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Time for a new Mini for Tuesday, and we\u2019ll see if today is any harder than the last few have been. Not much of a challenge for a little while now. <\/p>\n

How to Play the NYT Mini<\/h2>\n

The NYT Mini <\/em>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.<\/p>\n

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini <\/em>crossword is free to play on the New York Times website<\/u><\/a> or NYT Games app. However, you\u2019ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.<\/p>\n

The NYT Mini <\/em>is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can’t quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.<\/p>\n

To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini<\/em> Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course<\/strong>):<\/p>\n

NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers<\/h2>\n

ACROSS<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) “Paradise” or “Lost” – SHOW
5) Hawaiian island with the famous Road to Hana – MAUI
6) ___Zeneca (pharma company) – ASTRA
8) “Stainless” metal – STEEL
9) One half of a centaur – HORSE<\/p>\n

DOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Massive success – SMASH
2) Must – HASTO
3) ___ boroughs (term for the non-Manhattan parts of New York City) – OUTER
4) Electrician\u2019s specialty – WIRES
7) Bar beverage – ALE<\/p>\n

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I have been watching season 2 of Paradise lately, and while I previously wouldn\u2019t have found all that many similarities to LOST, things at the tail end of the season here are going a bit sideways into strange sci-fi territory and I am not sure that I like it. Then again, LOST wasn\u2019t perfect either past season 1, especially, so I won\u2019t judge too harshly.<\/p>\n

Follow me <\/strong><\/em>on Twitter<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <\/strong><\/em>YouTube<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>,<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a> Bluesky <\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>and <\/strong><\/em>Instagram<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Pick up my sci-fi novels the <\/strong><\/em>Herokiller series<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <\/strong><\/em>The Earthborn Trilogy<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n