Today’s Extra Clues And Answers

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

ForbesNYT Mini Hints For Sunday, July 13: Today’s Extra Clues And AnswersBy Kris Holt

Wondering what account is used to log into Threads? Not sure what a bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon might be? 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 Monday, July 14:

Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:

NYT Mini Crossword Hints

NYT Mini Across Hints

1 Across: A photo- and video-sharing app run by Facebook parent Meta

6 Across: According to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this is maybe the most useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry

7 Across: A muscle spasm in the leg

8 Across: A sound of annoyance

9 Across: Looks just the same as another one in a pod

NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Down: A strong desire to do something

2 Down: Comedian ___ Macdonald

3 Down: Louisiana marshland, perhaps

4 Down: City that the Arizona Cardinals called home between 1988 and 2005

5 Down: First letter of the Greek alphabet

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

NYT Mini Across Answers

1 Across: Account used to log into Threads, familiarly – INSTA

6 Across: Upscale gym freebie – TOWEL

7 Across: Bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon – CRAMP

8 Across: Vowelless grunt – HMMPH

9 Across: Vegetable in fried rice – PEA

NYT Mini Down Answers

1 Down: Reason to scratch one’s head, perhaps – ITCH

2 Down: Standard – NORM

3 Down: Shrek’s home – SWAMP

4 Down: Arizona city between Phoenix and Mesa – TEMPE

5 Down: Gen ___ (kids born in the 2010s) – ALPHA

It took me 0:30 to complete today’s NYT Mini.

I’m quite happy with that time, especially given how much I struggled with the Across clues. I did get INSTA (I cover technology for a living, so it would have been embarrassing if I didn’t). That refers to Instagram, for which you need an account to use Threads, Meta’s Twitter-like app.

TOWEL and HMMPH both seemed very nebulous to me. I didn’t get CRAMP (thankfully), but it was on the tip of my tongue. PEA was no problem. Luckily, I was able to zip through the Down words with no problem at all. I’ve no idea how I remembered TEMPE, but I’ll take it!

See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!

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