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 Friday’s:

ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Friday, August 1stBy Erik Kain

Wondering what a lawyers’ org. might be ? Not sure what sports org now includes schools from Texas and California? 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 Saturday, August 2:

Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:

NYT Mini Crossword Hints

NYT Mini Across Hints

1 Across: Piece of phone software

4 Across: “Dancing Queen” group with a central letter removed

7 Across: Place to experiment in high school

9 Across: German city on the Rhine

10 Across: _____ down i.e. subdued or diminished

11 Across: Non-paper or plastic carrier

13 Across: A voyage for a narcissist, perhaps

14 Across: Microsoft web portal that features Bing search

15 Across: These might be personal or classified

NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Down: Where you might store your money at a bank, for short

2 Down: Snappers

3 Down: The core group of cyclists in a race

4 Down: Branch of mathematics that has a name derived from Arabic

5 Down: A patch for a small cut

6 Down: The longest-serving prime minister of Japan who was assassinated in 2022

8 Down: “Water Lilies” painter Claude

11 Down: Temporary worker minus the last letter

12 Down: Navigation system for drivers

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

NYT Mini Across Answers

1 Across: TikTok or Tinder – APP

4 Across: Lawyers’ org. – ABA

7 Across: Place with Bunsen burners and beakers, in brief – CHEM LAB

9 Across: Product that can be sampled with a spray on the wrist – COLOGNE

10 Across: Visibly muscular – TONED

11 Across: Groceries carrier – TOTE BAG

13 Across: Self-indulgent “journey” – EGO TRIP

14 Across: AOL alternative – MSN

15 Across: Things that phone users might accidentally tap on webpages – ADS

NYT Mini Down Answers

1 Down: Sports org. that now includes schools from Texas and California, strangely enough – ACC

2 Down: Hobbyists with cameras, informally – PHOTOGS

3 Down: Big name in exercise bikes – PELOTON

4 Down: “Solve for x” subject – ALGEBRA

5 Down: Temporary fix, so to speak – BAND-AID

6 Down: Pres. Lincoln – ABE

8 Down: “Show me the ___” (punny request at an art museum) – MONET

11 Down: President pro ___ – TEM

12 Down: Road trip assistance, for short – GPS

It took me 2:30 to complete today’s NYT Mini. Not a bad time at all for a Saturday puzzle, especially after a shoddy start.

I only really got APP on my first pass of the Across words. I thought COLOGNE was “perfume” and I wasn’t sure about TONED, so I left it out. I also thought that what turned out to be MSN was “ICQ” (remember that?).

Thankfully, the Down clues saved my bacon. I dithered over PHOTOGS before coming back to it after I got PELOTON, then ALGEBRA, BAND-AID and ABE were huge helps for figuring out Across answers. I was pleased that I figured out MONET too.

See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!

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