Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for July 27

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.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times' stable of games. Our home page also always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.

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

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Breed of sled dog.
Answer: HUSKY

6A clue: Ante establishment?
Answer: CASINO

7A clue: Golden-brown drizzle on an ice cream sundae.
Answer: CARAMEL

8A clue: Guitarist's accessory.
Answer: AMP

9A clue: Tree that makes acorns.
Answer: OAK

10A clue: Shoot off again, as an email.
Answer: RESEND

12A clue: Unmanned aircraft.
Answer: DRONE

13A clue: Castle material that's not very sturdy.
Answer: SAND

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Talks persistently about.Answer: HARPSON

2D clue: Olympic women's gymnastics powerhouse.Answer: USA

3D clue: Biles who represents 2-Down.Answer: SIMONE

4D clue: Work with the hands, as dough.Answer: KNEAD

5D clue: Egg's center.Answer: YOLK

6A clue: Backup ___ (modern auto feature).
Answer: CAMERA

7A clue: Birthday messages may be written on them
Answer: CARDS

11D clue: Fitting final Down answerAnswer: END

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.