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 for July 27, 2024.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Breed of sled dog.
Answer: HUSKY
6A clue: Ante establishment?
Answer: CASINO
7A clue: Golden-brown drizzle on an ice cream sundae.
Answer: CARAMEL
8A clue: Guitarist’s accessory.
Answer: AMP
9A clue: Tree that makes acorns.
Answer: OAK
10A clue: Shoot off again, as an email.
Answer: RESEND
12A clue: Unmanned aircraft.
Answer: DRONE
13A clue: Castle material that’s not very sturdy.
Answer: SAND
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Talks persistently about.Answer: HARPSON
2D clue: Olympic women’s gymnastics powerhouse.Answer: USA
3D clue: Biles who represents 2-Down.Answer: SIMONE
4D clue: Work with the hands, as dough.Answer: KNEAD
5D clue: Egg’s center.Answer: YOLK
6A clue: Backup ___ (modern auto feature).
Answer: CAMERA
7A clue: Birthday messages may be written on them
Answer: CARDS
11D clue: Fitting final Down answerAnswer: END
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.
