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.