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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 just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. 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: Hybrid equine animal with stripes
Answer: ZORSE
6A clue: “Fingers crossed!”
Answer: IHOPE
7A clue: Record company
Answer: LABEL
8A clue: Shoe that can be decorated with pieces called Jibbitz
Answer: CROC
9A clue: Wearing many ___ (versatile at work)
Answer: HATS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Zippo, nada, nothin’
Answer: ZILCH
2D clue: Catherine of “Beetlejuice”
Answer: OHARA
3D clue: Halloween costume with a cardboard box and aluminum foil
Answer: ROBOT
4D clue: Tech product details
Answer: SPECS
5D clue: Sushi fish served cooked
Answer: EEL
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.