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.
NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle completed for July 23, 2024.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Food that fills both blanks of “___ce of ___”
Answer: PIE
4A clue: Wide display.
Answer: ARRAY
6A clue: Quintessentially boring color.
Answer: BEIGE
7A clue: Founder of Amazon.
Answer: BEZOS
8A clue: Type of beer.
Answer: ALE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Game show contestant’s hope/
Answer: PRIZE
2D clue: “Othello” villain.
Answer: IAGO
3D clue: They’re never open 24/7.
Answer: EYES
4D clue: “Mamma Mia!” group.
Answer: ABBA
5D clue: Film spool
Answer: REEL
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.
