Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Thursday, August 14
In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
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.
The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.
To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):
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NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
ACROSS
1) Animals holding “Eat Mor Chikin” signs, in a classic ad campaign – COWS
5) Suffix with Beatle or Wrestle – MANIA
6) “Au revoir!” – ADIEU
7) Ugly poster? – TROLL
8) Be likely (to) – TEND
DOWN
1) Core group – CADRE
2) Vegetable combined with celery and carrot to form “mirepoix” – ONION
3) Handle, as a sword – WIELD
4) “Better Call ___” (“Breaking Bad” spinoff) – SAUL
5) Damon of “Oppenheimer” – MATT
A few blindingly easy clues today, though I suppose not everyone has seen Better Call SAUL or MATT Damon in Oppenheimer. Meanwhile, I am over here trying to figure out what vegetable could possibly start with an O (“oogplant?) until I felt like an idiot later. A few challenging ones here and there. What tripped you up?
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