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.
The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times' stable of games. Our home page also always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.
Let's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
NYT Mini Crossword completed puzzle for Aug. 5, 2024.
Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: Bit of romantic potential.
Answer: SPARK
6A clue: One able to pass a Captcha test (hopefully!).
Answer: HUMAN
7A clue: Protein-building acid type.
Answer: AMINO
8A clue: Card tricks, disappearing acts, etc.
Answer: MAGIC
9A clue: Failed to float.
Answer: SANK
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Decorative pillow cover.
Answer: SHAM
2D clue: Mountain lions.
Answer: PUMAS
3D clue: Female friend, in Spanish.
Answer: AMIGA
4D clue: Rushed through the door.
Answer: RANIN
5D clue: When repeated, classic kind of joke.
Answer: KNOCK
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.