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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 far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. 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: Game of throwns?
Answer: DARTS
6A clue: Give a heads-up
Answer: ALERT
7A clue: Like some credit card accounts
Answer: NOFEE
8A clue: Not costing much
Answer: CHEAP
9A clue: It’s celebrated every April 22
Answer: EARTH
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Move to the music
Answer: DANCE
2D clue: Hawaiian “hi”
Answer: ALOHA
3D clue: Make an allusion (to)
Answer: REFER
4D clue: Reward for a well-behaved dog
Answer: TREAT
5D clue: U.S. men’s basketball star with eight three-pointers in the gold medal game, familiarly
Answer: STEPH
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.