Today’s Extra Clues And Answers

Answers for today’s NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.

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Before we get to today’s NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Saturday’s:

ForbesNYT Mini Hints For Saturday, August 23: Today’s Extra Clues And AnswersBy Kris Holt

Wondering what a perch for a family photo might be? Not sure what “You’ve gotta be kidding me!” may be referring to? 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 Sunday, August 24:

Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:

NYT Mini Crossword Hints

NYT Mini Across Hints

1 Across: _____ life, the length of time an item remains fit for use

6 Across: A type of song that a group might go door-to-door to sing during the holidays

7 Across: An aloe plant from which syrup is derived

8 Across: Sneaky tricks

9 Across: “That’s rough!”

NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Down: Like a haunted house

2 Down: Home of the International Criminal Court

3 Down: Undo

4 Down: Multiple scores of zero in tennis

5 Down: The pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

NYT Mini Across Answers

1 Across: Perch for a family photo – SHELF

6 Across: Burnett with a variety show from 1967 to 1978 – CAROL

7 Across: Plant that yields mezcal – AGAVE

8 Across: Deceptive ploys – RUSES

9 Across: “You’ve gotta be kidding me!” – YEESH

NYT Mini Down Answers

1 Down: How a leap of faith might feel – SCARY

2 Down: Dutch seat of government, with “The” – HAGUE

3 Down: What many pencils can do that magic markers can’t – ERASE

4 Down: Holds dear – LOVES

5 Down: ___ and blood (kin) – FLESH

It took me 0:53 to complete today’s NYT Mini. Not a terrible time today.

CAROL was the only word I got on my first pass of the Across clues. I really should have known AGAVE as that’s a commonly used clue in this puzzle (at least from my experience). RUSES is a really good word. I thought it might have been “scams.” YEESH, however, is one of those annoying filler words that crossword constructors seem to rely on as a crutch.

Anyway, I got all of the Down answers with no problem at all. If those had been the Across clues, I might have had a personal best time.

See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!

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