Before we get to today’s NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Saturday’s:
Wondering what bird is an excellent starting guess in Wordle? Not sure what family nickname would be a terrible starting guess in Wordle? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with extra hints and the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.
The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Sunday, July 13:
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
NYT Mini Across Hints
1 Across: “Get your stinkin’ paws off me, you damn dirty ___!” – line spoken by Charlton Heston’s character in a ’60s sci-fi movie
4 Across: A type of kick famously used by Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid
6 Across: New ____, band behind hits such as “Blue Monday”
7 Across: _____ Mia! – a jukebox musical based on songs by ABBA
8 Across: Palindromic exclamation of delight
NYT Mini Down Hints
1 Down: A large assortment
2 Down: Flower known as the sacred lotus
3 Down: The ____ of my _____ is my friend
4 Down: A “dot” bubble that ended in the year 2000
5 Down: A period of time (usually centered around an album) in Taylor Swift’s career
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Gibbon or gorilla – APE
4 Across: Bird whose name is an excellent starting guess in Wordle, according to WordleBot – CRANE
6 Across: Cry from a judge – ORDER
7 Across: Family nickname that would make a terrible starting guess in Wordle – MAMMA
8 Across: “Hooray!” – YAY
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: Widespread display – ARRAY
2 Down: Lakshmi who was a longtime host of Top Chef – PADMA
3 Down: “Don’t let perfect be the ___ of good” (aphorism) – ENEMY
4 Down: URL ending – COM
5 Down: Historical period – ERA
It took me 0:26 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
I’m very happy with that time! I haven’t had a sub-30 solve in a while. MAMMA was the only word on the Across side I didn’t get on my first pass – it felt like a very nebulous clue for that one, but it makes sense to a degree to include it with the context of CRANE. Even then, you’d need to be a dedicated Wordle player to figure that one (CRANE, I mean) out.
For what it’s worth, MAMMA would be a very bad starting guess in Wordle because it has both a triple letter and a double letter, which would eliminate two letters at most from future potential guesses.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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