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Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles.
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: Chopped down
Answer: AXED
5A clue: __SmithKline, pharma giant shortened to GSK in 2022
Answer: GLAXO
6A clue: Luxury car line owned by Toyota
Answer: LEXUS
7A clue: Banish from a country
Answer: EXILE
8A clue: N.L. division for the Phillies and Mets
Answer: EAST
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Amazon “assistant” you might ask for help to solve a puzzle
Answer: ALEXA
2D clue: Horizontal graph line
Answer: XAXIS
3D clue: Be of good cheer
Answer: EXULT
4D clue: Amount of medicine to take
Answer: DOSE
5D clue: Extreme delight
Answer: GLEE
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.