Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Nov. 1

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The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don't have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you're stuck, we've got the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Nov. 1, 2024.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: With 5-Down, rhyming Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection
Answer: WABI

5A clue: Sneaker bottoms
Answer: SOLES

6A clue: Typeface similar to Helvetica
Answer: ARIAL

7A clue: Piece of grass
Answer: BLADE

8A clue: Personal items checked by bouncers
Answer: IDS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Disney ___
Answer: WORLD

2D clue: Pen name
Answer: ALIAS

3D clue: Pearl in a pearl necklace, e.g.
Answer: BEAD

4D clue: Bit of land in the ocean
Answer: ISLE

5D clue: See 1-Across
Answer: SABI

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.