Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Wednesday, August 21

Need help on this morning’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle? Here are some clues and solutions to the puzzle.

By Paul Tassi

Aug 20, 2024 11:29 PM

If you’ve didn’t catch Tuesday’s NYT Mini and are looking for these answers on this page:

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The new Wednesday puzzle is here and you can try to beat your record speed with this one. However, I think there’s going to be a word that will make you a mess. But, first…

It’s the NYT Miniis an easy but dirty variant of their bigger and longer-running crossword. The majority of the time it has at least three to five puzzles every direction of a five-by-five grid, however the puzzles may be more complex particularly on Saturdays.

In contrast to its bigger sibling it’s not as popular. NYT Minicrossword is available for free through the New York Times website or the NYT Games application. But, you’ll require a NYT Games subscription to access older puzzles on the archive.

It’s the NYT Miniis an enjoyable everyday distraction that generally isn’t time-consuming at all. I strive to beat the typical grid on a weekday in less than an hour. However, sometimes I’m unable identify some clues, and I’m required to reveal the solution.

To make sure you don’t do this to avoid it, Here are New York Times Mini Crossword Answers ( spoilers lie ahead Naturally):

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers

ACROSS

1) Top ten, e.g. – LIST

5.) Nintendo antagonist in a yellow cap and purple overalls WARIO

6) One one ANODE

7) Ten people in the Olympic pool LANES

8.) How do I know “X” can mean – KISS

DOWN

1.) Hawaiian island seen from the west side of Maui LANAI

2.) Unwrinkles, for an e-shirt IRONS

3.) A decagon contains 10 SIDES

4) The bottom 10? – TOES

5) Take a walk – DRIVE

I’m thrilled to see him in the form of a puzzle and it’s not every day that you have a video game reference and I’m curious how many people really know about him in the public eye.

The most difficult word this is ANODE, which I didn’t even know existed in batteries. I was initially putting “MINUS” as the five letters word before realizing that it would muck up five other solutions. I did not even put “bottom ten” as TOES although that’s very clever.

How quickly could you have solved it in the present?

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