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 2: Today’s Extra Clues And AnswersBy Kris Holt

Wondering what a printer supply may be ? Not sure what “Distortus” is a mutant dinosaur in Jurassic World Rebirth? 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 3:

Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:

NYT Mini Crossword Hints

NYT Mini Across Hints

1 Across: “Red ____ Supernova,” a single by Chappell Roan

5 Across: A product used as part of a skincare regime

6 Across: Law & _____

7 Across: Second-hand

8 Across: Buzz and Woody’s dino pal

NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Down: For better or ____

2 Down: Finger next to the thumb

3 Down: Essential

4 Down: To _____ is human

5 Down: A “world” thing Justin Timberlake reportedly believed might have been ruined

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

NYT Mini Across Answers

1 Across: With 5-Down, road trip with frequent stops for reds – WINE

5 Across: Printer supply – TONER

6 Across: Use DoorDash or Grubhub – ORDER

7 Across: Like thrift shop items – USED

8 Across: Distortus ___, mutant dinosaur in Jurassic World Rebirth – REX

NYT Mini Down Answers

1 Down: Not as good – WORSE

2 Down: End-of-book reference – INDEX

3 Down: Have to have – NEED

4 Down: Go wrong – ERR

5 Down: See 1-Across – TOUR

It took me 0:56 to complete today’s NYT Mini.

I missed WINE and USED on my first pass of the Across words, and also thought TONER might be “paper.” Nuh uh. It took me a moment to correct my mistake once I swapped to the Down side, but I was able to figure out all of those words to complete the grid.

See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!

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