Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!
A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.
Just like our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we’re here to help with The Mini today if you’re stuck and need a little help.
Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.
NYT Mini Crossword answers today
Across
- Either role played by Michael B. Jordan in 2025’s “Sinners” – TWIN
- “Wow, wow, wow!” – OHMY
- “Gr-” word that follows “green” – GRAPE
- Bit of land in the ocean – ISLE
- Père ___, name for Santa Claus in France – NOEL
Down
- Trunk of the body – TORSO
- “Wh-” word that follows “white” – WHALE
- Urge forward – IMPEL
- Bill ___ the Science Guy – NYE
- Alcohol paired with tonic – GIN
