhibit – BONES

6 Across: Smiling Face with Sunglasses, for one – EMOJI

7 Across: Painter’s stand – EASEL

8 Across: Restaurant item often asked for by signing the air – CHECK

9 Across: Overly slapdash – HASTY

NYT Mini Down Answers

1 Down: Tree with smooth gray bark – BEECH

2 Down: Nebraska city that’s home to Union Pacific headquarters – OMAHA

3 Down: Features of bloodhounds that are said to be 1,000 times stronger than humans – NOSES

4 Down: Boot from a game – EJECT

5 Down: ___ smooth – SILKY

It took me 0:16 to complete today’s NYT Mini.

Whoa, that was a fast solve! I very almost got all of the Across words without a problem, but I had to glance at the 1 Down clue and completed letters to figure out that word ended in an “H.” That allowed me to get the word HASTY for, appropriately enough, a speedy completion.

See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!

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