The New York Times crossword puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, mini crossword puzzles are a fun alternative. Mini Crossword Puzzle is much easier than the old New York Times Crossword Puzzle and you can probably complete it in a few minutes. But if you’re stuck, we’ve got the answer.
Mini Crossword isn’t the only game in the New York Times game series. Our home page also always provides answers to Wordle, Connections and Strands.
Let’s take a look at these mini crossword clues and answers.
mini span clues and answers
1 clue: a small fight.
answer: SPAT
5 clues: Fun little habits.
answer: weird
7 One clue: “I can’t ___!” (A response to Colonel Sanders’ bow tie looking like a stick figure’s body.)
answer: Eurovision
8 clues: mother-of-pearl designs on guitars like
answer: mosaic
9 A clue: Color, like hair.
answer: dyeing
mini clues and answers
One-dimensional clue: The origin of edible ink.
Answer: squid
2D Clues: Just like the horror movies Chopping Mall and Santa’s Slay.
Answer: Pun
3D clues: Airplane seat selection.
Answer: Aisle
4D clue: The grippy part of the tire.
Answer: step
6D Clue: The paper with the answer on it.
Answer: key
How to play more mini crossword puzzles
The New York Times Games section offers a plethora of online games, but only some of them are free for everyone to play. You can play the current mini crossword puzzles for free, but you need to subscribe to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archive.