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.
New York Times Mini Crossword completed puzzle for August 2, 2024.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Orion’s ___ (giant waist of space?)
Answer: BELT
5A clue: Sides in a historic tennis “battle.”
Answer: SEXES
6A clue: You might really feel this in your core.
Answer: PLANK
7A clue: “___ well that ends well!.”
Answer: ALLS
8A clue: W.S.J. or WaPo competitor.
Answer: NYT
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: What’s visible when wearing a crop top.
Answer: BELLY
2D clue: Glorify.
Answer: EXALT
3D clue: Monocle’s middle.
Answer: LENS
4D clue: “Shame, shame!” clicking sound.
Answer: TSK
5D clue: Reach across.
Answer: SPAN
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.
