Sam Hill / Digital Trends
Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!
A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.
Just like our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we’re here to help with The Mini today if you’re stuck and need a little help.
Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.
NYT Mini Crossword answers today
New York Times
Across
Gentle call from a dove – COO
Dissolve away, as minerals – LEACH
Hiker’s water container – CANTEEN
Befitting – APT
Word shortened to its middle letter in texts – ARE
Filaments – STRANDS
Submarine sandwiches, Philly-style – HOAGIES
“How do you ___?” (judge’s question) – PLEAD
Down
Alphabetically first time zone in the contiguous U.S. – CENTRAL
Granola grain – OAT
It includes Australia and Polynesia – OCEANIA
Telecommuter’s accessory – LAPTOP
Did a border collie’s job – HERDED
Alternative to “card” or Apple Pay” – CASH
Loch ___ monster – NESS
Number of candles on a birthday cake, often – AGE
