Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, Oct. 31

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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.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Hybrid equine animal with stripes
Answer: ZORSE

6A clue: "Fingers crossed!"
Answer: IHOPE

7A clue: Record company
Answer: LABEL

8A clue: Shoe that can be decorated with pieces called Jibbitz
Answer: CROC

9A clue: Wearing many ___ (versatile at work)
Answer: HATS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Zippo, nada, nothin'
Answer: ZILCH

2D clue: Catherine of "Beetlejuice"
Answer: OHARA

3D clue: Halloween costume with a cardboard box and aluminum foil
Answer: ROBOT

4D clue: Tech product details
Answer: SPECS

5D clue: Sushi fish served cooked
Answer: EEL

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.