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 for August 1, 2024.
Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: Score 100% on.
Answer: ACE
4A clue: Word that, in German, translates directly to "hand shoe."
Answer: GLOVE
6A clue: Its showers bring "May flowers."
Answer: APRIL
7A clue: Hut.
Answer: SHACK
8A clue: Not mainstream, in genre names.
Answer: ALT
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: First letter of the Greek alphabet.
Answer: ALPHA
2D clue: Reef builder.
Answer: CORAL
3D clue: Kick out.
Answer: EVICT
4D clue: Bad thing to run out of in the middle of nowhere.
Answer: GAS
5D clue: Antlered mammal in the Rockies.
Answer: ELK
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.