Solve the NYT Mini Crossword with our Answers
Sometimes just Across and Down clues are not enough to help us in guessing the right answers of the NYT Mini Crossword game. But revealing the answer for a smart solver is not a good choice to choose and give up.
We update the clues and answers of new challenges/quizzes of NYC mini crossword games daily. If you are stuck on any word and need just one more clue to solve the puzzle then you can check NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Today Wednesday March 12, 2025.
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers - Wednesday March 12, 2025 📅
Across
1. DEW
4. EUROS
6. SPANK
7. PESKY
8. SEA
Down
1. DUPES
2. ERASE
3. WONKA
4. ESP
5. SKY
Across
1 Drops on a putting green, say (Answer: DEW)
4 Change that a Spaniard or German might request?(Answer: EUROS)
6 Beat handily, in slang (Answer: SPANK)
7 Annoying, as a younger sibling (Answer: PESKY)
8 Blue expanse (Answer: SEA)
Down
1 Pulls a fast one on (Answer: DUPES)
2 Clear, as a blackboard (Answer: ERASE)
3 Speaker of the line “You know, no other factory in the world mixes its chocolate by waterfall” (Answer: WONKA)
4 Paranormal gift, for short (Answer: ESP)
5 Blue expanse (Answer: SKY)
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What is The NYT Mini Crossword?
The NYT Mini Crossword is a smaller and bite-sized version of the famous New York Times Crossword Puzzle same like a puzzle book. It is based on 5×5 and sometimes 6×6 grid. It is best to challenge your mind and vocabulary. It takes less time and having more fun.
It is invented by Joel Fagliano who is an associate puzzle editor at the New York Times. It was launched in August 21, 2014. It is free to play and no streak.
How to Play The NYT Mini Crossword?
You have to fill the white square boxes with letters. You have Across and Down hints. It helps you to guess the words or phrases which cross each other.
- If you fill all the squares with letters correctly, a congratulation music will play with a congratulation card. There is also a blue tick on that card representing that you have completed the challenge successfully.
- But how will you know if you made a mistake? Simply, there is no congratulation music and card which means at least one box is not correct.
- Fast solvers take 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
- Casual solvers take 2 to 5 minutes.
- Beginners take 5+ minutes.
Keyboard Shortcut Keys ⌨️
If you are on your PC or laptop then the following keys can be helpful for you.
- Arrow Keys: It helps to change the direction either horizontal or vertical. If you press the up or down arrow, it will change the direction of typing and make it vertical. If you press left or right, it will change the direction of typing and make it horizontal.
- Spacebar: It will clear the box and just back to that box from which you come to this cleared box. For example if you come from bottom to top box and hit the space, it will clear the box and go back to the bottom from where it came. Moreover, if you are on the first word in a row and hit the space, then it will clear the box and move to the next box horizontally. If you set the direction vertically, it clears the box and moves forward to the next box vertically.
- Escape: Enter into Rebus mode. Rebus means you can add more than one letter in a box. But as it is a mini crossword, there are rare chances to use this option.
- Backspace: It will just clear the box.
When is the Puzzles Available (New Puzzle Timing)
The new puzzle becomes available everyday. But it is important to understand its timing. The upcoming (tomorrow) puzzle always releases before publishing timing. You can go to solve the quizzes with our NYT Mini Crossword Answers.
For Monday to Saturday, it releases at 10pm EST of the previous day. For example, The puzzle of Tuesday will become available at 10pm on Monday. Only the puzzle of Sunday becomes available at 6pm est on Saturday.
Moreover, if you are using the New York Times’ app, then you can turn on the notification from the app when a new puzzle becomes available.
Pen and Pencil Modes
- Pen Mode
: Answers entered by pen mode show that you are confident about your answers that they are correct. The color of the letters black, bold and prominent. - Pencil Mode : Answers entered by pencil mode show that you are not sure about your answers that they are correct or not. The color of the letters grey, light and not much prominent. You can disable the pencil mode and enter into the default pen mode.
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: Letter Colors In the Mini
⚫Black: Letters entered with pen mode.
⚪Grey: Letters entered with pencil mode.
🔵 Blue: Letters which are correct and confirmed by check option.
Helping Tools in Resolving the Game 💡
- Clear: It has four sub-options. It helps you to clear the boxes based on your need.
- Incomplete: You can clear all those boxes which are part of a word but incomplete.
- Word: It will clear all those boxes which are the part of the completed words.
- Puzzle: It will clear every box of the puzzle.
- Puzzle & Timer: It will clear every box of the puzzle and also reset the timer.
- Clear: It has four sub-options. It helps you to clear the boxes based on your need.
- Reveal: It has three sub-options. It helps you to reveal the answers/results based on your needs and give you solutions. But many players don’t want to fully reveal the puzzle.
- Square: It will just reveal the letter in a specific square box that you want.
- Word: It will reveal the complete word either horizontally or vertically depending on your choice.
- Puzzle: It will reveal the complete puzzle.
- Reveal: It has three sub-options. It helps you to reveal the answers/results based on your needs and give you solutions. But many players don’t want to fully reveal the puzzle.
- Check: This option helps you to just check your answer without revealing anything.
- Autocheck: This option checks every word after you write into the square box.
- Square: This option checks only the single square box.
- Word: This option checks the complete word cross or down wise.
- Puzzle: When you complete the puzzle, you can check the complete puzzle by this option.
- Check: This option helps you to just check your answer without revealing anything.
The Mini Timer ⏲
When you start the game, a timer starts. When you completed the game successfully, it also shows you the completion duration. You can pause the timer and again resume it when you want. Game tools allow you to reset the timer. Moreover, you can also disable the timer from the setting. You have to uncheck the ‘Show Timer option’.
The Mini Leaderboard 🏆
The mini has a leaderboard feature that is available on the New York Games site for both desktop and app players. You can invite your friends to your leaderboard and can play together. This leaderboard is personal so it is only visible to you and to your invited friends. You can add up to 100 players. If you want to add more, you have to remove someone.
The leadership reset after every puzzle that means you can only see the progress of the active puzzle. There is no global leadership board because there is no way to monitor and control the cheating. The leaderboard shows the time of the first successfully completed quiz. For the leaderboard, you should have an account on the New York Times Game website.
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F.A.Q
What day is the hardest NYT mini and how can these NYT Mini Crossword Answers help you?
Monday is the easiest puzzle day but with the passage of week, it become more tricky. Mostly the last day of week is considered as the tough quiz day. But there is no any official statement or rule about it. With your answers, you can easily solve it.
Is the mini crossword free?
Yes, It is totally free and no cost to play the game.
What is the average time to solve the nyt mini?
Fast solvers take 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Casual solvers take 2 to 5 minutes but beginners can take more than 5 minutes.
Are crossword puzzles good for your brain?
Exactly, It is one of the best game for to test your brain capability. If you are playing this game daily, its mean you are boosting your mind and making it sharp and intellegent.
Does NYT pay for crossword puzzles?
No, nyt does not have any option in the crossword where it pay players.
Is there a NYT mini crossword every day?
Yes, a new quiz releases everyday. For Monday to Saturday, it releases at 10pm EST of the previous day and for the Sunday, it releases at 8pm EST of the previous day.
Can you play previous NYT Mini crosswords?
Yes, you can play the previous NYT mini crosswords only if you have premium subscription of New York Times.
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